Dr Isaac Mathuku
Founder & Managing Director
Quality medicines depend on a quality supply chain.
QualiMED Africa helps ministries of health, regulators, manufacturers and development partners plan, audit and strengthen the systems that move safe, effective health products from factory to patient across EAC, SADC and ECOWAS member states.
Portfolio
9Projects completed
USD 549KTotal project value
10Countries reached
15+Health supply chain specialists
About us
A Pan-African health organisation headquartered in Kenya
QualiMED Africa (QMA) has worked since 2020 to improve the quality of medicines and make access to them more equitable. From our Nairobi headquarters we work through regional strategic networks across East Africa, the Horn of Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa.
Regional strategic network
- NairobiKenya · Headquarters
- JubaSouth Sudan
- MogadishuSomalia
- LusakaZambia
- HarareZimbabwe
- PretoriaSouth Africa
- Port HarcourtNigeria
- BanjulGambia
Vision
A Pan-African organisation championing equitable access to quality medicines for Africa.
Mission
To strengthen health supply chains and health systems through sound strategy, independent assessment and robust quality management.
Banjul
Port Harcourt
Juba
Mogadishu
Nairobi · HQ
Lusaka
Harare
Pretoria
Technical Team
The people behind our work
Management Team
Dr Harun Mwadali
Director of Programs & Operations
[Bio to be added from LinkedIn]
Pius Mathii
Director of ICT & Business Growth
[Bio to be added from LinkedIn]
Board members · Advisory
Dr George Mugi
Board Member · Advisory
Pharmaceutical quality assurance, GMP (PIC/S and WHO), regulatory affairs and audit specialist with over 15 years in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Certified cGMP/GSDP auditor with QUAMED. PhD candidate in Biotechnology Innovation and Regulatory Science at Purdue University; MSc (Purdue), BPharm (Kenya).
Dr James Riungu
Board Member · Advisory
Registered pharmacist and public health and humanitarian supply chain specialist with over 20 years in pharmaceutical procurement and supply chain strengthening across sub-Saharan Africa. Former Chief of Party, Chemonics International. Master of Supply Chain & Logistics (Zaragoza, Spain), MBA and BPharm (Kenya).
Our services
Three practice areas, one goal
Each area can be engaged on its own or combined. Many clients start with an assessment, then move to strategy and system building.
SCM · Practice area
Health Supply Chain Management
Strategic and technical advice that helps governments and partners secure a reliable, affordable supply of health commodities.
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National Health Supply Chain Strategy Development
Situation analysis, stakeholder consultation, costed strategic plans and implementation roadmaps for national and county supply chains.
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Local Manufacturing, Research & Development Advisory
Feasibility studies, product portfolio selection, regulatory pathways and GMP readiness support for local pharmaceutical producers and R&D initiatives.
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Health Economics, Costing & Health Financing Strategies
Supply chain costing, budget impact and cost-effectiveness analysis, and financing strategies that sustain commodity availability.
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Technical Assistance on Health Commodity Security
Quantification, forecasting and supply planning, procurement support and stock-out risk monitoring for essential medicines and health products.
SCA · Practice area
Health Supply Chain Assessment
Independent audits and evaluations that give buyers, funders and regulators confidence in suppliers, products and programmes.
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Third-Party Monitoring & Evaluation
Independent verification of programme delivery, commodity availability and data quality for donors and implementing partners.
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Supplier Qualification: GMP, GLP & GDP Audits
On-site audits of manufacturers, quality control laboratories, warehouses and distributors against international good-practice guidelines.
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Product & Dossier Evaluation
Technical review of product dossiers and specifications for health products and technologies, supporting registration and procurement decisions.
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Third-Party Tender Bid Evaluation
Impartial technical and financial evaluation of tender bids, with documented scoring that stands up to audit.
HSS · Practice area
Health System Strengthening
Quality systems, skills and certification that let institutions deliver safe medicines consistently and prove it.
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Medical Product Quality Management Systems
Design and roll-out of QMS documentation, including quality manuals, SOPs, forms and records, tailored to manufacturers, distributors, regulators and health facilities.
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Training in Supply Chain & Quality Management
Practical courses and on-the-job mentorship for supply chain officers, pharmacists, quality staff and internal auditors.
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ISO Certification & Audits
Gap analysis, implementation support, internal audits and certification readiness for quality management standards.
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Quality Management System Library
Ready-to-adapt SOPs, templates and checklists covering product quality, warehousing, procurement, stock control and validation.
Browse the library →
How we work
From first conversation to lasting capacity
Scope
We agree objectives, standards, deliverables and timelines with you before any fieldwork begins.
Assess
We collect evidence through site visits, document review, data analysis and interviews.
Advise & build
We turn findings into strategies, corrective action plans and working quality systems.
Transfer
We train your teams and hand over tools so improvements continue after the engagement ends.
Projects
Completed projects
9Projects completed
USD 549,248Total project value
10Countries reached
Nine completed engagements for GIZ, the Global Fund, UNFPA, UNICEF, EAC and other partners, spanning supply chain strategy, assessments, medicine quality studies and training across East, Southern and West Africa.
USD 184,000Malawi
Prevalence Study on Substandard and Falsified Medicines (SFMP)
GIZ · Strengthening AU's Health Architecture (Africa CDC), with PMRA and AUDA-NEPAD
Designed and ran a national prevalence study of substandard and falsified medical products in public and private medicine outlets, covering study design, approvals, field sampling and laboratory testing, with reporting to PMRA, AMRH and GIZ.
USD 150,000South Sudan
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Assessment and Process Optimization
Global Fund / AMREF
Assessed the central medical store against WHO GSDP and DFCA guidelines, validated findings with the store and Ministry of Health, and produced a warehouse optimization plan with a USD 1.73M implementation budget.
USD 50,000Somalia · Mogadishu, Garowe, Hargeisa
LMIS and Warehouse & Inventory Management Training
Physicians Across Continents, with UNFPA support
Developed training on LMIS data quality and warehouse management, delivered sessions in three cities, and carried out warehouse assessments and supportive supervision with Federal and State Ministries of Health.
USD 50,000South Sudan
Health Supply Chain Professionalization Project
UNICEF Supply Chain Division / People that Deliver
Mapped government, regulatory, NGO and donor stakeholders, interviewed key informants, validated findings in workshops, and developed an implementation roadmap for supply chain professionalization.
USD 40,000Kenya
Last Mile Assurance In-Country Assessment (ICA)
UNFPA Kenya Country Office
Assessed KEMSA and two counties in the Rift Valley and Western regions, tracing UNFPA-donated commodities, checking GSDP and GPP compliance and internal controls, and delivering a final report with root-cause analysis.
EUR 36,000EAC · Kenya, DRC, South Sudan, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Somalia
EAC Health Supply Chain Workforce Professionalization Strategy
GOPA Consultants / EAC RCE-VIHSCM
Led a situational analysis across EAC Partner States, then drafted the regional professionalization strategy and costed implementation plan, presented to the EAC Sectoral Council on Health.
USD 15,000South Sudan
Training Manual for Supply Chain Management of Health Commodities
UNFPA / AMREF
Engaged ministry, regulator, central medical store and partner teams in Juba, and produced a capacity-building policy document for pharmaceutical management of health products.
USD 10,000South Sudan
Training and Capacity Building of Healthcare Providers
Global Fund / AMREF
Ran a gap assessment covering supply chain, LMIS, regulation, post-market surveillance, AMR stewardship and pharmacovigilance, and trained over 200 healthcare providers, including on mSupply.
USD 10,000Nigeria, Kenya
Drug Revolving Fund and Pooled Procurement: Evaluation and Training Content
Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN)
Assessed the needs and challenges of drug revolving funds and pooled procurement of health commodities, and developed training content on both.
Values as contracted. The EAC project (EUR 36,000) is included in the total at USD 40,248, converted at 1 EUR = 1.118 USD (November 2026).
Career
Build Africa's health supply chains with us
We work with pharmacists, supply chain specialists, quality auditors, regulatory experts and health economists across the continent, as staff and as associate consultants.
Open positions
Current vacancies are announced here and on our LinkedIn page.
Follow us on LinkedIn →Consultant roster
Join our pool of experts for GMP/GDP audits, evaluations, QMS development and training assignments. Send your CV and areas of expertise to info@qualimeds.org.
Contact
Tell us about your project
Share a few details and our team will respond within two working days.
- info@qualimeds.org
- Phone
- +254 737 199 862
- Office
- Sameer Business Park, Mombasa Road
P.O. Box 6729, Nairobi, Kenya