The Uthmaniah International Cancer Centre (UICC) will be built in Cyberjaya, Sepang next year.
Uthmaniah Properties Development Sdn Bhd chairman, Datuk Ahmad Tarmizi Mohamad said this centre in Selangor Cyber Valley was expected to be ready in 2024. UICC is one of six projects under Uthmaniyah Medical City to be built at a cost of RM3 billion and located on 10.927 hectares of land.
He said the international cancer centre project had received the backing of the Medical Device Authority of Malaysia (MDA) and it would be bringing in American technology such as the proton beam therapy.
“This technology uses a laser eye that is 0.025-millimetre fine. It can break down cancer molecules and is more effective and with less side effects.
“The technology that we will use is able to treat cancer in the initial stage, which is as early as detected.”
He said this to reporters after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU), on behalf of UICC, with the UICC main contractor, Urusan Sempurna Gemilang Sdn Bhd managing director, Azman@Gusti Asari, here, today.
Ahmad Tarmizi said that among the types of cancer that would be treated at the centre were brain, lung, prostate and breast cancer.
He also expects the centre to attract medical tourism, especially patients from Asia and in particular, Southeast Asia.
Besides the UICC, the Uthmaniah medical and research centre, a university, club house, two condominium blocks for patients and a medical shopping centre would also be built.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency