Fred de Sam Lazaro:
MPharma now has a network of some 850 affiliated pharmacies in nine African countries. It’s software monitors what’s moving or what’s needed in any store and can quickly deliver from warehouses like the one in Ghana’s capital, Accra.
Beyond pharmaceuticals, mPharma added services, creating health centers, with nurses on staff and doctors on standby. So, when Rosemary Hammond (ph) came in with a splitting headache one recent morning, nurse Patience Ayitey (ph) checked her vitals and saw fit to double-check with one of the 30 mPharma doctors available online.
So far, there’s no added cost for the clinical services, which are covered by revenues from drug sales.
