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  Project Finance in African Healthcare Sector: A New Investment Opportunity? History has it that healthcare sector within African continent is highly deteriorating and unfavorable amongst the rest of the world. African nations remains the countries with the highest rates of maternal death,  death under 5 years old,  deaths from trauma & injury and deaths from infectious disease are nearly all in Africa. Following an implementation of large projects or to fund and expanding an idea within the terrain of infrastructures, healthcare, modernization of engineering and industrial projects, and other infrastructural projects,  Project Finance  is the most commonly an applied solution. Putting in consideration the capital-intensive nature of healthcare projects in Africa, most startups find it nearly impossible to fund projects entirely on their own. The above mentioned connotes an application of  Project Finance . In most countries of Africa, providing long-term debt finance in the form

  How Project Finance Could Revolutionize Global healthcare. A Case Study of Africa. IFC  in it’s adventure in Africa described healthcare system as most deteriorating and  overwhelmingly the worst in the world! The way forward to eradicate such daunting situation is to engage in international project finance for succor within healthcare system. The countries with the highest rates of maternal death,  death under 5 years old,  deaths from trauma & injury and deaths from infectious disease are nearly all in Africa. Why is Healthcare in Africa Poor? Ultimately, it comes down to resources. Especially as the price of healthcare globally continues to increase. Jon Guber, a Professor of Economics at MIT describes how in 1950, the American government spent 5% of GDP on healthcare. In 2012, it spent almost 20% of GDP on healthcare. By 2075, its projected to be 40%. That means 40 cents out of every $1 generated in America will go to healthcare!  Africa makes up 16% of the world population a