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Vine Pharmacy

last updated Mar 12, 2013

Overview

Legal Status: 
Private (for-profit)
Year Launched: 
1999
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Other 3rd party (e.g. debt, equity)
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Out-of-pocket payments
Funders: 
The Abraaj Group

Scale

Personnel Employed: 
50-99
Number of Clients Served: 
56,250/month across all locations
Number of Facilities Operated/Networked: 
20 outlets
Upscaling: 
From 2013 to 2015, Vine will be expanding from the 20 outlets in Kampala and surrounding areas to a targeted 40 outlets spread across the country.
Summary: 

Vine Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1999 by Grace Munyirwa and has grown to become Uganda’s largest retail pharmacy chain. Currently, the 20 retail locations in Kampala and surrounding suburbs serve 2500 clients every day, offering medicines and cosmetics.

Key program components: 

It presently has 20 outlets in Kampala and its surrounding suburbs and plans to double the number of outlets over the next 2-3 years. The chain's expansion to date has been mostly internally financed, but it recently received a substantial investment from The Abraaj Group to help fund its expansion. The new locations will help Vine spread across the country, to the Northern, Eastern, and Western parts of the country.

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