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QualiMED Africa team at the KEMSA National Supply Chain Centre, Nairobi QualiMED Africa team with health workers and partners outside Lukhome Dispensary, Kabuchai Stainless-steel process tanks and water systems in a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility Long aisle of racked medicine cartons in a pharmaceutical warehouse QualiMED Africa reviewing medicine stock on pharmacy shelves with a Physicians Across Continents partner Four QualiMED Africa team members outside the KEMSA National Supply Chain Centre

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.

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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 Isaac Mathuku

Dr Isaac Mathuku

Principal Consultant

Dr Isaac Mathuku is a Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Specialist with nearly 10 years of progressive experience in medical product quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and pharmaceutical supply chain management. His work experience spans several international organisations, including currently as Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Contracting Associate at UN, and previously as Global Quality Assurance Manager at Axmed, Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist at the AUDA-NEPAD, Supply Chain Management Consultant with UNICEF Supply Division, & Supply Chain Advisor-USAID.

He holds a Master of Science- Health Economics and Policy, a Bachelor of Pharmacy, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Procurement and Supply Management.

Dr Harun Mwadali

Dr Harun Mwadali

Lead Consultant - Programs

Dr. Harun Mwadali Mwaemi is a medical doctor and humanitarian health professional with over 12 years of experience leading health programmes in complex and resource-constrained settings across Kenya and South Sudan. He currently serves as Program Director at COSEDA, South Sudan, providing strategic leadership in health systems strengthening, primary healthcare, programme management, quality assurance, governance, resource mobilisation and donor engagement.

He has previously held senior technical and leadership roles with International Medical Corps, Amref Health Africa, IRC and MSF-Swiss, managing health interventions across several regions of South Sudan and Dadaab Refugee Complex in Kenya. His expertise spans maternal and child health, reproductive health, immunisation, emergency health response, outbreak management, malaria and mental health services. He has extensive experience working with governments, UN agencies and international donors, including UNICEF, WHO, UNHCR, USAID and the World Bank. He holds an MB.Ch.B from Kampala International University and is pursuing a Master of Public Health at Brunel University London.

Pius Mathii

Pius Mathii

Lead Consultant - Digital Health Transformation, MEL & Growth

Pius Muisyo Mathii is an experienced IT Consultant and Software Engineer with over 10 years of expertise in Electronic Health, Health Information Systems, Digital Health, Telemedicine, and Health Innovation. A graduate of Strathmore University, holding a BSc in Business Information Technology, an MSc in Information Systems Security, and a student in a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management, he specializes in developing secure, interoperable, and user-centric digital health solutions.

He has contributed to major healthcare technology initiatives, including HIV quality assessment tools for Kenya's Ministry of Health, the scaling of the BLIS-Kenya Laboratory Information System, the EU-funded mHealth4Africa project, and the WHO-funded KHRO web portal. His expertise spans software development, data analytics, information security, systems integration, and project management.

Pius is passionate about leveraging technology and innovation to strengthen healthcare systems, improve service delivery, and deliver sustainable digital transformation.

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.

  • National Health Supply Chain Strategy Development

    Situation analysis, stakeholder consultation, costed strategic plans and implementation roadmaps for national and county supply chains.

  • Local Manufacturing, Research & Development Advisory

    Feasibility studies, product portfolio selection, regulatory pathways and GMP readiness support for local pharmaceutical producers and R&D initiatives.

  • Health Economics, Costing & Health Financing Strategies

    Supply chain costing, budget impact and cost-effectiveness analysis, and financing strategies that sustain commodity availability.

  • 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.

  • Third-Party Monitoring & Evaluation

    Independent verification of programme delivery, commodity availability and data quality for donors and implementing partners.

  • Supplier Qualification: GMP, GLP & GDP Audits

    On-site audits of manufacturers, quality control laboratories, warehouses and distributors against international good-practice guidelines.

    GMPGLPGDPWHO TRS

  • Product & Dossier Evaluation

    Technical review of product dossiers and specifications for health products and technologies, supporting registration and procurement decisions.

    CTDeCTD

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Training in Supply Chain & Quality Management

    Practical courses and on-the-job mentorship for supply chain officers, pharmacists, quality staff and internal auditors.

  • ISO Certification & Audits

    Gap analysis, implementation support, internal audits and certification readiness for quality management standards.

    ISO 9001ISO 13485

  • 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

  1. Scope

    We agree objectives, standards, deliverables and timelines with you before any fieldwork begins.

  2. Assess

    We collect evidence through site visits, document review, data analysis and interviews.

  3. Advise & build

    We turn findings into strategies, corrective action plans and working quality systems.

  4. 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.

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

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Email
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Phone
+254 737 199 862
Office
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P.O. Box 6729, Nairobi, Kenya
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