Gaborone, Botswana. Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) today announced the establishment of the Unity Healthcare Botswana Partnership Fund I (UHBP I), a landmark BWP 5 billion initiative designed to address critical shortages of essential medicines and healthcare supplies across the country.
The initiative follows the declaration of a state of emergency in the healthcare sector by The President of the Republic of Botswana, President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko earlier this morning.
The fund, structured as an en commandite partnership, will directly support the procurement of medicines, consumables, hospital equipment and related assets, in close alignment with the Ministry of Health’s national plan. This initiative comes at a time when supply chain challenges and liquidity pressures have constrained the Government’s ability to disburse allocated healthcare funds.
A unique co-Investment opportunity BDC, acting as General Partner, has committed BWP 100 million, amounting to 2% of the targeted Fund Size as an anchor investment.
The first closing, targeted at BWP 2.5 billion by September 30, 2025, opens the door for both domestic and international investors to participate alongside the Government of Botswana.
“This fund offers a compelling opportunity for national and global institutional investors to co-invest with the Government of Botswana at attractive, risk-adjusted rates,” said Oteng Keabetswe, Managing Director of BDC.
