Brief introduction

Doing business in the Third World must be about affecting the people and not only about making money. We must be interested in looking at what is wrong and what can be done to improve and grow our healthcare system.


The First Foundation is a group of companies with world-class international partners. We have been in the fore front of the Nigerian health sector for about three decades now.  Driven by a passion to Change the Landscape of Medicine and Healthcare in Africa, we have remained consistent in our commitment to the development and growth of the health sector in Nigeria.

Staff of First Foundation

This is our passion and commitment in The First Foundation. 21st Century Medicine & Healthcare must be:


  • Planned from the beginning by those who have the know-how i.e. knowledge, tools and resources - so it can function for the population both for today and the future
  • Totally technology based (Medical and Information Technology)
  • And driven by a conglomerate of local and international partners
Staff of First Foundation

We are the first indigenous and most experienced outfit in medical engineering and healthcare infrastructure upgrade today. With state-of-the-art and unparalleled facilities for training, re-training, and maintenance; we are strategically positioned to reshape the healthcare sector in Nigeria through the development of systems and infrastructure.

Many of our companies represent several international industry leaders in their respective fields and with their support, we have grown into a dynamic synergy of corporate infrastructure, expertise, tools, human capacity, resources and first-rate relation skills.  
Taken together, we are positioned as a unique corporate organization equipped to deal with healthcare development for the 21st Century.

We have an overwhelming edge in the Nigerian market to deliver precise medical solutions guaranteed to increase opportunities for our clients to exploit the potentials of their respective health establishments for optimal care service and delivery. At The First Foundation, we work together as a Group to preach change that provides total solutions to the challenges and problems plaguing the development of the health care sector in Nigeria.


Our Mission

To change the landscape of Medicine and Healthcare in Africa.

 

Our Vision

High performance in Medicine and Healthcare resulting in better Quality of Life (QOL) through the Practice and Science of Medicine, Medical Technology, Information Technology, Modern Healthcare Organization and Management.

Our Group

The First Foundation is sub divided into eight companies mainly:

  • Laboratory of Medicine
  • Africa Future
  • DiscoveryTel Africa Ltd
  • First Foundation Medical Engineering Company (FFMECO)
  • First Foundation Healthcare
  • Fourth Dimensions Technologies Medicals Ltd (4DT Medicals Ltd)
  • Fourth Dimensions Technologies Space Development Company (4DT Space Co. Ltd)
  • Medicine & Healthcare Africa

Our Strengths

We are a fully indigenous company with a deep passion and commitment to the development of healthcare in Nigeria.

We represent and partner with several world leaders in the field of medical and information technology to ensure that we give precise healthcare solutions all the time.

We care about the function of our healthcare system and have built a strong local infrastructure and support base to service our clientele.

Our Milestones

The First

First private hospital to introduce the concept of a new and modern healthcare delivery system (as First Foundation Medical Centre 1982).

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First to demonstrate commitment to healthcare development through its Public Private Health Initiative. Currently in three locations.

The First

Brought high-level diagnostic services into Nigeria, for the first 13 CT installed at designated teaching hospitals between 1993 – 1996.

 

 

 

The First

Advocated for and initiated health reform as the way forward in healthcare development.

The First

First to introduce information technology as a tool for healthcare capacity developmen.t

The First

First to purchase the first Ultrasound into Nigeria for hospital services.

 

 

 

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First to advocate capacity building and re-orientation as the great leap from under development.

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First to introduce and demonstrate Tele-radiology in Nigeria at the ARAWA Conference at Enugu in 2004.