Chennai: Dr Agarwal’s Health Care will enter two new African markets, such as Ethiopia and Nigeria, over the next four months. This will take the eye care chain’s presence in Africa to 11, up from the current nine countries.Adil Agarwal, CEO, Dr Agarwal’s Health Care said the facilities in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Lagos (Nigeria) will be ready by this Dec and Feb next year, respectively. “Further, we will be expanding within Kenya and Tanzania, where we are already operating centres. The Africa business has grown by 33%. We are seeing a good growth in Africa, and that’s why we are expanding a lot more in this geography,” he told TOI.International patients contributed 10.5% of the healthcare company’s total revenue, with Mozambique, Kenya, Mauritius, Tanzania and Ghana being the top source markets. “We have set up 39 new centres in the first half (April-Sept) of FY27 in India. During the second half of the year, we will be opening 26 new facilities including four in Africa. This would be the highest number of centres we will be launching during a full year. In total, we will have 350 centres in India and Africa by the end of the current fiscal (FY27),” he added.On Thursday, Dr Agarwal’s Health Care reported a 55.8% growth in Profit after Tax (PAT) at Rs 57 crore in the quarter ended Sept 30, 2026, (Rs 36.5 crore in Q2FY26). Revenue from operations rose by 28.7% YoY to Rs 1,269 crore.
