In 2017, Oshen Healthcare reached an agreement with the Rwandan government to take over the management of King Faisal hospital.
The agreement was a Public-Private Partnership to implement an innovative programme guided to improve the healthcare assistance of the Rwandan population and to turn King Faisal Hospital into an international reference healthcare institution.
IGIHE has learned that Dr. Edgar Kalimba, Director, Maternal, Child and women health at Oshen-KFH was on 26th April 2019 appointed the Acting CEO of KFH.
When Oshen Healthcare Rwanda Limited, a division of Oshen Healthcare from Angola took over the hospital, it changed the management replacing the then CEO Dr. Emile Rwamasirabo with Dr. Joaquin Bielsa.
According to credible sources, the agreements didn’t bear fruits as expected which pushed the government of Rwanda to cancel the contract.
Under the signed agreements, Oshen Health Care had to expand KFH, and invest 21 million Euros within the first five years and promote the hospital to an international level.
The partnership was also expected to reduce expenses spent on specialists doctors and health tourism services from abroad.
Dr. Kalimba Edgar appointed as the Acting CEO started working at KFH in 2016.
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