Comments about the report include:
IFC/ World Bank Group Management |
Lars H. Thunell, IFC Executive Vice President and CEO
Thierry Tanoh, IFC Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe, and GMS cluster
Guy Ellena, IFC Director for Health and Education
Dimitris Tsitsiragos, IFC Director for Global Manufacturing and Services
Alexander S. Preker, World Bank Lead Economist, Health
Tadataka Yamada, M.D., President, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Prof. Eyitayo Lambo, Former Minister of Health, Republic of Nigeria
Jack Shevel, M.D., Founder and Former CEO, Netcare, South Africa
"This initiative is a milestone for better health care delivery in Africa and will act as a catalyst to attract further investment and bring the public and private sectors closer together,” said
Jack Shevel, M.D., founder and former CEO, Netcare, South Africa, a member of the project steering committee. "I commend IFC and its partners for committing to mobilize $1 billon in financing and look forward to seeing IFC’s strategy implemented in bringing better health care to more Africans."