The Christie Charity
Working in partnership with Kings College Hospital to support a hospital build project in Abuja, Nigeria
In 2021, The Christie became the Oncology partner to Kings College Hospital in advising a new client, Afreximbank, on its exciting hospital build project in Abuja, Nigeria, the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE).
The AMCE Nigeria will be implemented in four phases over a six-year period, starting with a 170-bed specialist hospital before expanding to a 500-bed facility. The centre will have the potential to provide services to over 200,000 patients in Nigeria and a further 150,000 patients from neighbouring West African countries within its first five years of operation.
The clinical areas the centre will specialise in are Cardiology, Haematology and Oncology. A range of businesses providing relevant health support will support this facility and provide commercial services to its patients and staff, thus creating a healthcare ecosystem sustainably designed to deliver long-term value to its community and region.
Once fully established, this specialist centre will help conserve foreign exchange in Africa and promote intra-African medical tourism.
The Christie International’s clinical and technical experts are providing oversight of the establishment of oncology services including:
- Clinical service strategy and design
- Workforce model and recruitment
- Clinical guidelines and protocols
- Ongoing quality and assurance
- The provision of clinical case reviews
The project will also allow The Christie School of Oncology to extend its global reach by providing education and training opportunities, including observerships, clinical fellows and online masterclasses.
Headed up by clinical lead Dr Lip Lee, the project will help further enhance the Trust’s reputation as a world leading cancer centre, provide an opportunity to reinvest income into The Christie’s NHS services and provide learning and development opportunities for the staff involved in contributing to the project.
