 Hyderabad: Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, India's biggest healthcare chain, plans to buy hospitals in Tanzania, Botswana and Nigeria in addition to its plan to set up one in Dar es Salaam.
"There are hospitals available for takeover in Tanzania, Botswana and Nigeria. We are looking at them," said Radhey Mohan P, senior general manager, international business development, Apollo Hospitals.
Apollo is setting up a 500-bed hospital in Tanzania that will require an investment of $70 million and plans to serve patients from East and West Africa.
The hospital will have 300 beds in the first phase, and the rest will be added in the second phase. The construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and the doctors at the facility will be a mix of Indians and local hires.
Apollo also plans to set up a clinic each in Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zambia, he said.
"We are very hopeful about our expansion plans in Africa," said Sangita Reddy, executive director-operations, Apollo group of Hospitals.
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