AfricInvest health fund surpasses $100m target
AfricInvest and The Health Finance Coalition have announced the final close of the pan-African Transform Health Fund.
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AfricInvest and The Health Finance Coalition (HFC) have announced the final close of the pan-African Transform Health Fund (THF). The blended-finance fund aims to bolster healthcare systems in Africa by scaling proven and innovative healthcare models.
Under the management of AfricInvest – a pan-African investment platform active across private equity, venture capital and private debt – in collaboration with the Health Finance Coalition – a group of global health funders – the Transform Health Fund exceeded its initial target, raising $111 million, through commercial, public, and private donor investments.
Notable fund investors include Royal Philips, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Swedfund, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Proparco, Merck & Co., FSD Africa Investments, Grand Challenges Canada, ImpactAssets Inc., the Global Health Investment Corporation (GHIC), Ceniarth (the family office of Diane Isenberg), UBS Optimus Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Chemonics International, Anesvad Foundation, Netri Foundation, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
The successful closing allows THF to expand its investment into locally-led health supply chains, care delivery, and digital solutions in Africa, providing debt and mezzanine financing to scale proven high-impact health enterprises.
The Transform Health Fund has already committed $20 million in financing to:
Africa Healthcare Network (AHN), the largest dialysis chain across sub-Saharan Africa, delivering high-quality, life-saving dialysis and preventative care treatment at affordable cost. (Read more: Turning a gap in the market into a growing healthcare chain)
Lapaire Glasses, a network of more than 60 optical shops, providing affordable and accessible eye care products and services across six countries in West and East Africa. (Read more: Entrepreneur capitalises on Africa’s demand for affordable eyeglasses)
Insta Products, a producer of ready-to-use therapeutic food for millions of malnourished children and mothers across sub-Saharan Africa, supplying its accredited products through international NGOs.
“Financing companies in Africa’s health sector through innovative financing models such as the Transform Health Fund is critical to address Africa’s health financing and capacity gaps,” said Ziad Oueslati, founding partner of AfricInvest. “By teaming up with private sector leaders, the Transform Health Fund has become a proven model for scaling locally-led healthcare solutions across the continent.”
“The Transform Health Fund demonstrates that health enterprises serving the most vulnerable communities are in fact investible,” said Martin Edlund, CEO of Malaria No More and executive director of the Health Finance Coalition. “The context of static donor funding for health and unsustainable debt for African countries makes private investment in high-impact healthcare more important than ever.”
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