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Case study: New investment 2024
St Christopher’s

Sector Geography
Senegal
Our ESG and impact thesis for the business: SDG alignment
Improving healthcare and education outcomes is a key part
of our Firm’s impact thesis, achieved directly for this investment
St Christopher’s is a leading private higher through bringing access to high quality clinical training and
medical institution in Senegal that offers higher medical education for students in West Africa.
medical education degrees in Medicine, SDG 5 is achieved through the creation of new jobs in
Pharmacy and Dentistry medicine and dentistry for women addressing chronic
female underrepresentation in the African medical profession
Business Description (60% of St Christopher’s students are female).
Known as ‘St. Christopher’s’, this medical school founded in Our investment will see the enhancement of training facilities
2003 currently trains around 2,550 doctors, dentists and and student experience, including working more closely with
pharmacists, over 60% of which are women. students to help secure employment opportunities following
Training includes theoretical and practical teachings (within graduation.
laboratories, clinics for hospital training, and research centers),
to expose students to the patient-caregiver relationship. Additional investments will also be made to drive
Thanks to the excellence of the educational faculty and improvements in the school’s go-to-market strategy and
reputation it holds, St Christopher has built a leadership student acquisition process.
position in medical higher education sector, attracting
students from 21 nationalities, with a diverse student body, and
70% of the 2,552 enrolled students coming from overseas. Read more

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