PVAC, KPMG, Peking University Move to Strengthen Nigeria’s Healthcare Industrialisation

The Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) has deepened partnerships with global actors to drive healthcare industrialisation and strengthen Nigeria’s health system.
The National Coordinator of PVAC, Dr Abdu Mukhtar, said this in an interview with NAN yesterday in Abuja.
Mukhtar said that PVAC hosted advisory firm KPMG in Abuja for high-level talks to explore strategies to regionalise healthcare delivery, advance digital health, and reduce medical tourism.
He said the meeting was also to develop innovative financing models including blended finance and de-risking mechanisms.
He said partnerships were vital to translating global expertise into practical local solutions, balancing corporate investment with national priorities while strengthening Africa’s health economy.
“The KPMG delegation included Mr Dimeji Salaudeen, Partner and Head of Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare for West Africa, Dr Anna van Poucke, Global Head of Healthcare, and other international healthcare leaders.
“PVAC also hosted researchers from University College London (UCL) and Peking University (PKU), conducting a study on local diagnostics manufacturing to support Wondfo Biotech’s plans for production capacity in Nigeria,” Muktar said.
He said the researchers noted that Africa’s reliance on imported diagnostics and pharmaceuticals weakens supply chains, inflates healthcare costs, and reduces system resilience.
He added that local manufacturing offers opportunities for sustainable investment, industrialisation, and health security.
Mukhtar emphasised that Nigeria’s healthcare industrialisation drive must link research, government, and industry.
He identified local production as critical to health security, resilience, building reliable and competitive healthcare systems for citizens.
“Findings from the UCL and PKU study will be shared with international organisations, industry players, and academic institutions, offering evidence to guide sustainable investment and strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare manufacturing ecosystem.
“The engagements with KPMG, UCL, and PKU align with government priorities to improve healthcare accountability, expand local capacity, reduce import dependence, and position Nigeria as a continental healthcare hub,” he said.