The Governments of Peru and the UK have signed a new government
to government agreement to enable the delivery of a large-scale
$630 million hospital infrastructure that will benefit around 5
million Peruvians in northern regions of the country.
The programme is a priority for the Peruvian government, as it
aims to increase healthcare provision in those regions and reduce
the regional healthcare gap in the country. It envisions the
construction of two hospitals: the “Piura High Complexity
Hospital” in the region of Piura, and the “Trujillo Regional
Teaching Hospital” in the region of La Libertad, both in northern
Peru.
The agreement further strengthens the UK and Peru's diplomatic
and trading relationship. Similarly, this new partnership enables
a consortium of UK businesses - with local and international
experience - to support the delivery of two large-scale
hospitals, managed by the Peruvian Health Investment Agency,
PRONIS.
HMA in Lima, Gavin Cook, said:
Today, the signing of this new Agreement is focused on closing
gaps in health infrastructure and improving health services in a
decentralised manner, promoting the implementation of hospitals
following international best practices and standards in the care
of people, and raising the quality of hospital infrastructure.
We hope that this is just the beginning of a new era of
cooperation between the UK and Peru in the field of health where
the UK can share the experience of the National Health Service
(NHS) and the entire ecosystem of hospitals, primary care
clinics, equipment suppliers, laboratories and researchers in the
service of the health for the population.
We want to not only deliver hospitals but also promote access to
innovation, knowledge transfer and capacity building to improve
people's healthcare.
Following an open procurement process, the UK consortium “UK
Healthcare Alliance”, made up of Gleeds, Currie & Brown and
Aecom, has been selected as partner on this large-scale hospital
programme. The consortium will provide technical assistance,
design and programme management, which will enable the hospital
programme to progress.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed also commits the
British Embassy in Lima and the Peruvian Government to work
together in the areas of health and social infrastructure,
sharing best practice and expertise, fostering knowledge transfer
at all levels. The UK-Peru Healthcare Partnership will be formed
to promote knowledge exchange and innovation in healthcare
infrastructure.
This agreement is the fourth G2G agreement signed between the UK
and Peru in the infrastructure sector, further enhancing our
strong bilateral and trade relationship, boosting public
investment as well as delivering social and sustainable
infrastructure, resilient to climate change.
In 2017, the G2G partnership for the organisation of the Pan
American and Parapan American Lima 2019 Games began. In 2020, the
Reconstruction Programme was launched, which we are now
implementing together with the National Infrastructure Authority.
The third G2G agreement was signed in 2021 with the Special
Public Investment Project Bicentennial Schools.
Through G2G agreements, the UK has brought international
expertise and best practice to the Peruvian infrastructure
landscape including through innovations in digital construction
and the use of standard international contracts, that have
reduced procurement timelines and increased transparency.
