EASE’s $9.5 Million Push Brings AI Medical Equipment Within Reach

Medical equipment provider EASE Holdings BV has secured US$9.5 million in additional equity from AAFC Group Inc., giving the Netherlands-based company US$24 million in total equity. EASE announced the investment on November 2, 2026, as it prepares to expand its medical device operations across South Africa and Ghana.

The new funding, combined with EASE’s debt facilities, will support a larger installed base of advanced medical equipment, including devices with AI features. The company plans to expand pay-per-use and managed-service models, which allow hospitals, clinics and specialist practices to use expensive equipment without carrying the full cost of ownership.

A different way to access expensive medical equipment

EASE provides equipment through arrangements that require minimal upfront capital. Its all-in models include maintenance, support and upgrades, and EASE says providers can treat the arrangement as an operating expense rather than buying and managing the equipment themselves.

That model is aimed at helping healthcare providers focus on patient care while still gaining access to MRI, CT and PET-CT scanners, surgical robots and radiotherapy systems. The approach also gives facilities a way to keep equipment current as medical technology becomes more advanced and AI-enabled.

“This investment marks an important step in expanding our healthcare infrastructure platform, which enables providers to deliver more diagnoses and treatments, while helping more patients access the care they need,” said Dr Kanyinsola Oyeyinka, CEO of EASE.

Frans van Schaik, chief executive of AAFC Group, said EASE is addressing a structural constraint in healthcare. Providers need access to more sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic technology, but the equity-to-debt ratios required by banks can make advanced medical equipment expensive to own.

“As healthcare technology becomes increasingly AI-enabled, that challenge becomes more acute. EASE provides a solution that allows providers to keep pace,” van Schaik said.

AAFC Group Inc is a U.S.-based investor in emerging-market asset-backed finance. Its newsroom identifies AAFC as African Asset Finance Company, which provides access to equipment in emerging and frontier markets through leasing, asset finance and equipment-as-a-service programs.

Deployments point to a larger South African rollout

EASE’s deployments to date include surgical robots in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, a PET-CT scanner in Rustenburg, an MRI scanner in Akwatia, Ghana, and CT scanners in Accra. These installations show how the company is applying its financing model across different types of medical equipment and healthcare facilities.

On January 2, 2024, EASE announced the commissioning of the first MRI scanner in Ghana’s Eastern Region at St. Dominic Catholic Hospital in Akwatia. In 2024, the company also reported a Da Vinci surgical robot installed at Busamed Gateway Private Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal.

In January 2025, EASE announced the commissioning of what it described as South Africa’s first pay-per-use PET-CT scanner. After these initial deployments, the company said it expects at least US$20 million of new installations in South Africa in 2027, working with the country’s largest banks and leading equipment manufacturers.

EASE South Africa also intends to expand its board. The business has appointed Wynand du Plessis of Mindcor-InterSearch to recruit a managing director, adding leadership planning to its equipment expansion.

Technology access sits alongside broader healthcare efforts

The wider healthcare technology picture includes work on autonomous systems. GIX Internet Ltd. (Nasdaq: GIXI; TASE: GIX) is expanding the role of autonomous robots inside one of the world’s leading medical centers. Through its wholly owned subsidiary deliverz.ai, the Company is deploying robots through an AI-powered orchestration platform designed to coordinate.

These developments sit alongside efforts to expand access to care itself. AIDS Healthcare Foundation has surpassed 2 million patients in care across 15 African countries, 25 years after beginning its first programs outside the United States in South Africa and Uganda.

AHF expects programs in four additional countries to launch in 2027. The organization is recognizing the communities and partnerships behind that progress while calling for urgent action to close persistent gaps in the HIV response.

AHF’s work in Africa began in 2001 with modest programs, when antiretroviral therapy was beyond the reach of most people on the continent. At that time, only about 5% of the 21 million patients in need were receiving treatment.

Today, AHF provides medicine and advocacy to more than 3 million people across 50 countries, including the United States, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Asia-Pacific Region, and Eastern Europe. In January 2025, AHF received the MLK, Jr. Social Justice Award, The King Center’s highest recognition for an organization leading work in the social justice arena.

“Two million patients in care means millions more family and community members whose lives are better because their loved ones are alive and thriving,” said Dr. Penninah Iutung, AHF Executive Vice President – Global.

“This progress took activism, research, political will, and people working together—from communities to governments—because they refused to accept that millions should die without treatment,” said Martin Matabishi, AHF Africa Bureau Chief.

Together, the equipment financing and care programs show two sides of healthcare access: making advanced tools available to providers and ensuring patients can reach treatment. EASE’s new equity gives its South Africa and Ghana operations room to expand those tools, while its planned 2027 installations set a clear next stage for the company’s growth.

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