• Across Africa, healthcare infrastructure faces a widening investment gap driven by inadequate project preparation, weak feasibility frameworks, and unclear revenue models. While the demand for quality healthcare facilities continues to grow, the capacity to translate healthcare needs into bankable investment opportunities remains limited.

• Governments, development finance institutions (DFIs), and private investors increasingly recognize that achieving universal health coverage and resilient health systems requires well-structured, financially viable healthcare infrastructure projects.

• Early-stage project preparation and investment readiness are therefore crucial to ensure that projects are technically sound, commercially viable, and attractive to financiers. As part of its commitment to strengthening Africa’s project preparation ecosystem, The African Catalyst is organizing a Webinar as a pre-event to its flagship programme “Early-Stage Investment Readiness for Healthcare Infrastructure Projects”.

CORE HEALTHCARE FACILITY

This session explores the design, construction, financing, and maintenance of healthcare facilities such as hospitals, teaching hospitals, and primary healthcare centers. Key discussion points:

• Structuring PPP and concession-based hospital projects for long-term viability.
• Aligning risk-sharing frameworks between the public and private sectors.
• Ensuring project delivery within fixed construction price and schedule agreements.
• Integrating ESG and sustainability considerations into facility design and maintenance

CLINICAL AND SERVICE DELIVER

This segment focuses on private participation in specific clinical or diagnostic services within public healthcare systems.

Key discussion points:

• Structuring service delivery contracts for diagnostics, imaging, or specialist medical services.
• Leveraging private expertise and technology to enhance efficiency and patient outcomes.
• Designing payment and performance frameworks that ensure predictable revenue streams.
• Achieving quality improvements without full privatization of public facilities.

SUPPORT AND ANCILLARY SERVICEs

This discussion examines non-clinical services and operational support that improve hospital efficiency and sustainability.

Key discussion points:

• Structuring contracts for maintenance, waste management, catering, and ICT systems.
• Ensuring long-term cost savings and operational reliability through performance-based models.
• Encouraging private innovation and digital health solutions for sustainable healthcare operations.
• Strengthening environmental and social governance (ESG) practices in support services.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• Shared understanding of the key elements of bankability in healthcare infrastructure.
• Identification of de-risking mechanisms that improve financing prospects.
• Strengthened partnerships between public agencies, private investors, and DFIs for healthcare investment.
• Increased awareness of The African Catalyst’s role in early-stage investment readiness and project incubation in Africa’s healthcare sector.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Project Sponsors and Developers in Healthcare
• DFIs and Commercial Banks
• PPP Units and Health Ministries
• Infrastructure Funds and Impact Investors
• Engineering and Advisory Firms
• Health Systems and Facility Managers