EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Enugu State Government has formally handed over the state diagnostic centre to the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), the managers of Nigeria’s sovereign wealth fund.
The handover was performed by the state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, during NSIA’s official launch of two of its flagship companies, the NSIA Advanced Medical Service Ltd (“MedServe”) and Equilease Systems Limited (“Equilease”), which was held at the Enugu State Diagnostic Centre Complex.
During his speech, Governor Ugwuanyi emphasized that the physical and mental well-being of the workforce in any state is a function of the quality of healthcare services available. He further stated that the partnership with NSIA to transform the facility with the promise of significantly better equipment and services will go a long way towards contributing to healthcare security in the state.
He also noted that with this development, Enugu State will be one of the few states equipped with world-class healthcare infrastructure and amenities.
The MD & CEO of NSIA, Aminu Umar-Sadiq, commended the state government for signing the agreement that necessitated the transfer, stating that over the past five years, NSIA has built a strong and successful portfolio of healthcare service delivery centers.
He explained that the transfer of the Enugu Centre for upgrade and rehabilitation is one of the steps in NSIA’s journey towards making healthcare accessible and affordable for all Nigerians. The Centre is one of the 23 centers to be upgraded for Oncology and Diagnostic services.
Umar-Sadiq further explained that MedServe and Equilease are transformative, market-disrupting entities that will deliver a unique set of connected solutions to bridge the gaps in Nigeria’s healthcare industry. The outcome from the creation of these entities is expected to strengthen the industry’s value chain and unclog the constraints created by insufficient financial investments, inadequate manpower capacity, and substandard services.
MedServe is being set up to serve as the vehicle to deliver NSIA’s healthcare expansion objectives. Its goal is to provide high quality and affordable healthcare services and ensure equitable geographic access to these services across the country. The company will develop, equip, and operate NSIA’s expanding portfolio of healthcare centers and offer first-class medical services nationwide.
EquiLease, on the other hand, is a specialized equipment leasing service provider.
Conceived as a market disruptor, the company will provide medical equipment leasing services, leveraging its strategic advantage to catalyze investments in healthcare institutions and facilitating the acquisition of equipment to improve the quality of care in the country.
Equilease will partner with medical equipment manufacturers to offer innovative financing and leasing programs for advanced medical equipment. At the onset, it will offer services exclusively to MedServe as an anchor client.
The handover of the state diagnostic center to NSIA is expected to significantly improve the quality of healthcare services available in Enugu State and ultimately contribute to the improvement of Nigeria’s healthcare industry.
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