Oman’s government is keen to develop its RO300-million ($775 million) medical city project in the Barka region of the sultanate on a public-private-partnership (PPP) model, said a report.

The flagship healthcare venture will feature a cluster of world-class tertiary care hospitals, medical college and R&D (research and development) facilities, reported the Oman Observer.

The medical city, which will come up in a 5-million-sq-m area, boasts an array of speciality hospitals offering a total of 1,200 beds, it stated.

In addition to a dedicated paediatric hospital and general tertiary care hospital, the complex will also include a trauma centre, rehabilitation centre, neurology centre, diagnostic radiology centre, medical laboratories centre, medical college, and research hub, the report said.