Thumbay Marketing & Distribution Company (TMDC), the marketing and distribution company owned and operated by Thumbay Group signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the renowned Germany-based Dr. Brill + Dr. Seinmann GmbH Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology. According to the MoU, TMDC would represent the Infection Control Accreditation Program (ICAP) of Dr. Brill + Dr. Seinmann GmbH Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, in the MENA region.

The MoU was signed by Mr. Akbar Moideen Thumbay, Vice President of the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group, on behalf of TMDC and Dr. Florian H. H. Brill, Owner and Managing Director of Dr. Brill + Dr. Seinmann GmbH Institute.

The MoU was signed in the presence of H.E. Elke Badde - Undersecretary of Health and Consumer Protection of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Dr. Hans-Joerg Schmidt Trenz - CEO of Hamburg Chamber of Commerce as well as representatives of healthcare companies and service providers from Hamburg.

Mr. Akbar Moideen Thumbay said, “TMDC is happy to represent Dr. Brill’s ICAP program in the MENA region. We are glad that H.E. Elke Badde was here to witness this landmark partnership. We hope that this new association would embark on many more mutually beneficial ventures, in the future.”

H.E. Elke Badde and Prof. Dr. Hans-Joerg Schmidt Trenz, in their greeting remarks assured their continuous support for the new cooperation between Thumbay Group and Dr. Brill + Dr. Seinmann GmbH Institute.

About Thumbay Group

Thumbay Group is an international business conglomerate headquartered in DIFC - Dubai. The Group has successfully diversified into 13 different sectors in a span of just 17 years. The Group today employs more than 3000 people, which will rise to 6000 with the completion of ongoing projects in the next two years, and to 15,000 employees by the end of 2020. The Gulf Medical University, the leading private medical university in the region owned and operated by Thumbay Group has a student cohort of over 73 nationalities and faculty and staff from over 22 countries. The Thumbay chain of hospitals, the constituent teaching hospitals of the Gulf Medical University, is one of the largest healthcare services provider in the UAE, serving over 2500 patients daily, from more than 175 countries. Apart from being an acknowledged leader in the health sector, Thumbay Group operates a reputed pharmacy chain, diagnostic centres, multi-brand retail outlets, world-class wellness centres, a prestigious chain of coffee shops, restaurants, popular health & lifestyle publication, etc.