‘Somewhere along the way, we must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others’ – Martin Luther King Jr.
On 26th August 2022, our team visited Thika Main Prison in Thika – Kenya. This marks a second visit after an earlier visit led by Lady Arooj and our chairman, Dr. Raju Mohindra, who also chairs Thika Level 5 hospital. We donated medication, food, kids clothes, mattresses, blankets, toiletries, farm fertilizers, books, pencils, and other household items. The facility hosts men, women and children.
Dawa Life Sciences team was led by Mr. Ashvani, CEO – Dawa Life Sciences Animal Health Division, Albert and Sanjee Sharma from the FRDL team; who are discussing some renovations in the prison with the facility’s management.
We thank Thika prison management for hosting us.
Dawa Life Sciences and Thika Main prison team
Through training and motivation, we continuously maintain an inspired workforce. Recently, a total of 62 team members from the production department were promoted to new roles. “Human resources are the life line of an organization. ”We congratulate you on your new roles, and look forward to more accomplishments from the team. This exercise means that the management is aware of your hard work. It’s the beginning of a wonderful journey for you, for your families and for the company” Martha Muthee – HCM Team lead
Dawa Life Sciences empowers everyone to step up in their tasks with a focus on our mission; to provide better quality life for all. We wish the team good luck.
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The program also explores how the pandemic bolstered calls for countries to jump-start local production of essential goods. In Kenya, pharmaceutical company Dawa Life Sciences received a grant to help develop the country’s local vaccine ecosystem. “Healthcare is critical for a nation’s growth. I’m not just talking about the medicines, but the expertise to manufacture the medicines, the technologies have to be in-country, as well as having enough healthcare workers.”
Headquartered in Nairobi, Dawa Life Sciences manufactures and distributes pharmaceuticals and animal medicines in 25 markets across Africa. Co-founder and Chairman Raju Mohindra says that the company plans to expand its African footprint in the coming years, “Our international business is at about 25 to 30 percent of our total turnover, so we want to grow it to at least 60 percent. So, from just a local, homegrown, Kenyan entity, we want to become a pan-African reference point.”
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On 8th July, Dawa Life Sciences together with United States International University – Africa and 3 other Pharmaceutical companies kicked-off the Dual Vocational Training Program for Pharmaceutical Production Specialists – a program sponsored by the German Metrology Institute (PTB), an institution of the Federal Government of Germany.
It is set to provide an opportunity for young students to qualify them working as operators in #Pharmaceutical production after 12 months course completion.
In attendance were delegates from the Ministry of Health, Kenya, the German Embassy, the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa (AHK Eastern Africa), and the Kenya National Qualification Authority.
“This program fits perfectly in our wider development cooperation portfolio with Kenya, the East African Region and the African Union. It will provide many opportunities for training and developing capacity within the Pharmaceutical Industry in collaboration with German partners” said Deputy German Ambassador, Thomas Wimmer.
In an effort to evaluate, improve and recognize outstanding performance, our technical team undertook a 1-year self-audit program, resulting to positive impact on the organization’s GMP compliance. Our Penicillin department turned out victorious followed by the warehouse and liquids departments.
“Self-audits ensure continuous improvement and assurance of quality in our processes, products and teams. Congratulations to the Penicillin department for achieving the set objectives.” Dr. Ajay Patel – Managing Director – Dawa Life Sciences.
As Dawa Life Sciences we relentlessly invest into education, training, and skills-building of our employees and workers.
50 Pharma and Animal health division employees from Production, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Warehouse, Maintenance and Regulatory Affairs departments are undergoing what is called “GMP Short Course” (Good Manufacturing Practices)
The aim of the course is to refresh and build on skills in Quality Risk Assessment, Deviations, Complaints, Recalls, Pharmacovigilance, Qualification, Calibration and Computerized System Validation.
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We believe in continuous and sustainable improvement and hence adding value to the company every day ensuring our promise to deliver best-in-quality products to our communities
Our animal health division took part in the Nandi County Agricultural Exhibition organized by the County Government of Nandi in partnership with the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP) and Hello Tractor.
We showcased our innovative and quality inputs with the aim of engaging and promoting the theme of the exhibition “Enhancing adoption of Technologies and Service Provision to increase productivity and profitability for improved Livelihoods”.
Dawa Life Sciences took part in 46TH KOGS Annual Scientific Congress, February 16th – 18th 2022.
Access to safe, affordable and quality reproductive health is important for everyone. Dawa Life Sciences took part in 46TH KOGS Annual Scientific Congress event in Mombasa; the discussion was around challenges and opportunities for innovation in reproductive health.
Dawa Life Sciences was excited to take part in an initiative that aims to accelerate telehealth technologies, especially for reproductive health.
Dawa Life Sciences led by our Production Manager Tom Ogila visited Good Samaritan Children’s Home & Rehabilitation Centre in Mathare, Nairobi.
“We were inspired by the resilience and strength of the young people we met. Dawa Life Sciences is committed to supporting our community.” Tom Ogila – Production Manager, Pharmaceuticals.
Dawa Group has rebranded into Dawa Life Sciences, incorporating Dawa Limited and Medisel Kenya Limited with one big ambition to provide better quality life for all