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AT A GLANCE
Quality Pharmaceutical manufacturing company from
KenyaSales
KES 2.26B (USD 22.6M)
2015 Unaudited – 65%
Business from Donors
Inspected & approved
by 11 African
Countries
Doing business in 22
African Countries
Portfolio of more
than 110 products
Number of Personnel: 415+
Permanent: 99
Contracted: 176
Casual: 161
Formulations:
- Tablets & capsules, syrups & suspensions,
- ointments, Dry powder sachets
Where Are We Found?
35km – Distance from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Kikuyu Through A104
20km – Distance from Nairobi CBD to Kikuyu through A104 -branching at Wangige
To provide high-quality health care products
affordable to more people.
To be the leading partner in providing quality
and affordable health care to Africa and
beyond (Focus From Kenya to East
African market; COMESA & rest of Africa)
VISION
MISSION
VALUES
Quality Integrity Teamwork
Customer
FocusInnovation
2007
2008
Key Milestones
GOK Through KEMSA
awards first ARV order
2005
PICS certification by German
inspection in collaboration with
Kenyan GMP Authorities
*(PICS-Pharmaceutical Inspection
and Convention Scheme)
Finnfund First Investment
2004 Kikuyu Plant Commences Operations
1996Incorporation of Universal Pharmacy
Limited
FINNFUND Exit
2012
ISO 14001:2000 and OHSAS 18001:2007
(Bureau Veritas)2014
Approved Supplier to USAID / UNICEF
Projects
2014
2011 WHO Pre-qualification for Lamozid (Lamivudine 150mg
+ Zidovudine 300mg)
2008 Finnfund’s Second Investment (USD 10M)
Key Milestones
2015
WHO / UNICEF Site re-inspection
successfully passed
2016 Merger With Strides Shasun
UCL in Africa
Ethiopia
DACA
Ghana
FDB
Kenya PPB
Ivory Coast RA
Namibia RA
Uganda NDA
Malawi Pharmacy, Medicines
& Poison Board
Sierra Leone RA
TFDA
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
MCAZ
Zambia RA
GMP Inspections and
Approvals in Africa
UCL Business
in Africa
Present through a
Distributor
Present With Marketing
Reps
Present Through
Tenders
Other approvals of Site
and country of Origin
UCL Own
Distribution in
Africa
Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
Zambia
KENY
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UGAN
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TANZANI
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ZAMBI
A
Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Sudan gets added with Strides
WHO Geneva
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
PFSCM- Partnership for Supply Chain Management
SCMS - Supply Chain Management System
Bureau Veritas - ISO 14001: 2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007
Certification - CHMP - Centrale Humanitaire Medico -
Pharmaceutique
ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross
IDA Foundation
MSF - Medecens Sans Frontiers
PIC/S - Pharmaceutical Inspection and Convention
Scheme
International Organizations Approvals
Customer satisfaction with no compromise on quality
Continuous product improvement to suit changing
needs
Sourcing raw materials from
quality suppliers
Compliance
with laws
Continuous systems and
process improvement
Hiring qualified staff, training
developing and motivating them
Quality Policy
Basket Products for lifestyle / non-communicable diseases
Future Growth – Private Market
Basket Products for communicable diseases
Future Growth – Public Market
ANTI – MALARIA
TB
ANTI – RETROVIRALS
Future Growth – Tender Business
• Be a major player in providing Quality and
Affordable Healthcare Products to both Local
and International Institutions; NGOs,
Government Agencies, Faith Based
Organizations
• Merger with Strides Shasun has had an
impact towards improving our strength in Anti-
Malaria, Anti - Retroviral and TB drugs.
• Accessibility and availability is always better
when the product is manufactured nearer the
need
Being a Small WHO PQ African
Manufacturer• Small Volume products can be easily done
which would not be feasible for a Large
Manufacturer.
• Cost of manufacturing would be higher than
Large Manufacturers
• Levies and Duties applicable to African
Manufacturers as opposed to Indian and
Chinese Manufacturers (Export incentives).
• Availability of talent, People Cost, energy
Costs relatively higher.
• Donor Community to assist in Building
Capacity and creation of Employment as part
of the Sustainable Development Goals (teach
us how to Fish do not feed us with the Fish).
• Impossible to Compete with Non Prequalified
Suppliers in Local Government Tenders –
Ease of
Logistics
From To
TimeKenya Zambia
10 DaysKenya Malawi
7 Days
China/India Malawi
60+ Days
China/India Zambia
90+ Days
THIS HAS HELPED ALLIEVATE QUITE A
FEW EMERGENCIES
Key Strengths
State of the art lab equipment for quality
control
Capacity to ensure quality manufacture of
products
Qualified personnel
Good image due to quality assured
products of GMP
standard
Timely Deliveries
Ease of access to COMESA/Sub Saharan
Africa
Companies that are looking
for entry into the African
market, Universal
Corporation Ltd is the right
partner since it is inspected
by 11 African NDRA’s and
doing business in 22 African
Countries.
Isn’t it easy
to work with
an already
inspected
company?
Interests
Annual actual - Capacity
TABLETS 3,000,000,000 TABLETS 3,000,000,000
CAPSULES 160,000,000 CAPSULES 160,000,000
ORS 85,000,000 ORS 95,000,000
CREAMS /
OINTMENTS 12,000,000
CREAMS /
OINTMENTS12,000,000
LIQUIDS 20,000,000 LIQUIDS 20,000,000
2014 2015
UCL in Photos…
GRANULATOR
STABILITY CHAMBER
WATER PURIFIER
ORAL LIQUIDS SECTION
QUALITY CONTROL CORRIDOR
STORAGE
MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION
Managing Director
- palu@ucl.co.ke
Technical Director
- pentti@ucl.co.ke
Commercial Head
- hemal@ucl.co.ke
Quality Assurance
- quality@ucl.co.ke
General Inquiries
- general@ucl.co.ke
- info@ucl.co.ke
Marketing
- sadera@ucl.co.ke
Sales
- cordination@ucl.co.ke
Club Road, Past Kikuyu Post Office
P.O Box: 1748-00902,
Kikuyu, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 2693834/35/36
Mobile: +254 738279222/ +254 722207126
Fax: +254 20 2666966
Website www.ucl.co.ke