Afreximbank Pledges Support For Quality Healthcare In Africa

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering resilient, accessible, and high-quality healthcare facilities across Africa through transformative, homegrown solutions. During a tour of the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) ahead of its unveiling in Abuja, Afreximbank’s Managing Director of Export Development, Ms. Oluranti Doherty, emphasized the need to address the continent’s rising burden of non-communicable diseases. Doherty said Afreximbank, through its Healthcare and Medical Tourism Programme (HMTP), aims to build world-class health facilities that reduce outbound medical tourism, retain local talent, and promote innovation. “Our goal is to bring world-class healthcare within reach, reduce costly medical travel abroad, and enhance diagnostics, training, and research across Africa,” she said. She highlighted that the AMCE Abuja, developed in partnership with King’s College Hospital London, is a direct response to persistent challenges in Africa’s health system. The facility, she noted, is not just a hospital but a symbol of what Africa can achieve through ownership of its development agenda. The AMCE features West Africa’s largest ICU and bio-lab, an 18Mev cyclotron, and advanced imaging tools including Nigeria’s only 3 Tesla MRI and 256-slice CT scanner. It will eventually expand from 170 to 500 inpatient beds. AMCE CEO Brian Deaver said the facility will provide advanced, patient-centered care, stating, “No West African should ever need a passport to find hope.” He added that the centre will also train the next generation of African healthcare professionals, with several diaspora experts already recruited.