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​Swedfund supports healthcare actors in Nigeria, Madagascar and India with Covid-19 related emergency response

Pressure on healthcare facilities is greatly increasing in developing countries as the Covid-19 virus spreads. Based on long experience of working with sustainable investments in developing countries Swedfund supports actors in the healthcare sector in Nigeria, Madagascar and India with a total of 2,2 million SEK. The support includes personal protective equipment, medicines, and transports.

Tizeta Teshome is working as a nurse at a clinic in Ethiopia, one of Swedfunds portofolio companies.

​Swedfund supports with protective equipment in sub-Saharan Africa

Several clinics and hospitals have already received support. Now support is also going to a cancer clinic in Ghana as well as a healthcare facility in Liberia. At the top of the priority is protective masks, education and the possibility to separate people who are infected with Covid-19 from other patients and healthcare workers.

Picture from one of Swefunds healthcare investments in Nairobi, Kenya.

​Swedish investments in clinics and hospitals in Sub-Sahara Africa receive 5 million SEK in emergency support due to Corona

The Swedish development finance institution Swedfund has long experience of working in developing countries and was during the Ebola outbreak active in the countries most affected in Africa. Based on theexperience of investing in Africa, Swedfund has asked all its hospitals and clinics to specify how Swedfund can assist them in protecting personnel, clinics and hospitals from the Corona pandemic

Mary Muhando is working at Jacaranda Maternity in Nairobi, Kenya.

​Swedfund invests in maternal care in East Africa

According to WHO, more than 300 000 women died in 2015 from pregnancy related causes. Two thirds of these deaths occurred in Sub Saharan Africa. Some of the gaps leading to poor outcomes are delays in seeking care, delays in action or inadequate care by providers. Gaps that Jacaranda Maternity addresses through its maternal care model.

Swedfund invests in healthcare through Quadria Capital Fund

Swedfund invests in healthcare through Quadria Capital Fund

Today, 7 out of every 10 new hospital beds in Asia, are built by the private sector. With an investment of USD 15 million in Quadria Capital Fund II, Swedfund will reach the healthcare sector in South and South East Asia, through investments in areas such as healthcare services, pharma and laboratory businesses in countries like India, Indonesia and the Philippines.