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MYDAWA’s Neil O’Leary Strengthens Regional Dominance With Guardian And Rocket Health Acquisitions, Bullish About A Solid Future

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsJuly 4, 2025July 14, 2025

Two years after acquiring Guardian Health, one of Uganda’s top five pharmacy chains, MYDAWA, a Kenya-based e-healthcare firm, has reaffirmed its commitment to regional expansion. This comes on the heels…

Kenya Had 36 Private Equity Exits in the Last 10 Years, to Uganda’s 8.

Jonathan N. LubwamaAfrica East Africa Industry & Analysis News & AnalysisSeptember 28, 2023September 28, 2023

The Ugandan business ecosystem was awash with excitement when Tony Natif’s Guardian Health Pharmacy was acquired by Kenya’s MyDawa for an undisclosed amount. However, one of the biggest winners in…

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…

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

Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & Analysis The 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: 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…

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