about medicines for africa
Medicines for Africa is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to make safe medicines available to all in African countries. We are worried about the quality of medicines people in African countries are taking. The conversation has for too long been focused on the availability of medicines without due consideration to the quality of medicines. This issue affects all countries in Africa, not just those with the weakest regulatory systems.
We at Medicines for Africa champion the health and well-being of the African patient, and everything we do is guided by that goal. We pride ourselves in knowing that when it comes to the safety and well-being of the African patient, no one cares more than us!
Medicines for Africa was founded by a group of high-level professionals from African countries and with strong family connections to the continent. We had been analyzing the Africa health sector for a long time and concluded that the current state of affairs needed to improve significantly. The current approach to support healthcare in Africa tends to create dependencies rather than enabling lasting and sustainable change. It's business with the primary objective of getting medicines as cheaply as possible without caring about the safety and well-being of the African patient.
And so, Medicines for Africa was born to create Africa-centric solutions with no political underpinnings or hidden agendas.
"When it comes to the safety and well-being of the African patient, no one cares more than us" |
Our expertise includes:
- Africa health strategy
- medicines supply chain security
- medicines health diplomacy and policy
- medicines regulatory affairs
- medicines quality control and assurance
- general medical sciences