Senegal, Dec. 5 -- To bolster local manufacturing and help improve access to quality healthcare equipment and consumables in Senegal, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a partnership with leading Senegalese healthcare supplier Carrefour Medical, part of COSEMAD Group.Under the partnership, IFC is providing the equivalent of €18 million (XOF 12 billion) -- the majority in local currency -- to help Carrefour Medical expand its distribution capacity for medical equipment and consumables. The funding will also support the completion of Carrefour Medical's new headquarters, which will house a technical center for equipment maintenance, a training center for engineers, and help scale operations of its newly built dialysi...