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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…
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 that deal was the private equity firm, Ascent Africa which owned a controlling stake in the pharmacy chain. This deal was a major exit for a private equity firm, in a region where such milestones are rare. For those who may not understand it, the term ‘exit’ holds significant importance and is often used to denote the process through which a private equity firm or investor realizes a return on…
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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 developed world. Back home in Uganda, his countrymen and women were suffering under the yoke of limited access to life-saving drugs. “More than 40% of counterfeit medicine seizures are on the African continent and by some estimates, at least 30% of medicines sold in this part of the world are either falsified or substandard and that’s not to talk about ability or inability, that is, of our people to…
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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 to Kenya’s e-healthcare firm, MYDAWA Holdings. Anthony Natif, Guardian Health’s founder and Chief Executive Officer until last week has also sold off his stake, giving MYDAWA, 100% holding of Guardian Health. Natif, whose impeccable knowledge of Uganda’s healthcare industry helped Guardian Health to rapidly gain market share, has also stepped down as Chief Executive Officer, according to our sources. MYDAWA was in 2016 founded by Neil O’leary, the billionaire Chairman…
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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 with CEO East Africa’s Muhereza Kyamutetera and shared his experience and building a more resilient business for the future. How would you describe Guardian Health’s Corporate Purpose? Why do you exist? Our Corporate Purpose is espoused in our vision, mission, values and core objectives. Our vision is to become Uganda’s neighbourhood pharmacy of choice. We will do this by, providing quality pharmaceutical care aimed at improving health, well-being and quality…
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