Leading medical device company Trivitron Healthcare has announced a joint venture with Investment Funds for Health in Africa (IFHA) to provide medical devices and instruments in the continent.

The joint venture firm Trivitron Healthcare Africa BV will provide medical devices and instruments with reliable after-sales service support across the continent, thereby improving access and affordability of medical equipment.

Apart from distributing and supporting products manufactured by Trivitron in its USFDA (US Food and Drug Administration), CE certified factories in India, Finland and Turkey, the JV firm will also distribute and support products from other multinational corporations.

In the first phase, the joint venture firm will be headquartered in Dubai with a direct presence and sales and service infrastructure in four major hubs -- Nairobi, Johannesburg, Lagos and Algiers.

The initial offering by the firm will include a complete range of products and after-sales service support in laboratory medicine, medical imaging, critical care, operating room and renal care.