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

Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & Analysis The 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…

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 KyamuteteraCEOs Company News News & Analysis The 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 KyamuteteraCEOs Company News Industry & Analysis News & Analysis The 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…

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

Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & Analysis Lists & Rankings The 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…