Healthcare Leadership Academy

What Healthcare Leadership Academy does

Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) is a Nigeria-incorporated non-profit (Limited by Guarantee under Nigerian law) founded in 2015-2016 and headquartered in Ikoyi, Lagos. It designs and delivers executive education, workshops, and short courses targeted at healthcare executives, clinicians, and public-sector health administrators across Africa. The organization markets its mandate as developing the next generation of African healthcare leaders capable of governance and quality service delivery.

The core product portfolio comprises the Healthcare Executives Leadership Programme (HELP), a four-month action-learning fellowship co-produced with Cambridge Judge Business School; the Patient Centered Care Programme (PCC); the Public-Private Management Exchange Programme (PRIME); the Leadership Enhancement and Accountability for the Public Sector (LEAPS), a nine-month bespoke programme for state-level policymakers; the Healthcare Financial Management (HFM) Online Workshop; the Healthcare Board Governance Programme (HBGP); the Self-Mastery Skills and Leadership Development course; and the Strategic Executive Leadership Programme (SELP). Delivery is anchored on a Learning Management System introduced in March 2020, augmented by in-person components and a monthly webinar series. Content differentiation rests on context-specific curricula adapted to African healthcare systems, integration of Deliverology and quality improvement methodologies, and curricula co-developed with academic partners including Lagos Business School, Duke University, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

HLA generates revenue principally through course fees ranging from free short courses to NGN 550,000 (~USD 350-400) for the HELP fellowship, with early-bird discounts and installment payment plans processed via Paystack. Distribution is sales-led, combining direct online enrolment, government partnerships for LEAPS, and corporate/organization enrolment for team-based programmes. Marketing is digital-first via the HLA Africa website, webinars, and social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn). The organization maintains a small team of 1-10 employees, operates across at least five African countries (Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Zambia), and reports no external venture or equity funding.

Name

Healthcare Leadership Academy

Legal name

Healthcare Leadership Academy Ltd/GTE

Website

https://hlaafrica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Healthcare Leadership Academy is a Lagos-based non-profit that designs and delivers executive education, workshops, and consulting services for healthcare executives, clinicians, and public-sector health administrators across Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Leadership Training & Executive Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Teacher Training, Professional Development & Education Leadership (BPADAKAC), Professional & Executive Short Courses (Non-Degree, International) (EDAIAIAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare leadership training
• Executive education programs
• Capacity development services
• Public health consulting
• Professional development workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Ikoyi

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Course Fees: HLA generates revenue primarily through course fees charged for various healthcare leadership and management programs. Programs are offered at different price points ranging from free short courses to premium fellowship programs costing NGN 550,000. Payment options include full payment, early bird discounts, and installment plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Healthcare Leadership Academy designs and delivers context-specific leadership, management, and quality improvement programmes for healthcare professionals and institutions across Africa. Its portfolio includes flagship fellowship programs (HELP, LEAPS), masterclass/workshop programs (PCC, HFM, HBGP), short courses (DWS, EMW), bespoke consulting, programme management, and research, monitoring & evaluation services. Courses are delivered both online via a proprietary Learning Management System and through in-person residential components, with pricing in Nigerian Naira ranging from free short courses to NGN 550,000 for the HELP fellowship.

Product overview

Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) offers a portfolio of executive education programmes, short courses, workshops, and professional services designed to build healthcare leadership capacity across Africa. The core programmes include the Healthcare Executives Leadership Programme (HELP), a 4-month fellowship; Patient Centered Care Programme (PCC), a masterclass series; Public-Private Management Exchange Programme (PRIME), a 4-week collaborative programme; LEAPS, a 9-month intensive programme for public sector policymakers; and the Healthcare Financial Management (HFM) Online Workshop. Additional offerings include short courses (Dealing with Stress, Effectively Managing Workload), the Healthcare Board Governance Programme, and Self-Mastery Skills development. Services include Capacity Development, Consulting, Programme Management, and Research/Monitoring & Evaluation. The academy also delivers a monthly webinar series featuring expert speakers on healthcare topics. HLA transitioned to online/virtual learning in 2020 via a Learning Management System.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HELP: Healthcare Executives Leadership Programme - A 4-month action learning-oriented programme designed to improve the leadership and management capabilities of healthcare leaders in Africa.
• PCC
• PRIME
• LEAPS
• HFM
• HBGP
• SELP

Products and services

• Healthcare Executives Leadership Programme (HELP) A four-month action learning-oriented fellowship designed to improve the leadership and management capabilities of healthcare leaders in Africa. Curriculum covers Financial Management, Leadership and Organisation Development, Quality Improvement, and Population Health Management, delivered through 12 weeks of self-paced online learning, capstone projects, and quarterly convergences. Earns 20 CME/CPD points.
• Patient Centered Care Programme (PCC)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% increase in facility treatments reported by HFM workshop participant
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WomenLift HealthcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 September 2021Special Virtual Speaker Series collaboration in partnership with WomenLift Health on gender diversity and inclusion in African health leadership. Joint initiative to advance gender equality in healthcare leadership.
• Cambridge Judge Business School, University of CambridgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education to produce the Healthcare Executives Leadership Programme (HELP). The Cambridge Centre for Health Leadership & Enterprise brings together intellectual resources to address management challenges in health-related organizations.
• Lagos Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLagos Business School is described as a community committed to creating and transmitting management and business knowledge based on Christian conception of the human person. HLA collaborates on healthcare leadership programs.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIHI is a leading innovator in health and healthcare improvement worldwide with over 25 years of experience. The organization works with visionaries and practitioners globally to improve health outcomes.
• Duke UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuke University consistently ranks among the best research universities, with strong graduate schools in business, medicine, nursing and public policy. Leverages excellent track record in medicine, business and health informatics.
• Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHSDF is a not-for-profit firm focused on improving quality of decision making and execution in the health sector. Works to transform health landscape of Nigeria and Africa through evidence-based decision making and innovative solutions.
• mDoc Healthcare LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital health social enterprise integrating proven methodologies in quality improvement, data and behavioral science with web and mobile-based technology to help people live healthier lives in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PHN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNigeria's foremost private sector platform established to complement government's efforts in advancing health MDGs. Mobilizes business leaders to accelerate improvement in health outcomes through innovation, PPPs, advocacy and impact investments.
• Delivery AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilds expertise in governments around the world to implement effectively for results. Creators of DELIVEROLOGY system that helps leaders deliver long-lasting and meaningful results combining science and art of delivery.
• EpiAfricminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth consultancy firm focused on creating, curating, and applying knowledge to solve health challenges on the African continent. Provides consulting, professional development, communication and knowledge management services.
• Habiba Balogun Consulting (HBC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganisation Effectiveness and HR Consulting Services firm that works with organizations to transform strategy into reality. Develops talent, organizes people for effectiveness, and motivates performance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Strathmore Business School: Leading East African business school in Kenya offering executive education programmes including healthcare leadership. Comparable as a regional peer serving a similar African healthcare leadership audience but primarily in East Africa rather than HLA's Nigeria-anchored base.

Broad incumbents

• INSEAD: Global top-tier business school with executive education programmes reaching into Africa and increasingly tailored healthcare leadership offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose global brand and resources could compete with HLA's niche African health leadership focus.
• University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business: Africa's most established business school with executive education programmes including health leadership offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent with similar African executive education positioning and credibility with ministries and hospital leadership.
• Duke Corporate Education: Custom executive education provider spun out of Duke University (an HLA partner institution). Comparable as a broad incumbent offering customised leadership development, including for healthcare clients in emerging markets, that could directly compete for African hospital and ministry contracts.

Direct peers

• Amref Health Africa: Africa's largest health-focused NGO with extensive capacity-building, leadership, and continuing education programmes for African health workers. Closely comparable to HLA in mission (training health professionals across Africa) and customer base (African health workers, ministries, and NGOs).
• Lagos Business School (Pan-Atlantic University): Nigeria's leading executive education provider and a current HLA co-development partner. Comparable as a direct peer offering management and leadership training to Nigerian executives, including healthcare executives, with overlapping faculty and curriculum content.
• African Leadership Academy: Pan-African institution dedicated to developing African leaders, with strong alumni networks across the continent. Comparable to HLA in mission (developing African leadership capacity), alumni-driven growth model, and emphasis on global institutional partnerships.
• Africa Leadership University: Pan-African higher education institution offering leadership-focused degree and executive programmes with strong health-sector offerings. Comparable to HLA in target audience (African professionals seeking leadership development) and delivery model (Africa-context curriculum with global partner brands).
• African Institute for Health and Leadership Development: Africa-focused institute dedicated to health leadership and management capacity development. Comparable as a direct peer addressing the same healthcare leadership gap across the African continent through training and capacity building.

Emerging players

• mDoc Healthcare: Digital health social enterprise operating across Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, and Zambia with quality improvement and continuing education for chronic care. Comparable as a fellow emerging Africa-focused health capacity builder that is both an HLA partner and a partial substitute in clinician upskilling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hlainfo
• Facebookweb.facebook.com/pages/Healthcare-Leadership-Academy/735478126563981
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthcare-leadership-academy
• Instagraminstagram.com/hlaafrica

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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