{"id":1697,"date":"2024-02-22T05:42:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T05:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rohamedicalcampus.com\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2026-09-07T07:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T07:06:05","slug":"roha-medical-campus-a-world-class-hospital-in-ethiopia-gets-42-million-first-injection-press","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/rohamedicalcampus.com\/roha-0820\/press\/roha-medical-campus-a-world-class-hospital-in-ethiopia-gets-42-million-first-injection-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Roha Medical Campus, a World-Class Hospital in Ethiopia, Gets $42 Million First Injection"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Initial equity is part of $130 million first-phase investment in Roha Medical Campus<\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia on $5 billion African medical tourism map with one of most significant healthcare developments<\/li>\n<li>Africa\u2019s second-largest nation has acute need for hospital capacity, with only 6% of beds required: WHO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (22 February 2024) \u2013 <\/em>In a milestone for one of Africa\u2019s biggest healthcare developments, Roha Medical Campus (RMC) announces it has received fresh investment from shareholders for a major new advanced multispecialty hospital in Addis Ababa, bringing total initial capital to US$42 million.<\/p>\n<p>The equity funding represents the first tranche of a US$130 million investment to build phase 1 of Roha Medical Campus, a 350-bed world-class hospital. Additional shareholder funding as well as US$70 million in debt led by a development finance institution are earmarked for the first half of 2024. Already midway through construction, the first hospital is due to open in 2025, with a further US$200 million investment planned to expand the campus to include additional specialized hospitals and medical facilities, as well as a teaching, research, and innovation hub.<\/p>\n<p>Located less than a kilometer from East Africa\u2019s busiest international airport, the hospital puts Addis Ababa on the map for the continent\u2019s US$5 billion-a-year medical tourism industry while stemming Ethiopia\u2019s US$500 million annual healthcare outflow. Currently the standard connector for Africans flying to South Asia or the Middle East for medical care, Ethiopian Airlines\u2019 Addis Ababa Bole International Airport will soon become the gateway to one of the most significant health treatment hubs on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to be Ethiopia\u2019s first JCI-accredited<a href=\"\/roha-0820\/#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> hospital, Roha Medical Campus will alleviate an acute shortage of advanced medical facilities and healthcare services for Africa\u2019s second largest nation and patients in the region. With over 4,000 medical, administrative and ancillary staff, RMC will provide many pioneering treatments that are brand new or limited in availability locally and across Africa. Alongside emergency treatment and routine care focused on comprehensive and preventative medicine, specialty treatments will include orthopedics, neurosurgery, spine treatment, interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, endovascular interventions, nuclear medicine, and oncology treatments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At least three-quarters of patients are expected to be Ethiopian, and Roha Medical Campus has committed to receiving significant numbers of referrals from the government health system at discounted rates. Ethiopia\u2019s hospitals currently have only 6% of the total hospital beds required, significantly below East African peers, according to the World Health Organization.<a href=\"\/roha-0820\/#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is critical for us to ensure that treatment is widely available across all communities,\u201d said Welela Haileselassie, General Manager of Roha Medical Campus. \u201cLiving in Ethiopia, you hear too often of people who suffer without access to treatment. This is not right, it\u2019s not equitable. This hospital will change lives and save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to advancing healthcare outcomes, Roha Medical Campus will support economic development through expanding inbound medical tourism as a potential key driver of much-needed foreign exchange. RMC will also advance Ethiopian Airlines\u2019 already dominant position in African medical tourism and drive increased traveler volumes, as well as visitors to the airline\u2019s 5-star Skylight Hotel, less than a kilometer from the campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEthiopia is the right place for transformative African healthcare investment,\u201d said Brooks Washington, Executive Chairman of Roha Medical Campus, and a partner of Roha Group, RMC\u2019s founding investor. \u201cEthiopian Airlines\u2019 global connectivity strengthens the case for medical tourism and ensures strong US dollar revenue for the hospital. This is complemented by a fast-growing local population in need of better care and the government\u2019s support of environmentally sustainable and impactful projects. Combined, this makes RMC an incredibly exciting prospect and a very promising investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Demand for specialty healthcare among Ethiopia\u2019s 126 million people has been increasing as a result of a growing middle-class, the impact of rapid urbanization and changing lifestyles, and the expanding presence of major international organizations in Addis Ababa, including the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Roha Medical Campus will reduce costs and increase accessibility relative to other local hospitals and comparable international medical tourism packages.<\/p>\n<p>Public medical organizations in Ethiopia have historically focused on the acute need to expand healthcare to rural communities, control epidemics such as HIV and tuberculosis, and improve vaccination rates against communicable diseases. However, there is now an increased need to also treat heart disease, cancer, strokes, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes, among other non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Deaths from NCDs in Ethiopia are nearly twice the average rate in developed nations, at 553 per 100,000 people, accounting for more than 50% of deaths in the country. Over half are below the age of 40.<a href=\"\/roha-0820\/#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> The high mortality rate is primarily due to a lack of adequate infrastructure, including a shortage of skilled workers and unreliable supply chains for medicines and other essential products, says Dr. Senait Beyene, Deputy General Manager for Healthcare at RMC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNCD treatment is resource-intensive, demanding sophisticated infrastructure, high-quality supplies and medications, and skilled healthcare professionals,\u201d said Dr. Senait. \u201cTo address these issues, RMC will offer personalized, holistic and comprehensive care for diagnosing, treating, and following up with patients, ultimately improving health outcomes and long-term quality of life for individuals with NCDs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An extensive training programme will transfer skills to enable Roha Medical Campus to have a predominantly Ethiopian medical team within five years. Initially, some of the physicians will be expats. Advanced hospital facilities and opportunities to work on complicated procedures will facilitate expat recruitment and help to reverse the African health sector brain drain. Learning opportunities will extend to all healthcare workers as well as general hospital staff to increase retention of skilled professionals and ensure global standards of care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roha Medical Campus is constructing a state-of-the-art building specifically designed for providing world-class care. In line with a commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, Roha Medical Campus is entirely carbon neutral, with a forest of over 12,000 native trees planted on the campus, in complement with the Ethiopian government\u2019s ambitious Green Legacy Initiative. The surrounding forest creates a natural healing environment while lowering temperatures, reducing air and noise pollution, mitigating floods, and attracting local birds and insects. The campus will be the first IFC EDGE-certified hospital building in Ethiopia, hosting an advanced waste management system with clean technologies, solar power generation and battery storage, and a thermally-activated heating and cooling system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Link for photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/t\/612vAYMgBPSEnpcd\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/t\/612vAYMgBPSEnpcd<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Roha Group:<\/strong><br \/>\nRoha Medical Campus is an investment of Roha Group, a US-based investment firm that responsibly builds profitable businesses in Africa by investing in and developing new companies across the continent. Roha Group launches and funds new businesses with large-scale potential by leading their development from origination to exit. Roha\u2019s unique approach mitigates risk and delivers top-tier returns while creating lasting, sustainable value for the continent. Roha\u2019s portfolio companies have committed investments of over US$500 million so far and are active across Africa. Roha is a UNPRI signatory, with offices in Africa, the US and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Roha Group has invested over US$200 million in companies in Ethiopia. These include Juniper Glass Industries SC, which employs more than 1,000 workers producing 200 million bottles annually, replacing imports with local production. Another portfolio company, Raxio Group, recently opened Ethiopia\u2019s first carrier-neutral, Tier 3 co-location data centre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media contact:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Cydney Bell<br \/>\npress@rohamedicalcampus.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/roha-0820\/#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> An independent, not-for-profit organization,\u00a0Joint Commission International\u00a0(JCI) identifies, measures, and shares best practices in quality and patient safety around the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jointcommissioninternational.org\/\">https:\/\/www.jointcommissioninternational.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/roha-0820\/#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> World Health Organisation: Ethiopia currently meeting 6% of total hospital beds required. For comparison, Rwanda meets 32%, Kenya 27%, Uganda 10%<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/roha-0820\/#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a> IHME (2019) Global Burden of Disease Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/vizhub.healthdata.org\/gbd-compare\/\">https:\/\/vizhub.healthdata.org\/gbd-compare\/#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initial equity is part of $130 million first-phase investment in Roha Medical Campus Ethiopia on $5 billion African medical tourism map with one of most significant healthcare developments Africa\u2019s second-largest nation has acute need for hospital capacity, with only 6% of beds required: WHO Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (22 February 2024) \u2013 In a milestone for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1257,"template":"","press_release_category":[40],"class_list":["post-1697","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rohamedicalcampus.com\/roha-0820\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/1697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rohamedicalcampus.com\/roha-0820\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rohamedicalcampus.com\/roha-0820\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_release"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rohamedicalcampus.com\/roha-0820\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/1697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403,"href":"https:\/\/rohamedicalcampus.com\/roha-0820\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release\/1697\/revisions\/2403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rohamedicalcampus.com\/roha-0820\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rohamedicalcampus.com\/roha-0820\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"press_release_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rohamedicalcampus.com\/roha-0820\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release_category?post=1697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}