Akesis Health Nigeria

01/04/2025

Akesis is evolving!

As part of our commitment to advancing locally-driven, responsive and sustainable health system strengthening solutions, we are pleased to share that starting today, Akesis will operate as two independent organizations: Akesis Health Nigeria and Akesis US. Akesis Health Nigeria will proudly operate as an independent, local organization working across Africa, and Akesis US will focus on current projects outside Sub-Saharan Africa.

🔸 Why this change?
This milestone is a result of a year-long strategic collaboration between Akesis Health Nigeria and Akesis US, marking a major step toward long-term sustainability and impact in Nigeria and across Sub-Saharan Africa. Collectively, this shift will enable both Akesis Health Nigeria and Akesis US to better meet the needs of the changing landscape and of the patients and partners we serve.

🔸 What does this mean for Akesis projects?
Moving forward, all governance and decision-making for Akesis Health Nigeria’s projects will be fully managed by the local team. Akesis US will focus on initiatives outside Sub-Saharan Africa and is exploring several promising growth opportunities.

🔸 What’s Next?
✔️ The Akesis Health Nigeria team remains unchanged, with its experienced leadership and staff continuing operations seamlessly.

✔️ No disruptions! Our projects and partnerships will continue as usual, ensuring we can continue to move health forward, together.

Please join us in celebrating this exciting new chapter! Learn more about Akesis Health Nigeria: https://www.akesishealth.org/about-us

24/03/2025

From 2018 to 2024, Akesis provided a suite of health system strengthening services to support one of Africa’s first integrated laboratory specimen referral network’s in , known as the National Integrated Specimen Referral Network (NiSRN).

Through this project, Akesis helped expand access to rapid tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics by providing safe and secure transport of 262,357 sputum samples to labs across 23 states and through last-mile distribution of TB cartridges across 15 states.

This , we recognize the teams who often had to travel the extra mile to ensure that patients and facilities in hard-to-reach communities had expanded access to rapid testing and prompt treatment to ultimately achieve a .

18/03/2025

Last week, Akesis’ West Africa Regional Director, Zachary Terna Gwa, joined partners in São Tomé and Príncipe to enhance the country’s Sample Transport System (STS) through training and technical assistance.

In collaboration with the African Society for Laboratory Medicine and key stakeholders such as the Ministério da Saúde de São Tomé e Príncipe, this workshop focused on validating and refining strategies to improve the transportation of biological samples in the country. Akesis was proud to share our expertise on proper sample management and handling techniques to aid lab scientists with their certification.

This workshop and corresponding STS will further strengthen health surveillance and diagnostics within São Tomé and Príncipe, ensuring a more efficient and reliable system to support .

08/03/2025

At Akesis, we are in! We are committed to helping this International Women's Day by strengthening health systems and ensuring equitable access to essential medical supplies.

Through our work, we address critical barriers that can disproportionately impact women and girls, such as limited access to reproductive health resources and lifesaving medicines. By prioritizing local capacity building and advancing sustainable solutions, we empower communities to create healthier futures and foster equality for women and girls worldwide.

20/02/2025

Meet: Mohammed Sani, a Project Driver based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Mohammed is responsible for ensuring the timely transport of essential medical supplies, even in the face of challenges like country insecurity and difficult road conditions.

“My role as a project driver enables the timely delivery of essential medicines and health commodities, ensuring that people in need of medical care across Nigeria have access to the resources they depend on.” Because of Mohammed, we've been able to improve access to medicines for several communities in need across Nigeria, underscoring the vital role of logistics in advancing .

Thank you, Mohammed, for going the extra mile to make sure that commodities ultimately get to those who need them most.

04/02/2025

This year, highlights the theme , emphasizing the importance of addressing diverse patient needs and perspectives to provide effective care.

At Akesis, we keep local institutions and people at the heart of our work, building on existing infrastructure and empowering communities through every step. Over the last 25+ years, this approach has driven sustainable and meaningful improvements in health systems around the world.

As public health practitioners navigate growing cancer rates in low- and middle-income countries, this is a reminder that by putting patients' needs first, we all win.

24/01/2025

At Akesis, we provide comprehensive solutions to strengthen health systems and improve access to care worldwide. Whether it’s ensuring the timely delivery of medications and supplies, implementing sustainable warehouse solutions, or optimizing lab systems, our services are tailored to meet the unique needs of the countries where we operate in order to maximize impact.

Learn more about our work at akesishealth.org.

09/01/2025

Meet Murma Hassan, our warehouse manager in Gombe State, Nigeria, who works to ensure:

• Timely and efficient delivery of life-saving commodities.
• Better inventory management to reduce waste and prevent stockouts.
• Strong collaborations with local stakeholders to support sustainable health systems.

Through effective warehouse management, Murma helps Akesis move health forward. Learn more about our work at akesishealth.org.

18/12/2024

Navigating challenges in over recent years has been no small feat. Political instability and violence, natural disasters, staff security concerns, and distribution and technical assistance delays have tested our operations.

Despite facing significant obstacles, we remain steadfast in our mission to move health forward, warehousing and distributing critical medicines and commodities to 270+ service delivery points across the country, in collaboration with Chemonics under the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management.

Through proactive planning and collaboration, we are working to ensure that life-saving medicines and commodities continue to reach the people who need them most regardless of the circumstances. Here's a glimpse into how we are doing it.

06/12/2024

Our approach to moving health forward is unique in that it prioritizes both systems and people. Akesis offers a full suite of responsive health system strengthening services that put local institutions in the driver’s seat and build upon existing infrastructure, systems, and human resources. Our goal is to provide the best service to our partners so they can in turn best serve their communities.

Learn more at: https://www.akesishealth.org/our-service-and-capabilities.

29/11/2024

Our team members, like Nyong Effiom, are integral to our quest to strengthen health systems across the globe. As a Warehouse Assistant, Nyong contributes to this mission by providing insights and analysis to optimize the supply chain, helping to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, and ensuring accurate inventory records to prevent stockouts and overstocking, which can both disrupt the supply chain and affect service delivery.

We invite you to learn more about our work and our team at akesishealth.org.

21/11/2024

We're honored to work alongside valued partners like Medical Access to strengthen health systems and supply chain management across the globe.

: Great to see our Nigeria partners Akesis - Formerly the Axios Foundation at last week's Global Health Supply Chain Conference!

Pictured here (left to right):
Allan Kansiime, Finance Director, Medical Access
Joshua Titus Mazima, Supply Chain Management Apprentice
Abdul Musa, Deputy Country Director, Nigeria, Akesis
Joan Kezia Atuhaire, Procurement and Supply Chain Advisor, Medical Access
Zach Gwa, Regional Director, West & Central Africa, Akesis
Frank Kidega, Associate Procurement Manager, Medical Access