announced plans to commence the construction
of world class Medical Park under a Public
Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, just as
it restated its commitment to improve
healthcare experience and promote medical
tourism and excellent healthcare services of
international standard in the State.
The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide
Idris who disclosed this while briefing
Government House Correspondents after the
weekly State Executive Council Meeting, said
the project has already been awarded to
MEDIPARK International Limited Consortium
which comprises of MEDIPARK International
Limited, Cleveland Clinics Ohio USA, St.
Barnabas Healthcare System New Jersey and
American Hospital Management Company
Washington DC.
Idris, who briefed journalists alongside the
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr.
Steve Ayorinde and Commissioner for Physical
Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Wasiu
Anifowose, said the project would be completed
in 20 months, and that it would gulp about N49
billion, while the State Government would only
provide the land and the market.
Idris recalled that the State Government had
last year placed adverts in national dailies for
Expressions of Interest for a development of a
Medical Park aimed at ensuring qualitative
healthcare delivery to Lagosians.
He said 16 companies/consortiums responded
to the advertisement, after which an Evaluation
Committee was set up in line with State
procurement guidelines with individuals
comprising both statutorily mandated members
and officers invited to lend technical depth to
the exercise.
“It gives me great pleasure to announce that
after the receipt of a Certificate of Compliance
from the State Public Procurement Agency and
a final presentation today to the Executive
Council of Lagos State, Approval has been given
to MEDIPARK International Limited Consortium
which comprises of MEDIPARK International
Limited, Cleveland Clinics Ohio USA, St.
Barnabas Healthcare System New Jersey and
American Hospital Management Company
Washington DC to be the developer to construct
manage and operate a Medical Park. It is a
joint venture arrangement with Ibile Holdings
Ltd,” Idris said.
He said the Medical Park would be sited at the
former Lagos State School of Nursing site,
spanning over two hectares expanse of land
along Awolowo Road, Ikoyi and will serve as a
one stop shopping medical experience offering
spaces to primary care physicians alongside in-
house specialists as well as ancillary services
providing a full spectrum of excellent quality
high technology cutting – edge medical and
diagnostic services to cater for general and
specialty medical services tailored to meet the
medical needs of Lagosians and Nigerians at
large.
The facility, Idris said would comprise of a
central management area, clinic complex,
theatre complex and procedure rooms, ward
complex, conference and seminar complex
medical goods and lifestyle shopping centre,
stress management and lifestyle improvement
unit, data cabling/integrated IT system,
structured landscaping, residential
accommodation, staff quarters, hotel,
emergency and ambulance service, trauma unit,
helipad amongst other things.
He also said that the facility which will be built
under the Public Private Partnership (PPP)
initiative was a milestone in healthcare delivery
aimed at reducing medical tourism abroad.
Speaking on the yardstick used in selecting
MEDIPARK International, Idris said: “You see,
16 companies started the expression of
interest. The first step was just to assess their
capabilities and we now narrowed them down
to 7 companies which later presented proper
proposals on the terms of reference we gave
them. Based on the assessment of experts, the
list was further pruned down to three and later,
we arrived at the one which was finally
awarded the project.
“The ultimate goal is that we as a Government
believe that health is wealth and there is no
amount of investment in the healthcare sector,
that can be too much for the good people of
this State because the progress of the state in
all ramifications is paramount to us,” the
Commissioner said. SIGNED
HABIB ARUNA
CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY
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