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Dr Ola Brown’s Post
Dr Ola Brown’s Post From Capital to Cure: Building Africa’s Specialist Healthcare Investment Ecosystem Africa faces some of the biggest healthcare challenges in the world. The continent has the highest rates of maternal mortality and child mortality globally. Millions of people still struggle to access basic healthcare, medicines, diagnostics and surgery. But Africa is also a continent of opportunity.
Dr Ola Brown’s Post
I am pleased to be participating in the Healthcare Investment and Financing Lab, convened by the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) and The ONE Campaign in Abuja next week. At HealthCap Africa, we believe that Africa’s healthcare challenge is also a capital challenge. For decades, healthcare progress has relied heavily on government spending, philanthropy and international development assistance.
Dr Ola Brown’s Post
Companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb and Amazon were all backed by venture capital at critical stages of their growth. I have spent the past 10 years investing in and working with early-stage companies, alongside my own experience building businesses. Today, that experience shapes the work we are doing at HealthCap Africa, investing across healthcare, fintech and insurance in Africa.
Dr Ola Brown’s Post
Healthcare in Africa is facing a defining moment. Last week, HealthCap Africa brought together pension funds, regulators, development institutions and investors to discuss how we can mobilise more private capital to build sustainable healthcare systems across the continent. As I shared during the conversation, healthcare cannot rely only on philanthropy and external funding. Africa needs a stronger ecosystem of specialised capital that can support entrepreneurs, infrastructure and innovation.
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