Cassona Global Imaging Limited, a United States-based healthcare company with operations in West Africa, has called for stronger partnerships to expand access to affordable diagnostic imaging services in the region.
At a dinner event to mark its third anniversary in Lagos, the chairman and CEO of Cassona, Dr. John Chigbu, said unlike traditional suppliers, the firm sells equipment such as CT scanners at significantly reduced costs compared to global market prices and offers financing options, adding that more than 90 per cent of its sales across the region are on credit, with no defaults recorded.
“If equipment fails, doctors cannot make money and cannot pay us. So we make sure the machines work every single day,” Chigbu said, adding that the firm also provides training and backup power systems to prevent equipment damage during power outages.
He disclosed that the company is already setting up diagnostic centres and hospitals in the country after testing its model in Ghana.
Founded in 2022 with its first office in Ghana, the firm said it began Nigerian operations in May 2025. In its first three years, the company said it has installed about 140 diagnostic machines in Ghana and Nigeria and trained several medical professionals through its “Cassona Edge” mobile academy.
Speaking at the event, the Abia State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ogbonnaya Uche, described the company’s performance as comparable to Abia State’s health sector reforms under Governor Alex Otti and urged private healthcare investors with proven capacity to work with government to expand access, particularly in underserved areas.
Also, the Lagos State Governor’s Special Adviser on Health, Dr. Kemi Ogunyemi, praised Cassona’s “all-in-one” model of sales, training, and maintenance.
“Most medical equipment is imported, and issues of servicing and spare parts are always a challenge. Cassona removes those concerns, and that is the kind of partnership Lagos wants as we pursue affordable quality healthcare under the THEMES Plus agenda,” she said.
Stakeholders at the event said Cassona’s approach; linking affordability with training and maintenance, could be a model for addressing Africa’s long-standing equipment gaps, though challenges remain around financing, infrastructure, and integration with public health systems.
