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Aide Chemists Co-Founder wins Health & Wellness Award at 40 under 40 awards
The Co-Founder of Aide Chemists has emerged as the Health & Wellness(Orthodox) award recipient at the just ended 40 under 40 Achievers Award held at Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra on October 8, 2021.
40 under 40 is an initiative from Xodus Communications Limited which seeks to identify, honour, and celebrate a cross section of the nation's most influential and accomplished young business leaders under the age of forty from a wide range of industries.
The prestigious award is a recognition of his dedication and commitment in building the healthcare sector as well as being a highly respected advocate for best practices in the field of pharmacy.
Speaking to the media after receiving the award, Pharm David Addo expressed gratitude to God, his family, friends, staff ,and clients for their commitment to pushing the vision and mission of the companies he is involved with.
He also thanked the people of Akyem Tafo of the Abuakwa North Constituency of the Eastern Region for their support over the years.
''I am honoured and humbled by this award. I have come far from ground zero to this level. My story can be a case study in business schools. Without the support of the Ghanaian people and particularly the associates at the companies, I won't have come up here tonight. There is more to be done for Ghana and I pray the youth would be willing to lend a hand.''
David Addo took the opportunity to call on government and all healthcare stakeholders in the industry to invest more into the pharmaceutical sector to make it more attractive for the youth to venture to unearth more talents in the country.
''I call on the Government, especially the Ministers of Health & Trade, to pay attention to small scale pharmaceutical manufacturers in Ghana because they are the future of Ghana's pharma landscape. They can support us with machinery and working capital to grow into big pharma over a period of time. Next time they provide grants to pharma sector, a percentage should go to small scale pharmaceutical sector.
Aide Chemists is a leading pharmacy chain in Ghana with branches and franchises in four regions of Ghana. Curist Pharma is an importer and distributor of products to Ghana Health Service while its sister company, Darl Chemical Industries Ltd, is a manufacturer of small-scale pharmaceutical products.
Pharm. Addo started his business with a capital of GHS 5,000 ($3,000) in 2010 and through perseverence and dedication ,he gives employment to Pharmacists and their support staff. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Achimota School.
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Aide Chemists sets pace, wins ‘Emerging Brand of the Year’ award
Aide Chemists Ltd, a chain of retail pharmacies that deliver quality and affordable branded generics products, emerged winner of the 'Emerging Brand of the Year' award at the maiden Ghana Pharma Awards held in Accra.
Run by a determined young woman seeking to succeed in a male dominated profession, Aide Chemists, a leading retail pharmacy chain in the country has a firm focus of becoming the first pharmaceutical retail of choice in Ghana and the West Africa sub-region, offering affordable but quality products to clients. Mrs. Abigail Amma Abora Addo, the CEO of Aide Chemists, said the opportunity to enter the retail space was desirable because some pharmacy owners usually lack requisite industry experience to enable them provide the pharmaceutical care service required to achieve profitability while serving the community.
''We were seeking to correct shortfalls and thus acquired our first retail shop in 2012 from a local pharmaceutical producer and turned it into a profitable pharmacy with increasing year on year turnover'', she said. The company further acquired two more outlets in 2014, beginning the growth of Aide Chemists' retail chain. In 2015, Aide Chemists expanded into other regions in the country with 20 outlets, selling prescription and over the counter drug to customers. Aide Chemists plans to have presence in all ten regional capitals and key district capitals by 2019, and to increase its retail outlets to 60 by 2021.
The Company's unique proposition of strategically placing its retail pharmacies in vulnerable communities, which are considerably underserved, coupled with its unique branding and ambience is a total departure from what you see largely in such communities.
On the corporate social responsibility front, Aide Chemists offers free health and medical screening every other month to better the lives of the vulnerable in deprived communities, testing for malaria, blood sugar, and typhoid and providing medication to the beneficiaries where necessary and within its remit. ''In 2017, we organized a health screening in Koforidua, Mataheko, Kumasi and Ashalley Botwe with an average of 600 people benefiting per location'' she said. Mrs. Addo said she was very happy about the award '' because it not only improves our brand's image but collaborates our efforts as seen and appreciated. It also confirms our goal to be the pacesetters in terms of branding and service delivery''.
The Ghana Pharma Awards brought together the major players in the pharmaceutical industry in Ghana and provided the platform to recognize individuals and companies that play significant roles in the growth and development of the industry. As the premier awards event in the industry, it sought to recognize distinction and promote the interest of the industry - locally and internationally by rewarding excellence within the industry. The event celebrates thinkers, creators, and strong advocates, individuals and companies that are committed to driving the industry forward.
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