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PRIDE HOSPITAL PROJECT – CREATING A MEDICAL TOURISM HUB IN ETHIOPIA 1 st Advisory Board Meeting May 14, 2012 Addis Ababa.

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1 PRIDE HOSPITAL PROJECT – CREATING A MEDICAL TOURISM HUB IN ETHIOPIA 1 st Advisory Board Meeting May 14, 2012 Addis Ababa

2 Can Ethiopia Be A Medical Tourism Hub  Large Volume Medical Tourism Out of Ethiopia Exists  600 to 800 pts per month travel to BH monthly  Ethiopia is third largest customer to BH  12,000 customers in Ethiopia and 10,000 in neighboring countries  Ethiopian Airlines Reach  41 Africa and 17 Middle East destinations  By 2023 Ethiopian Airlines hopes to attain 11 million international passengers  Growing business community and business class  38% of Ethiopian Population is in Middle Class earning 4-20 dollars per day (AfDB 2011)  International/Diplomatic Community  Estimated USD 4000 per person insurance payments

3 You Are Here

4 The Feasibility Analysis  To Be Done in Two Phases  ICME – International Consulting Management and Engineering  Local partner – local knowledge  At risk fee  Interdisciplinary team of doctors, economists, medical technicians, care staff and engineers  Several years experience in hospital process management  Projects in the United Arab Emirates and in Europe  Relies on adaptation of functional and structuring processes and less on individual actions to achieve sustainable cost optimization  Recently completed a 688 bed hospital in Abu Dhabi

5 Pre Feasibility Analysis  Key Questions - TOR  Assessment of market demand – by diagnosis category (cancer, orthopedics, cardiac, trauma etc)  Assessment of regulatory policy  Target population and health status (mostly done)  Current referral system for missing services  Price structure and if target population can afford it  Investment need  Staffing need  Key risks  Time frame – 3 months

6 Pre Feasibility Analysis  Goals  To determine viability  To determine capital demand  To raise capital and financing  Phase II Feasibility  Detailed analysis of prefeasibility  Design and functionality  Information technology factors  Organogram and ownership structure  Estimating soft costs

7 Joint Venture Outlooks  Bangkok Hospital  Meeting with CEO in New York – May 13 th  Management agreement as well as equity partnership  Willing to perform feasibility  The Swiss Leading Hospitals – Rak Hospital  Service agreement and referral service being explored

8 Areas of Focus Pride Hospital Equity and Debt Financing Staffing and Management Marketing and Public Relations Govt. Regulation and Incentives

9 Equity and Debt Financing  Debt Financing  Ethiopian Development Bank – 40-60  African Development Bank  Private Banks  OPIC  IFC  Equity Financing  Share company – public vs small group  Joint Ventures  Private equity - ?SGI  Partnership with private hospitals  IFC, OPIC  Final model to be determined in the future

10 Role of Government  Incentives  Land – out of lease  Loan – mezanine  Tariffs – importation and business tax  Regulation  Feasibility to recommend changes/adjustments  International staff licensing, income repatriation, medication and equipment import

11 Staffing and Management  Management  Professional management firm – JV or separate contract  Recruiting and training Ethiopian managers  Staffing  Return, partial return, or telemedicine participation of Ethiopian physicians from US, Canada, Europe  JV hospital to provide staffing  Local physician participation  Training of up and coming physicians  Strong hospitality training of staff at all levels

12 Marketing and Public Relations  Preparing for public shares?  Branding the hospital

13 Next Steps  Registration of GEDHF in Ethiopia  Forming Advisory Board – today  Feasibility study to be completed  Joint Ventures to be solidified in coming months  Share company to be created  Land acquisition

14 Role of Advisory Board  Networking  Advising at all levels  Land acquisition  Financing - Debt/Equity  Expanding the Advisory Board  Share company initiation – Founding Members?  Structure  Local coordinators hired  Communication among Board crucial – monthly meeting?, Board coordinator

15 Discussion


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