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    Anthony Natif

    Anthony Natif on Guardian Health: Building, Losing Control, and Exiting a Ugandan Startup

    Anthony Natif: Uganda’s Pharmapreneur Who Founded Guardian Health, Exited for USD Millions, and Turned to Founder Activism, Anti-Corruption, and Philanthropy

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryDecember 24, 2025December 24, 2025

    Few Ugandan founders have built, nearly lost, exited, and reinvented themselves as decisively as Anthony Natif. In this rare and unfiltered conversation, the Guardian Health founder reflects on the high-stakes…

    Ugandans Bash UCAA over “Tasteless” VIP Lounge at Entebbe Airport

    CEO ReporterPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryJuly 5, 2025July 5, 2025

    In pictures, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) had promised a grand plan and a blend of class for a VIP Lounge that truly speaks to the beauty that Uganda is….

    Who is Anthony Natif, the pharmapreneur behind Guardian Health- one of a few Ugandan million-dollar private equity exits

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryJuly 12, 2023July 12, 2023

    As a student at the Graduate School of the University of Washington in the USA, what first struck the then 28-year-old Antony Natif was the quality of healthcare in the…

    Ascent Capital exits Uganda’s Guardian Health pharmacy chain; Kenya’s e-pharmacy MYDAWA acquires 100% stake

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryJuly 4, 2023July 10, 2023

    After acquiring a majority stake in and growing Uganda’s Guardian Health to Uganda’s number one retail pharmacy chain, Ascent Capital, a for-Africa private equity investor has exited, selling its stake…

    Q&A with Anthony Natif, the brilliant oncology pharmacist who at 27 years founded, Guardian Health, now Uganda’s largest pharmacy chain worth over USD10 million

    Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 30, 2022July 4, 2023

    After just about two years, he left to fully work for Guardian Health Limited, a pharmacy business he had started while at the University of Washington with an initial capital…

    Q&A: How Guardian Health has with Ascent Capital’s help emerged out of Covid-19 a market leader and is gunning for 30 stores in 15 districts

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsC-Suite LeadershipCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJuly 18, 2022July 4, 2023

    Regardless of the tough period, Cedric has held steady, growing the business to 18 stores in 6 towns—the largest pharmacy chain in the country today and growing. Cedric sat down…

    THE VIEW FROM ABOVE: 4 Executives, 7 Days of conquering The Rwenzoris and their reflections on life and leadership   

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryJuly 14, 2022July 7, 2023

    ANTHONY NATIF: Mountaineering is a team sport—just like in ordinary life, no man gets to the top of the mountain by themselves. I’ve been to several mountains. I’ve never been…

    Guardians of the Nation: How Ascent Capital’s just-in-time equity investment has shaped Guardian Health into Uganda’s largest pharmacy chain

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsLists & RankingsThe Big StoryJune 12, 2022July 4, 2023

    Anthony Natif is a special kind of guy in all ways. If you met him on the street, you wouldn’t tell he is the brain behind the ever-expanding Guardian Health…

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