Uganda

Interview: Nabil Fawaz, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency – a subsidiary of The World Bank

HBI speaks to Nabil Fawaz, sector manager for World Bank member MIGA. MIGA promotes cross border investment in developing countries by providing guarantees (political risk insurance and credit enhancement) to investors and lenders in sectors including healthcare.

November 10, 2023

Interview: Mark Ugbomah, Chief Technology Officer at AfyA Care and Co-Founder, CEO at Octosoft

Healthcare delivery in Nigeria is extremely fragmented. At HBI London 2023, we caught up with the chief technology officer of investor AfyA Care, and CEO of health-tech start-up Octosoft - Mark Ugbomah - to hear about plans to create more vertically integrated healthcare institutions in the region.

July 3, 2023

Interview: Biju Mohandas, Partner and Global co-leader for Health Investments, LeapFrog Investments

HBI talks to Biju Mohandas, partner and global co-leader for healthcare investments at global impact investor LeapFrog Investments, about investment strategy, increased localisation of supply chains, and the opportunities and the risks of artificial intelligence.

June 16, 2023

Interview: Pretty Mubaiwa, Director of Corporate Affairs, Africa Resource Centre

How is it you can find Coco-Cola in remote villages in Africa, but not much needed healthcare supplies? HBI catches up with Pretty Mubaiwa, South-Africa-based director of corporate affairs at supply-chain expert advisory group the Africa Resource Center (Arc), to find out more.

March 30, 2023

COVID-19: The view from Africa

Africa needs to come together to find a solution to the COVID crisis, which has proved to be as much an economic one as a healthcare one - and cannot and should not rely on help from outside. This was the view of an expert panel which convened online to discuss COVID-19, healthcare more generally, and African economics.

October 15, 2020

Exclusive: IFC-backed HHI acquires AAR Healthcare

IFC-backed holding company Hospital Holding Limited (HHI) is close to acquiring AAR Healthcare after it received approval from the Kenyan competition authority, HBI can exclusively reveal.

February 3, 2020

IFC invests in triple million fund for sub-saharan Africa

The IFC has invested in the biggest sub-Saharan Africa healthcare investment platform since Abraaj's ill-fated $1bn fund with a view to acquiring and integrating hospitals in east and southern Africa. It's still not that big.

November 28, 2019

NHI bills passed in South Africa and Uganda

South Africa's health minister has plans to put the country's drawn-out NHI bill to parliament within eight months after its recent cabinet approval. Uganda's cabinet, too, has agreed an NHI bill to send to parliament. But many details remain unclear.

July 24, 2019

Ugandan government guarantees $380m loan for private hospital

The Ugandan government has sparked public outcry by guaranteeing a $380m loan to a private contractor from Italy to build and run a private hospital outside the capital Kampala. The country is estimated to be spending around $200m a year on treatment abroad, the majority on travel and non-medical expenses, and a few years ago […]

May 21, 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa ‘ready for investment’

HBI reports from the Sub-Saharan Africa panel at HBI 2019, where Teo Sarda, CEO of Sphera, Dr Shrey Viranna, CEO of Life, and Audrey Obara, head of healthcare for Swedfund, talked about how to sustainably invest in Africa.

May 2, 2019

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