Athulya Senior Care Inks Landmark MoU with SingHealth to Advance Senior Care, Training, and Research Collaboration.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (NewsVoir)     

Athulya Senior Care, India’s largest assisted living provider, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SingHealth, Singapore’s largest public healthcare cluster, to explore collaboration across medical services, professional training, research, and knowledge exchange.

SingHealth brings together an extensive network of institutions spanning acute hospitals, specialist centres, polyclinics, and community hospitals. These include Singapore General Hospital, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Changi General Hospital, and Sengkang General Hospital, alongside national specialty centres, the National Cancer Centre Singapore, National Dental Centre Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, and National Skin Centre, as well as SingHealth Polyclinics and SingHealth Community Hospitals.

The MoU partnership reflects a shared commitment to advancing the quality and accessibility of senior care amid growing demand driven by ageing populations. Bringing together Athulya’s expertise in senior living and continuum care with SingHealth’s internationally recognised clinical and academic capabilities, the partnership aims to strengthen care delivery and build institutional capacity across both organisations.

Under the MoU, both organisations will explore structured training programmes for doctors, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals, aiming to train capable professionals annually, focused on strengthening clinical competencies and caregiving standards. The collaboration will also facilitate the exchange of scientific, academic, and technical information, including relevant materials protected by intellectual property rights in accordance with agreed protocols, while enabling the identification of opportunities for joint research and development, co-authored publications, and participation in academic and scientific forums such as seminars and conferences.

In addition, the partnership will support the organisation of and participation in medical conferences, courses, workshops, exhibitions, and other forums of mutual interest, with plans to conduct joint programmes annually. It will further promote the operation of joint medical training and education programmes to raise competency levels. It will also enable the exchange of information relating to medicine, subject to confidentiality obligations, and promote ongoing engagement between the two organisations through knowledge-sharing platforms and regular interactions, including periodic bilateral meetings to review progress and expand areas of cooperation.

Speaking on the collaboration, Mr. Srinivasan G, CEO & Founder, Athulya Senior Care, said,  “This collaboration with SingHealth represents an important milestone in our journey to enhance senior care in India. By integrating Athulya’s care delivery experience with SingHealth’s clinical expertise, we aim to further strengthen our capabilities across medical services, training, and research. This partnership will support the adoption of global best practices while contributing to the development of a more robust and responsive senior care ecosystem.”

Ms. Vijaya Rao, Director, International Collaboration Office, SingHealth, said, “We are pleased to collaborate with Athulya Senior Care in exploring opportunities to advance medical services, education, and research. This partnership underscores our commitment to international collaboration and knowledge exchange. Through this engagement, we look forward to supporting capability building, sharing clinical expertise, and contributing to improved care outcomes, particularly in the area of senior and community care.”

Adding to this, Mr. London Lucien Ooi, Group Director, International Collaboration Office, SingHealth, said, “This collaboration reflects SingHealth’s ongoing commitment to building meaningful international partnerships that drive the exchange of knowledge, clinical expertise, and best practices. By working closely with Athulya Senior Care, we see strong potential to support capability development in senior care, while fostering shared learning and innovation across healthcare systems.”

The collaboration is expected to lay the foundation for sustained engagement between the two organisations, with a focus on improving care standards, advancing professional development, and enabling research-led innovation in senior care.