Africa Horizons webinar series: Investing in Africa's healthcare
In collaboration with Knight Frank, Invest Africa hosted a Healthcare in Africa webinar as part of the Africa Horizons webinar series.
03 June 2021
Africa faces the largest burden of endemic diseases in the world. With only 11% of the global population, the continent accounts for 49% of maternal deaths, 50% under 5 deaths and 67% of HIV/AIDS cases. The need to finance Africa’s healthcare systems was pressing well before Covid-19 took hold. Africa’s response to the pandemic has shown the power of collective action, leveraging the region’s health institutions as well as a collaborative cross-border approach from public and private players alike.
In this webinar, the panellists discussed how multilaterals can support scaled investment into African tech, the role that the private sector has to play in financing and delivering services and the potential of continental platforms following the Covax model to lower both costs and prices.
Moderator:
• Jessica Spira, Sector Head of Africa: Healthcare and Hospitality, Rand Merchant Bank
Speakers:
• Shehzad Jamal, Partner Healthcare and Education, Knight Frank Middle East and Africa
• Olaf Schmidt, Manager, Health, Education, Manufacturing, Tourism, Real Estate, Retail - Africa Region, IFC (World Bank Group)
• Barbara Nel, Country President, African Cluster, AstraZeneca
• Jean-Philippe Syed, Principal, Development Partners International
