Dawa Limited

Dawa Limited
Private Company
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Founded 1974 (1974)
Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya
Key people

Raju Mohindra
Chairman

Ajay Patel
Managing Director
Revenue US$ 21 million (KES 2.2 billion) (2017)[1]
Number of employees
 550+ (2017)[2]
Website www.dawalimited.com

Dawa Limited is a Kenyan pharmaceutical company based in Nairobi, Kenya. It manufactures and distributes human pharmaceuticals in Kenya and other African countries.[3][4]

Location

The headquarter of the company are located in Nairobi, Kenya.[5] The company maintains a modern pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at same location in Nairobi.[4]

Overview

The company manufactures and distributes generic human medicines. The products include tablets, capsules, syrups, suspensions, powders and injectables.[4]

Operations

It is a leading manufacturer and marketer in Kenya. It is expanding its scope of operation to become a global manufacturer while meeting various market demands. It has already an established a high-end manufacturing facility for penicillin products.[6] It is planning to establish another new facility by investing US$290 mn to cater the need of growing business demands.[7] It has business operations in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Malawi, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.[4]

History

Dawa Limited established as Dawa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. in 1974, it was at the forefront of pharmaceutical manufacturing in East and Central Africa and made products under contract for the UK’s Beecham Pharmaceuticals which is now known as GSK. It was bought by Medisel Kenya Limited in 2004 as a strategy to grow and enhance the pharmaceutical industry in Kenya and then it is renamed to Dawa Limited.[4]

Ownership

The shares of stock of Dawa Limited are privately owned, it belongs to Dawa group.[8]

Dawa Group

The group consists of (a) the parent company Medisel Kenya Limited (b) the anchor company Dawa Limited (c) the subsidiary company KEL Chemicals and the real estate subsidiary company Forest Road Development Limited.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kariuki, James (24 September 2017). "Drugs firm to spend Sh3 billion on Nairobi plant expansion". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ↑ NBM (10 November 2015). "Dawa Limited acquires KEL Chemicals". Nairobi: Nairobi Business Monthly (NBM). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Dawa Limited (26 September 2017). "Welcome To Dawa Limited". Thika: Dawa Limited. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 TABJ (2004). "Dawa Limited". The African Business Journal (TABJ). Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Google (26 September 2017). "Location of the headuarters of Dawa Limited" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Kwach, Julie. "Pharmaceutical Companies in Kenya Directory". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  7. ↑ "Dawa Ltd. announces Nairobi pharmaceutical plant expansion". www.healthcareglobal.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  8. 1 2 DG (26 September 2017). "Dawa Group Profile". Thika: Dawa Group (DG). Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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