Apollo Hospitals​ plans expansion in Africa

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, plans to buy hospitals in Tanzania, Botswana and Nigeria in addition to its plan to set up one in Dar es Salaam.

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.