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First National Conference on Health Leadership January 29 – February 1, 2013 Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi. Resource mobilisation for hospitals and healthcare facilities by Dr. Sam Thenya. Background Information. Founded : 2001
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First National Conference on Health Leadership January 29 – February 1, 2013 Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi Resource mobilisation for hospitals and healthcare facilities by Dr. Sam Thenya
Background Information Founded : 2001 Services: Healthcare, Gender Based Violence (GBV) & healthcare waste management and healthcare education Branches: Hurlingham (2001), Adams (2009), Ongata Rongai (2011), Kitengela, Kiambu (pharmacy), Eastleigh & Nakuru (2012) Vision: We are trusted with the healthcare of our women in Africa Mission: With passion we deliver healthcare Shared purpose: We care for and protect the health of our women in Africa
Mobilising funds to start the NWH/GVRC • Family, Friends & Fools • Angel investing 2001: Hurlingham branch
Why NWH/GVRC decided to source for external funding: • The need to upgrade existing services to acceptable standards • and introduce new services • - Products expansion – Mobile services, ICU, CT scans, Renal • units, histology lab • The desire to expand to take healthcare closer to the people • - Physical expansion – Adams, Ongata Rongai, Kitengela, • Eastleigh, Nakuru • Strained internal financial capacity due to free GBV services Mobile mamo van, Nakuru & Ongata Rongai branches
Funding strategies and sources: • International private equity funding – Aureos Kenya • Expansion funding • Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs) – GIZ • Projects include: change management/strategy alignment • capacity building support, establishing of hospital waste • management according to NEMA, Emergency Response • GBV/SRH and MCH Project • Strategic partnerships with banks, suppliers and other key • partners – BOA, NIC • Asset financing and competitive loans • Other initiatives – GVRC annual gala dinner • Medical & psychosocial support for GBV survivors
Achievements: • Physical expansion has increased access to healthcare for population • in low/middle class • 70 percent of our customers/survivors are from low/middle class • A 2001 AON Group research report found NWH to be the most • affordable healthcare institution and has the shortest hospital stay
Challenges in resource mobilisation: • Private hospitals too small to absorb the size of Private • Equity funds • Lack of information on the Private Equity market • Entrepreneurs do not understand how Private Equity and • other funding deals are structured
Lessons learnt / Opportunities: • Always negotiate for technical assistance in case of • private equity funding • There is need to strengthen management capacity for • private hospitals for them to grow • Entrepreneurs should network widely
This year NWH is mobilising for: • Medical education • Mobile services – a mammo van