Dr Aranmolate Ayobami

Dear Afreximbank Team, I am Dr. Aranmolate Rasheed Ayobami, Medical Director/CEO of Grandville Medical Group, with facilities in Lagos and Abuja offering plastic and reconstructive surgery, trauma, critical care, diagnostics and other specialist services. We are developing a 100-bed trauma and specialist hospital in Sangotedo, Lagos, to expand access to advanced care and help reduce overseas medical travel. Our existing trauma service has attended to over 60,000 patients in five years. We seek long-term project finance and medical equipment financing, alongside strategic equity investment. We would appreciate guidance on suitable Afreximbank funding opportunities and an introduction to the relevant team. Our investment presentation, financial model and project details are available for review. Kind regards, Dr. Aranmolate Rasheed Ayobami Medical Director/CEO, Grandville Medical Group gml.com.ng

We also need an industrial focus on healthcare. We are not even saying you should sponsor us. Give us patient capital for those of us who need it.

Dr Salami, this speaks to a deeper issue: how we prioritise and finance healthcare in Nigeria. Building hospitals at that scale requires patient capital—funding that allows time to build infrastructure, recruit skilled professionals, establish services and recover the investment. We should not expect affordable healthcare to emerge from financing that demands expensive repayments almost immediately. Government has a critical role, both through direct investment and policies that encourage private investment. Dedicated healthcare financing, lower interest rates, longer repayment periods and appropriate guarantees would help providers expand sustainably. We must also distinguish willingness to pay from ability to pay. Many Nigerians want quality healthcare but cannot comfortably afford its full cost. Others question the price without recognising what it takes to provide reliable power, modern equipment, qualified staff and safe care. Stronger health insurance and greater transparency about quality and costs are essential. As someone building and running hospitals in Nigeria, I see these challenges firsthand. The ambition to expand exists, but ambition needs a financing structure and a payment system that can sustain it. The conversation must therefore go beyond bed numbers to how those beds are funded, staffed, equipped and made accessible. That is the foundation we need to strengthen.