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Oct 3, 2019
A Vaccine Offers More Children a Shot at a Healthier Life
IFC’s support to low-cost vaccine maker BioE helps it protect more children against preventable diseases.
Apr 12, 2019
Ushering Impact Investing into the Mainstream
Sixty investors are the first to commit to the Operating Principles for Impact Management, which set a market standard for impact investing.
Feb 1, 2019
Finding new ways to lend more to health SMEs in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa receives just 1 percent of global expenditure on healthcare. Governments in the region are increasingly aware that this inequity is hurting economic growth and are embracing universal healthcare to promote a healthy and productive population.
Dec 7, 2018
Health Tech Start-up Vezeeta Empowers Millions of Patients
Vezeeta provides patients with the ability to search, compare, book, and engage with doctors in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Lebanon.
Nov 28, 2018
Quality Plus Scale is IFHA’s Formula for Success
Sub-Saharan Africa, with a growing population and middle class, offers vast potential for private healthcare providers. But unlocking that potential can be challenging. No one knows this better than Max Coppoolse, a Dutch business executive who worked for Unilever, Philips, and Vodafone before he co-founded the Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA) in 2007. This private equity fund specializes in investment in small- and medium-sized healthcare enterprises. It has learned from experience that the key to investing in health in Africa and making profitable exits is a relentless focus on quality plus a keen eye for opportunities to promote scale.
Nov 26, 2018
Georgia’s Health-care System Overcomes Growing Pains
With support from IFC, a leading health-care provider in Georgia is renovating hospitals, introducing new services, and educating the next generation of doctors.
Nov 7, 2018
Matching Entrepreneurs with Markets for Better Health Care
Matchmaking program TechEmerge aims to bring new technologies to markets that need them most.
Jul 13, 2018
Transforming Turkey’s Health-Care System
Turkey’s health sector has been transformed by policy reforms—a result of PPPs that offer citizens valuable new benefits.
Feb 20, 2018
Better-Managed Hospitals in Brazil Offer Remedy to Thousands
Supported by IFC, Rede d’Or is offering specialized care and advanced medical technology to underserved areas of Brazil.
Feb 12, 2018
HYGEIA—BRINGING INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE TO NIGERIA
HYGEIA—BRINGING INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE TO NIGERIA
IFC Health Newsletter
Private Healthcare in Emerging Markets: An Investor's Perspective
