About Daher Nourieh

Healthcare infrastructure is much more than designing and constructing hospitals. Every successful project starts long before construction begins—with a clear vision, sound planning, a sustainable financing strategy and the ability to coordinate governments, healthcare providers, investors and industry partners.

This belief is the reason why I created Projects in Healthcare.

My name is Daher Nourieh. I am a Biomedical Engineer and international healthcare infrastructure executive with more than twenty years of experience in healthcare development, hospital projects, medical technology and international business development.

My experience combines corporate leadership with the planning, development and delivery of complex healthcare projects. During my career, I served as General Manager of VAMED Health Projects Italy, the Italian subsidiary of VAMED Engineering, an international company specialised in the development and delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects. I previously worked as Project Manager, Project Engineer and Medical Equipment Planner, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.

I have contributed to projects in countries including Peru, Tunisia, Syria, Angola, Qatar, Ethiopia, Ghana, Algeria, Libya and Vietnam, covering activities ranging from hospital planning and medical equipment to procurement, project management, operational readiness, business development and executive leadership.

These experiences have given me a broad perspective on the healthcare infrastructure lifecycle—not only on how hospitals are designed and delivered, but also on why many projects face difficulties long before construction begins.

Today, my professional focus is on healthcare infrastructure development: helping transform healthcare needs into structured, feasible, finance-ready and implementable projects.

Why This Blog?

Projects in Healthcare was created to share practical knowledge, lessons learned and strategic insights gathered through international experience.

Rather than reporting healthcare news, the blog explores the questions that governments, investors, healthcare organisations and industry professionals face when developing healthcare infrastructure.

Topics include:

• Healthcare infrastructure planning
• Hospital project development
• Project identification and preparation
• Feasibility and pre-feasibility studies
• Bankability assessment
• Healthcare PPPs
• Project finance
• Development finance institutions
• Export credit agencies
• Procurement strategies
• International healthcare investment

The objective is simple: to bridge technical, financial and strategic perspectives and contribute to better-prepared and more sustainable healthcare projects.

Who Should Read This Blog?

Projects in Healthcare is intended for government officials, healthcare providers, development finance institutions, investors, EPC contractors, architects, engineers and healthcare professionals involved in the planning, financing and delivery of healthcare infrastructure.

My Mission

I believe that access to quality healthcare begins long before a hospital opens its doors.

It begins with identifying the right healthcare needs, preparing projects properly, developing realistic financial strategies and creating effective collaboration between the public and private sectors.

Through this blog, I aim to contribute to that process by sharing practical experience, independent perspectives and ideas with professionals committed to improving healthcare systems worldwide.

Bringing healthcare where it is needed.

If you would like to discuss healthcare infrastructure, project preparation, project finance or international healthcare investment, feel free to get in touch by Email or connect with me on LinkedIn .