Healthcare consumables

Healthcare consumables

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Healthcare consumables

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Sector
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Health Care
Sub Sector
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Health Care Providers
Indicative Return
Describes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
10% - 15% (in ROI)
Investment Timeframe
Describes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Medium Term (5–10 years)
Market Size
Describes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
> USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)
Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
USD 1 million - USD 10 million
Direct Impact
Describes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Good health and well-being (SDG 3)
Indirect Impact
Describes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Zero Hunger (SDG 2) Quality Education (SDG 4)

Business Model Description

Manufacture healthcare consumables.

Expected Impact

Improve coverage of healthcare service delivery, and increase access to quality healthcare.

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Country & Regions

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Country
Region
  • Nigeria: South West
  • Nigeria: North Central (Middle Belt)
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Sector Classification

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Sector

Health Care

Development need
The Sustainable Development Report 2019 scores Nigeria 28.0 on SDG 3. Indicators of maternal mortality, incidences of tuberculosis, life expectancy and adolescent fertility have stagnated. All other indicators show very little or no improvement.(1)

Policy priority
The Federal government health policy focuses on improving availability, accessibility, affordability and quality of health services by: increasing access to and revitalizing primary health care; expanding coverage to all local governments; providing sustainable financing via health insurance schemes; and reducing infant and maternal mortality rates.(2)

Gender inequalities and marginalization issues
33.5% of women and girls 15 years and older still experience violence and emotional abuse, according to National Bureau of Statistics data from 2015. In 2015, 24.8% of women aged 15-49 made their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care. Early marriage impedes the growth and development of the girl-child, and exposes her to Vescio Virginal Vistulae (VVF), the Human Immune Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The percentage of girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting remains as high as 39.9%.(13)

Investment opportunities introduction
An estimated USD 1 billion is spent annually on outbound medical tourism.(3)

Key bottlenecks introduction
Several challenges still persist including poor infrastructure, inequitable access, limited human resources and inadequate financing.(2)

Sub Sector

Health Care Providers

Development need
Population growth increases the number of patients in need of diversified health services, particularly when 72% of health expenditure is out-of-pocket payments.(4)

Industry

Health Care Delivery

Pipeline Opportunity

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Investment Opportunity Area

Healthcare consumables

Business Model

Manufacture healthcare consumables.

Business Case

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Market Size and Environment

Market Size (USD)
Describes the value in USD of a potential addressable market of the IOA.

> USD 1 billion

The market size for medical consumables is estimated at USD 59 million in 2020 and is projected to reach up to USD 65.2 million in 2021. Consumables represent the largest product area in the Nigerian medical device market, accounting for more than 30% of imports in 2016.(6)

Indicative Return

ROI
Describes an expected return from the IOA investment over its lifetime.

10% - 15%

The estimated return rate for investors is 10.8% - 12.8%. This rate is a benchmark calculated as a cost of equity, reflecting an average return required by investors active in the subsector.(7)

Investment Timeframe

Timeframe
Describes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.

Medium Term (5–10 years)

Investments in healthcare consumables manufacturing are expected to generate cashflow within 5 years and profit within 7 - 8 years. (6)

Ticket Size

Average Ticket Size (USD)
Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.

USD 1 million - USD 10 million

Market Risks & Scale Obstacles

Capital - Limited Investor Interest

Access to capital is a critical roadblock, preventing healthcare opportunities from achieving their true market potential.

Market - Highly Regulated

Bureaucratic bottlenecks limit private investments in healthcare and create regulatory challenges.

Business - Supply Chain Constraints

Low service coverage

Impact Case

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Sustainable Development Need

The health sector is underperforming or stagnating in all SDG indicators according to the Sustainable Development Report 2019. Nigeria's Universal Health Coverage Tracer Index is at 46.4.(1) Life expectancy is at 55.2 years, and the mortality rate for under-5s is 110.2 per 1,000 live births. Undernourishment continues to have a negative trend with 11.5% of Nigeria’s population affected.(8)

Underfunding of essential health products means Nigeria experiences persistent stock-outs and high expirations at service delivery points, irrational drug use, poor and parallel supply chain management systems, and inadequate warehousing with available ones not meeting minimum standards.

Local manufacture is plagued by poor infrastructure and protection from unfair international competition. Local manufacture supplies only 5% of local demand for medicines and other health products. Nigeria largely depends on imports to meet local demand for health products.

Gender & Marginalisation

Nigeria's maternal mortality rate is very high (512 per 100 000 in 2018). The meagre percentage of women of reproductive age whose need for family planning is satisfied with modern methods perpetuates the poverty trap for many Nigerian women, who incur additional financial responsibilities brought on by children.(13)

Expected Development Outcome

Investments help improve access to medical equipment for better service provision.

Investments help reduce cost of importing healthcare consumables.

Investments can help increase employment in the healthcare sector.

Gender & Marginalisation

Investments can increase access to quality healthcare services for all segments of society, but particularly women and rural communities.

Primary SDGs addressed

Good health and well-being (SDG 3)
3 - Good Health and Well-Being

3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio

3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services

Current Value

917 per 100,000 births (15)

42 (worst 0–100 best) (15)

Target Value

Nigeria has an ambition to meet the 2030 maternal mortality ratio of under 70 per 100,000 live births.(14)

100% (15)

Secondary SDGs addressed

Zero Hunger (SDG 2)
2 - Zero Hunger
Quality Education (SDG 4)
4 - Quality Education

Directly impacted stakeholders

People

Population with limited access to healthcare services

Corporates

Hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, other healthcare service providers

Indirectly impacted stakeholders

People

Consumers

Outcome Risks

Incorrect disposal of medical waste could be detrimental to health and the environment.

Impact Risks

Execution risk: Without careful planning, activities may not be delivered as planned and may not result in the desired outcomes.

External risk: External factors may disrupt delivery of expected impact by distorting the supply chains in medical consumables manufacturing and distribution.

Impact Classification

C—Contribute to Solutions

What

Likely to have positive outcomes such as increasing access to safer healthcare consumables and reducing the cost of healthcare products.

Risk

Counterfeit products

Impact Thesis

Improve coverage of healthcare service delivery, and increase access to quality healthcare.

Enabling Environment

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Policy Environment

National Health Policy: In February 2017, the government approved the third iteration of the NHP, following its inauguration in 1988 and a revision in 2004.(8)

The National Health Insurance Scheme, the National Health Bill, as well as the World Bank’s USD 500 million credit and public-private partnerships (PPPs) such as the Lagos Medical Park are expected to improve healthcare services and act as a catalyst for health sector improvements.(6)

The National Health Policy dives deeper into SDGs and establishes frameworks for improving healthcare efficiency and service delivery through the following policy thrusts: governance, financing, medicines and vaccines, infrastructure, data systems, research and development, public-private partnerships (PPPs) and community participation.

Financial Environment

Fiscal incentives: The Federal government issues a 3-5 year company income tax holiday for investments in healthcare and pharmaceuticals under the Pioneer Status Incentive (PSI) Scheme. This tax holiday also applies to companies investing in manufacturing medical supplies.(9)

Regulatory Environment

National Health Act (NHA) of 2014: This Act established a legal framework for developing, regulating and managing a national health system and set standards for service provision.(8)

The health sector regulatory environment provides a favorable atmosphere for investments.

Marketplace Participants

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Private Sector

Flint Atlantic Capital, Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria, Medipark International Limited Consortium and Ibile Holdings, SIemens Healthineers, Altona Diagnostics, Biomaxima, Genomica, Abott, BD, Biomerieux, Qiagen

Government

Federal and State Ministries of Health

Target Locations

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Nigeria: South West

The Lagos state government, through a public-private partnership (PPP), is working to set up a medical park to address some of the key challenges in Nigeria's healthcare sector.(10)
urban

Nigeria: North Central (Middle Belt)

A medical city is also being set up in Abuja. These facilities will provide an opportunity for industrial symbiosis along the entire healthcare value chain.(11)

References

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    • (1) Sachs, J., Schmidt-Traub, G., Kroll, C., Lafortune, G., Fuller, G. (2019). Sustainable Development Report 2019. New York: Bertelsmann Stiftung and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
    • (2) Federal Republic of Nigeria (2017). Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017 - 2020. Abuja: Ministry of Budget and National Planning.
    • (3) Medic West Africa (2019). 2019 Healthcare market insights: Nigeria. https://www.medicwestafrica.com/content/dam/Informa/medic-west-africa/english/2019/HealthcareInsights.pdf
    • (4) World Bank Database.