Every year, tens of thousands of Nigerians travel abroad for medical assistance. According to Nigeria’s Ministry of Health, Medical tourism costs Nigeria an estimated $1 billion dollars annually. The health care sector in Nigeria is in need of quality investment in order to close up the deficit that causes capital flight as people travel overseas in search of quality healthcare.

With a population of about 200 million people, Nigeria’s health sector has an annual deficit running into almost $10 billion dollars in health infrastructure and the current 4.5 percent of the total government budget for health is not enough to cater for the needs. This deficit results in a consequent economic loss of about $1 billion dollars to medical tourism.

At DFC Holdings, we believe that private sector participation can transform the health sector, create opportunities for investors while saving lives in the process.  At DFC, we believe that health is wealth and a healthy nation is a wealthy nation hence our investment in the health sector is not entirely driven by profits. We see our investment as corporate social responsibility structured in a sustainable plan that guarantees return on investment.

Our investment so far in the Health sector has been pivotal in creating jobs and quality healthcare services. DFC Holdings through our subsidiary, DFC Health Park Limited, Site Services Technology Limited, DFC Medical and Diagnostics Limited is working with our partners to build a world-class international diagnostic center to be located in 3 cities in Nigeria namely – Abuja, Lagos and Enugu