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Anadach hosted a high level panel of stakeholders across the African private sectors including  Dr. Amit Thakker (African Business Federation). Dr. Babatunde Omilola (African Development Bank), Ms. Claire Omatseye (West African Health Federation),  Mr. Charles Dalton (International Finance Corporation),  Ms Zola Msitya (Board of Healthcare Funders, South Africa) and Ms Zouera Yousoufou (Aliko Dangote Foundation to participate in an  webinar‘COVID-19 in Africa: Leveraging the Private Healthcare Sector"

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Dr. Enoma Alade, Founding Partner of Anadach Group spoke at the summit and address questions eg. How we can ensure that the tech gap improves and how can we as stakeholders can ensure that we adopt new technologies to hit efficiency targets and made case for investment in health tech in Nigeria. In comparison to other parts of the world, she noted that investment is still lacking in the country's innovation space.

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Anadach Group attended the Healthcare Business International 2018, a two-day Conference & Exhibition at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London from Tuesday, April 10, 2018 – Wednesday, April 11, 2018. It provided a superb networking, investment opportunities and an unrivalled viewpoint of how the industry landscape is changing across Europe and Emerging Markets. Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu presented on the topic "Africa Investor Regional landscape’’.

HBI 2018 was also an ideal opportunity to meet a wide range of specialized private equity investors and other financiers in healthcare. Several long-term attendees of HBI events have made recent acquisitions in Africa and elsewhere.

On the event, Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, founding partner of Anadach Group, presented on topic "Addressing Business Challenges in Nigeria's Healthcare Industry" and discussed the role of the public sector (Federal and State), private sector, and international players in healthcare delivery, financing and regulation in Nigeria. She addressed the impact of policy changes and technology on the Nigerian healthcare industry, highlight potential opportunities for investment and PPPs, as well as discuss solutions to improving health outcomes in Nigeria.

The 5th Annual Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award was successfully held in Lagos on Friday, June 22 nd , 2018 at the Convention Centre, Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The event was a grand ceremony that had various industry players within the Nigerian health sector, public and private medical agencies and government in attendance. The annual event seeks to recognize and honour individuals and organizations that have shown outstanding performances and exceptional service delivery in the healthcare industry. Some of the awardees were; Prof. Fola Tayo, a seasoned Pharmacist and WHO Consultant ....

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA) in partnership with DFS Africa hosted the Africa Pharma Conference from 4-5 June, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference brought together all relevant development partners, UN agencies, AU Member States, the leading Pharmaceutical companies and Africa Pharma-focused investors from all across the globe.

The Africa Pharma Conference, focused on facilitating concrete actions that improve universal access to quality-assured affordable essential medicines and catalyse local production in Africa by harnessing high-level political commitment and workable solutions.

Anadach was partnering on the event.

The summit, hosted by Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the government of Mozambique, brought together more than 1 000 US and African private sector executives. Attendants also included international investors as well as senior government officials, who engaged on key sectors including ICT, agribusiness, energy, health, infrastructure, and many others to explore new business opportunities and possible areas of cooperation. Held under the theme: Advancing a Resilient and Sustainable US - Africa Partnership, the forum also served as a platform to advocate for effective US - Africa trade and investment policies. Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, founding partner of Anadach Group, moderated the panel on "Innovative Strategies For Africa's 21 Century Healthcare Needs".

On Friday, 21 st of June, it was time again to celebrate excellence in healthcare in Nigeria. Emeritus Professor Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe, Dr. Stella Chinyelu Okoli and Prof. Eyitayo Lambo were the three distinguished persons who received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the sixth edition of Nigerian Health Care Excellence Award (NHEA). 

At the event, which successfully held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos the special recognition award was given to Dr. Mohammed Pate for providing leadership in the reduction of polio in Nigeria, and Dr. Aranmolate Ayobami for the revolution of cosmetic surgery in Nigeria. The event which had several doctors, hospital administrators, pharmacists, heads of health management organisations (HMOs), captains of industry and stakeholders in the health sector in attendance also awarded 'Outstanding CSR Health Project of the Year' to Healing Stripes Hospital for providing free dialysis for the less-privileged. The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award NHEA) which started in 2014, is an annual event designed to encourage innovation and stimulate quality improvement in the healthcare industry

The summit, hosted by Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the government of Mozambique, brought together more than 1000 US and African private sector executives. Attendants also included international investors as well as senior government officials, who engaged on key sectors including ICT , agribusiness, energy, health, infrastructure, and many others to explore new business opportunities and possible areas of cooperation. Held under the theme: Advancing a Resilient and Sustainable US - Africa Partnership, the forum also served as a platform to advocate for effective US - Africa trade and investment policies. Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, founding partner of Anadach Group, moderated the panel on "Innovative Strategies For Africa's 21 Century Healthcare Needs".

The Third edition of the African Business and Social Responsibility Forum took place in Kigali with a theme of "unleashing the CSR potential of African Businesses". The conference facilitated discussions around  "Education, Employment and Social Commitment: What Models for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth? Dr. Maraki Fikre, Vice-President of East Africa and Middle East, participated in the panel discussion on  "Human Capital Development: How to reduce the gap between the skills generated by education systems and the expectations of the job market?"  bringing a health perspective.  Especially in light of the new digital innovations and technology, the conference revealed the significant potential Africa businesses can contribute, through their social responsibility programs, to a more scalable and sustainable model for job creation and shaping the "next generation leaders and innovators". 

Mr. Tunde Adewopo welcomed all dignitaries and delegates to the Nigeria Health Summit as he narrated the lapses in the health sector that led to the death of his parents a few years ago. Dr. Adedamola Dada MD/CEO - FMC Ebute Metta Lagos declared the Nigeria Health Summit 2018 open, representing the Honourable Minister Of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole. Prof. Adewole, in his keynote addressed: theHealth of the Nation; affirmed that the National Health Act is the bedrock to resolving the many health challenges facing the nation today. Do we have the will power to implement it? This is the ugly question facing the Nigerian nation, he said. 

Dr. Enoma Alade, founding partner of Anadach group, made a case for investment in health tech in Nigeria. In comparison to other parts of the world, she noted that investment is still lacking in the country's innovation space.

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The healthcare system in Nigeria and elsewhere in the region is challenged by numerous constraints ranging from inadequate infrastructure to shortage of qualified healthcare personnel and poor funding amongst other issues. 

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In light of these challenges,  Anadach Group partnered with the Health Federation of Nigeria (HFN) to host the workshop "GROWING SMALL TO MEDIUM HEALTH BUSINESSES IN WEST AFRICA- with special focus on Nigeria" On OCTOBER 9, 2019 at Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. 

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Anadach Group attended the Africa Healthcare Week, a two-day Conference & Exhibition at the Olympia (the UK's most famous events venue) from Tuesday, March 6, 2018 - Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Africa Healthcare Week is Africa's largest healthcare event in Europe. This business event provided high-level discussion and meetings into the investment opportunities and technology procurement requirements of Africa's healthcare industry. This European event was attended by an unprecedentedly high number of African delegates from: distributors, government, hospitals, healthcare providers, investors and NGO's. 

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FUTUR.E.S in Africa was the first event that connects French, Moroccan and Africans digital ecosystems. The event aimed at strengthening the links between those change makers, highlighting plural approaches of innovation and be the place where doers build together the future of innovation in Africa. During the three day event, 30+ best Moroccan, African and French start-ups in the field of education, health and smart territory provided their demos. 50 awesome speakers gave presentation on various topics. More than 1000 attendees participated in the event. Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, founding partner of Anadach Group presented on the topic "The Future of Digital Health in Africa" 

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https://africa.futuresfestivals.com

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Anadach Group in collaboration with PharmAccess organized a Pharmacy Industry Roundtable with the theme "Strengthening the Value Chain" on Wednesday, 22nd of November 2017. Dr. Enoma Alade, Founding Partner of the Anadach group gave a presentation on "The Role of PPMV in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Distribution in Nigeria" at the Roundatable.

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Hosted by Africa Health Business Ltd. (AHBL), the Alliance du Secteur Privé de la Santé - Senegal, and the Ministry of Health - Senegal, AHBS II offered a platform to connect with thought leaders from the public and private sectors, NGOs, academia, and development agencies to share lessons learned and catalyze collaborative action to strengthen PPPs focused on 5 key game changers for health in Africa on 6th - 7th November, 2017 in Dakar.  

Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, Founding Partner of Anadach Group, moderated the session on "Private Sector Driven Public Private Partnerships". 

http://www.africahealthbusiness.com

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Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, founding partner of Anadach Group presented at the Eighth Annual Conference of the Africa Business and Entrepreneurship Research Society on 4 - 7th October, 2017. She presented a paper jointly written By Drs. Alade and Ekuri on  Pharmaceutical Retail in Nigeria: Market Dynamics, Business Practices, Challenges and Opportunities in PPMV Practice.  

Event Website: http://africabusiness.org

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Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, founding partner of Anadach Group participated in this symposium, with several colleagues from her medical school class, at 10.00 am on August 1st at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos and presented on topic "Policy making: Screening, Funding, and Measuring Outcome".

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The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) is an annual event which celebrates distinguished personalities and organisations who have contributed remarkably to the growth of the Nigerian health sector. It is an initiative of Global Health Project & Resources in collaboration with Anadach Group.

This year's edition was another glamorous celebration as we had in attendance stakeholders in the healthcare industry and distinguished personalities in the public and private sectors. The event was held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on the 23rd of June. There were 23 awards under 4 categories. The recipients of Lifetime Achievement Awards were; Pharm. (Mazi) Sam Ohuabunwa and Professor (Mrs.) Ibironke Akinsete. Other awardees included Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano won the Tertiary Healthcare Provider of the Year and Pharmaccess Innovative Healthcare Service Provider of the Year was awarded to SaferMom. 

Event Website:  www.nigeriahealthcareawards.com.ng

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The West Africa Pharmaceutical Sector Roundtable which held on June 21, 2017, Lagos, Nigeria was organized by  Anadach Group and the International Finance Corporation  (of the World Bank Group). At the roundtable, several topics including Support for Harmonization, Engagement of Governments and Fight against the presence of substandard and falsified drugs were discussed. On behalf of Anadach and the IFC, we would like to thank all participants for taking the time to attend the West Africa Pharmaceutical Roundtable. Your participation and insights were instrumental to a lively, insightful debate that we believe will lead to further development in the sector. Please contact us if you are interested in further information on the Roundtable discussion

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HBI 2017 was a deep dive into the fascinating industry of healthcare. Located at the QE2 conference centre in the heart of Westminster, London, the two-day event welcomed 570 delegates from over 50 countries which makes it the largest global conference for the private health care sector, with combined operator revenue of nearly $100bn.

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A panel of African investors, advisors and operators gave a critical but positive assessment of the future of private healthcare on the continent at HBI 2017. Dr Egbe Osifo-Dawodu explained the opportunity in Africa.

Download the HBI Conference 2017 report

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Assurance for safe medicines and health products: protecting public health through unified global action was held on Monday 13 - Wednesday 15 February 2017 at Abuja, Nigeria. This event brought together stakeholders, including the largest health financing institutions, working to increase good governance and transparency through supply chain strengthening and risk assurance to protect public health. Dr. Enoma Alade presented on  "Strengthening supply chain assurance: how to prevent the spread of SSFFC and diverted medicines and health products"

Event agenda: https://www.wiltonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WP1528-Programme-2.pdf

That there is an ongoing crisis on Drug abuse among the Nigerian Youth, as recently exposed by BBC and various other media is no longer news. We felt that more can be done and it was necessary to drive more conversation towards the issue and seek solutions as well. Why is the issue so prevalent, what are the underlying factors? What can be done now and, in the future, to help people already in and prevent more from joining them....

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