Health Sector in Ghana: Mohamed Elkaliouby Discusses Future Plans for Africano Health

Mohamed Elkaliouby, Africa Representative at Africano Health, a supplier of office and medical furniture in Ghana, discusses future plans, including sutures and syringes manufacturing.

“Africano Health started in 2014 and we were a regular trader that imported products such as office furniture and supplied them in Ghana. There were a lot of challenges, so we had to be flexible, starting with the products themselves. We have changed materials that we used to get from Turkey because they did not suit the weather in Ghana. Things used to get rusty. Now, after eight years, we have the necessary experience. We currently have 25 projects running in Ghana between hospitals and head offices of companies, to which we supply office furniture. We also supply medical doors to the hospitals we are working on. Next year, we may also start to manufacture some furniture items in Ghana. Due to supply chain issues, we want to avoid shipping delays which can be up to four or five months. We will start with selected items”, says Mohamed Elkaliouby.

“Regarding our sutures factory, we need to start by getting certifications for the machinery that we will need. It has been difficult because airports were closed, and we were not able to invite anyone from outside to give us their certification. In the last six months, we have been able to start getting validation certificates, our health certificate, FDA certification, and we started production about two months ago. We chose sutures because around the world you will find about 50 factories that are certified. It is complicated because everything needs to be compatible with whatever you can import. It has been challenging to get machines and servicing for the machines in Ghana, but now we are going very well on this one. Because we are using sterilization machines, we need to import machines with a big capacity. That is why we are thinking about the second phase of the factory for syringes. We will need between 50 and 60 million syringes per year, and they will all be imported from outside of Ghana, so we are looking at the end of this year before we can start production”, he adds.

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