Pharma / Medical

Omaera Pharmaceuticals Limited was started in 1993 as a small retail outlet availing medical and surgical materials to a few consumers. During this time, distribution of Pharmaceuticals was done by few companies and there was need for a medium sized distributor who could serve the small pharmacies and clinics. This way, Omaera expanded and in 1994 started wholesaling and distributing of various pharmaceutical and paramedical products. Kenya’s economy was at this time stable and consequently the growth experienced was fast and enormous and saw us change offices of operation thrice.  Pharmaceuticals to Africa Currently, we are located on the first floor of Paramount Plaza, at the junction of Muranga and Kipande Roads. Both our stores and offices occupy an area of over 20,000 square feet. We provide quality health care products, with the current managent we have grown to be recognized as one of the most respected Pharmaceuticals, Surgicals, OTC products and Medical Equipment providers in East Africa by both the Health Care Community and the families that entrust us with servicing their healthcare needs. Omaera is a full service provider, offering sales, service and installation of medi-cal equipment.   Our trained technical staff offer high quality product installation and timely after sales service of all the products we provide. Our focus Omaera is focused on Importation Distribution of medical equipment and Pharmaceuticals.You can rely on us to find the solutions to your medical equipment needs quickly and professionally and with products and services you can count on.    We have now developed a new concept in our distribution network of a very close working partnership with our suppliers and customers to ensure that we attain our goal of availing medicines to all. We are now focusing on the regional market especially in terms of Pharmaceutical Marketing and Promotions. And the move to the entire Africa.

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board is the Drug Regulatory Authority established under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, Chapter 244 of the Laws of Kenya. The Board regulates the Practice of Pharmacy and the Manufacture and Trade in drugs and poisons.  The Board aims to implement the appropriate regulatory measures to achieve the highest standards of safety, efficacy and quality for all drugs, chemical substances and medical devices, locally manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, sold, or used, to ensure the protection of the consumer as envisaged by the laws regulating drugs in force in Kenya. The Board aims to implement the appropriate regulatory measures to achieve the highest standards of safety, efficacy and quality for all drugs, chemical substances and medical devices, locally manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, sold, or used, to ensure the protection of the consumer as envisaged by the laws regulating drugs in force in Kenya. Product Registration The Minister for Health in consultation with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board is empowered by section 44(1) of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, Cap 244 and misc. Amendments of 2002 to make rules under which medicines may be imported, manufactured for sale or sold in Kenya. Pharmacy Practice The Pharmacy and Poisons Board is committed to its mission to ensure the availability of pharmaceutical services in Kenya which satisfy the needs of all for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases using safe, efficacious, high quality and cost effective pharmaceutical products. Manufacturer Services The Board reserves the right to verify the Good Manufacturing Practices Compliance of the manufacturer at the applicant's expense. Inspectorate Wholesale distribution and retail forms part of the supply chain of manufactured therapeutic goods. Wholesalers are responsible for effective, efficient and safe handling, storage and distribution of such products. 

PharmacyDirect Kenya is the premier internet pharmacy for Kenya. It is revolutionising the way Kenyans access their medicines by providing high quality generic and branded products at affordable prices. Because in Kenya people travel vast distances to shop for medicines, we are providing an option for delivery to a point local to the patient.  This pharmacydirectkenya website is owned by Pharmacy Direct Kenya Ltd, a company incorporated in Kenya. Pharmacy dispensing services are provided by Malibu Pharmacy Ltd, from registered premises in Nairobi, Kenya. All pharmaceutical services are intended for Kenyan residents only. Professional standards The pharmacydirectkenya service is run by qualified pharmacists and operates from pharmacy premises registered by The Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya. We provide services from a registered pharmacy under  the supervision of a pharmacist. Our prime concern is the welfare of the patient. PharmacyDirect Kenya aims to set very high and stringent standards in the way our products are sourced, dispensed and where applicable, delivered. We will be working closely with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya to develop industry standards that can be emulated by others not just in Kenya but around the world. Batch details of all products we supply are stored in a backed up electronic database so that if there is a product recall, we can easily identify the affected products. All prescriptions for prescription only medicines (POM) can only be completed once a valid prescription is received by PharmacyDirect Kenya. Furthermore, prescriptions for controlled drugs cannot be supplied online and can only be dispensed to a named person at the Pharmacy in Nairobi. We will refuse to make supply of any products that we feel is not in the patient\’s best interest; requests for large quantities of prescription-only medicines will be verified with the prescriber. For patients who require a prescription, and are unable to access their doctor, we can arrange for consultation with a registered physician, in Nairobi. Consultation fees apply and a visit to the doctor\’s office in Nairobi may be necessary. Corporate information phamacydirectkenya.com was established in Sept 2009 and is owned by Pharmacy Direct Kenya Ltd, a company with a registered office in Nairobi, Kenya. Distribution is done from a retail pharmacy in Hurlingham, Nairobi, Kenya, trading as Malibu Pharmacy Ltd. At PharmacyDirect Kenya we are fully convinced that quality drugs can be the norm for Kenyans, and without the often- associated premium. And there is always an experienced pharmacist on call to provide advice!

Ruben Centre is a faith-based organization striving for an empowered and just Mukuru community by providing quality education, health, financial and social services to children and families in Mukuru community.  The Ruben Centre is a non-profit, charity organization run by the Christian Brothers African Province. It is one of eight Christian Brother’s project sites across Africa, and offers educational, health and community development programmes to the residents of one of the largest slums in Nairobi (known as both the Ruben Slum as well as Mukuru community).   The Ruben Centre Health Clinic began in a tin shed in 1992 and was first started by a Japanese NGO – African Education Fund. After the Christian Brothers began administering the Centre, a new clinic was built and it opened in 2003. This new clinic offered much needed improvements and to date the clinic offers a range of services, which include: outpatient services, nutrition services, asthma clinic, child welfare clinic, antenatal clinic, cervical/breast cancer screening, laboratory services, TB clinic, dental care, reproductive health and has a well equipped pharmacy. The establishment of the primary school in 1986 saw the beginning of what is now known as the Ruben Centre. Sister Mary Killeen, a Mercy Sister was the founder of this school. In 1992, the management of the school was handed over to the Japanese NGO African Education Fund (AEF). In 1995, the first class of KCPE students completed their primary education. However the AEF withdrew after six years, leaving the school and fledgling clinic they had established in a precarious state. Sr. Mary Killeen continued again as the Administrator. In 1998 the first Teachers Service Commission teachers were employed, and the school was registered as a Kenyan government school. Vocational Classes for Carpentry and Dress Making and Tailoring were also started. In 2000 the Christian Brothers responded to Sr. Mary’s invitation to administer Ruben Centre, as it became known. In 2001, Br. Bob Aron the first Christian Brother Manager initiated some developments, including drainage, playing field and toilets. However the most significant new development was the building of a police post by the Christian Brothers, bringing with it improved security and a new confidence within the local community, concerning the Centre’s permanence. In 2003 the very primitive clinic was replaced by a new modern Clinic, which offered more services. Also that year, the Kenyan government initiated free primary education and this ushered in a huge expansion in the student population. Since then the Ruben Centre has extensively grown and to date we have eight operational programs.

Set up in 1994, Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) was established as a Community Based Rehabilitation programme searching for people with cataract in Dar es Salaam. Since then we have grown to become the largest indigenous provider of disability services in Tanzania. We are a locally registered NGO aiming to empower people with disabilities and their families, improve their quality of life, and ensure access to medical and rehabilitative treatment.  Committed to preventing disabilities wherever possible, CCBRT is also engaged in extensive maternal and newborn healthcare (MNHC) activities. CCBRT serves the poorest of the poor in the community and tries to remove as many barriers as possible to allow people to seek treatment. We are changing the lives and communities of some of the poorest and most marginalised people in Tanzania.