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The World Bank Set Out to Transform Health Care for the Poor in Africa. It Drove Patients Deeper Into Poverty.

KENYA, JUL 8 – IFC-backed hospitals in Kenya have detained patients over unpaid bills, causing severe financial hardship for families despite IFC’s $9 billion investment to improve healthcare access since 1999.

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A surge in private equity funding for hospitals left a trail of crushing debts, patient detentions and broken promises.

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ICIJ broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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