Axmed

We believe access to medicines should be equal for all. We bring an innovative marketplace to empower emerging markets to access medicines more competitively.

Imagine a world where critical medicines are within reach, affordable, and synonymous with quality, no matter where you are. That's the world we're building with our unique, demand-aggregation model that unites healthcare providers across LMICs. At the heart of our identity is a resolute commitment: to build a future where geography and income never stand between any individual and life-saving med

icines. Our platform isn't merely a space for transactions, we unlock affordable access to medicines by aggregating demand across healthcare providers. We also help manufacturers build a sustainable and reliable global access strategy. Our business focuses on LMICs and strengthens the purchasing power of these markets to ensure the supply of cost-effective, high-quality medicines. We partner exclusively with authorized, high-quality pharmaceutical companies and certified caregivers to accelerate access to medicines.

05/18/2026

This week, team Axmed is on the ground in Geneva for the World Health Assembly.

Over the past year, we’ve worked alongside governments, manufacturers, procurers, and partners to strengthen national procurement systems with greater transparency and efficiency.

Whether we're scaling technology-enabled procurement infrastructure, supporting country-led access models, or expanding innovative financing mechanisms for MNCH commodities, the focus remains the same: building systems that help quality-assured medicines reach the people who need them faster, more affordably, and at scale.

We’re looking forward to continuing these conversations at as part of our broader work to help create a future where public procurement systems are stronger, smarter, and built for scale.

Please reach out at events@axmed.com if you’d like to connect with the team on the ground.

05/07/2026

One year ago at the World Health Assembly, we made a commitment.

Together with the Gates Foundation, we launched a $10M catalytic co-financing mechanism designed to strengthen public sector procurement capacity for quality-assured maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) commodities.

The model saw a 1:1 match on government procurement of MNCH commodities through the Axmed Medicines Platform, designed to help governments move further, faster, and with greater purchasing power.

Later this month, Team Axmed returns to Geneva with ex*****on already underway.

One year on:
🔹 Six governments are now fully active or in the process of onboarding
🔹 Quality-assured MNCH commodities are reaching frontline facilities

What began as a commitment is now translating into real procurement infrastructure, supporting governments to strengthen national systems with greater transparency, efficiency, and control.

As we head back to WHA, we’re looking forward to building on these conversations and continuing to push toward a future where public procurement systems are stronger, smarter, and built for scale.

04/22/2026

When you’re building a marketplace designed to improve access to medicines, time matters.

But moving fast can’t mean lowering standards.

When we wanted to find a way to enforce quality standards more efficiently, without compromising rigor. We couldn’t find one, so we built one.

In her latest piece for our tech blog, our co-founder and COO Radley-Searle shares how we’re using AI to turn pharma audits into real-time quality intelligence.

The quality of reporting improved, became more consistent and more comprehensive. As Sofia explains: “What took days, and weeks, now takes minutes.”

Delve into the details in Sofia’s full piece, where she explains what we built and why it matters at the link in our bio.

04/01/2026

“The certificate was valid. The medicine was not.” 💬

In this new piece, our Regulatory Affairs Manager, Dr. Onyango Michael, explores a challenge that too often goes unspoken across medicine supply chains in East Africa: a system that rewards the appearance of quality, rather than its sustained delivery.

Dr. Onyango’s article reframes the issue as a system design challenge.

This piece lays out what needs to change, and where infrastructure can play a role in making quality visible, verifiable, and actionable across the full journey from manufacturer to patient.

Read the full article via the link in bio.

03/27/2026

This week, our team was in Nairobi for the International Maternal and Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC), meeting with government leaders, pharmaceutical manufacturers, procurers, and partners for honest conversations on the future of medicines access across the region.

These conversations highlighted a central issue: the challenge with healthcare access isn’t supply. It’s coordination.

On Monday, we brought that conversation into focus at an event we hosted exploring how technology can change this. Through technology-enabled procurement, pricing becomes transparent, and supply chains become more reliable and responsive.

Speakers brought this to life with real examples, from reduced costs to faster access and stronger alignment across the ecosystem.

No single actor can solve this. But the model is working. The focus now is scaling it.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to an open, candid dialogue on what comes next.

03/24/2026

We’re honoured to have been named to Most Innovative Companies of 2026, ranked #2 in Healthcare globally! 🚀

We’re incredibly proud of this moment, and remain laser-focused on what comes next.

To our team, partners, and everyone building alongside us: thank you. We’re just getting started. 🎉

03/19/2026

Each year, hundreds of thousands of children across sub-Saharan Africa die from infections that are both preventable and treatable. Interventions like azithromycin distribution can significantly reduce child mortality in high-burden settings.

That’s why today, we’re announcing a $7 million supply agreement to support the delivery of quality-assured medicines through the Resiliency through Azithromycin for Children (REACH) programme in Burkina Faso.

Through the agreement, Axmed will support the country’s participation in the REACH programme, helping to expand coverage and reduce preventable child deaths.

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆.

This is what country-led, system-enabled access looks like.

Read more at the link in our bio.

03/18/2026

𝗔𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱.

Our tech team is constantly working to solve a critical question: how do you maintain speed, clarity, and quality without adding friction?

In our latest tech blog by Derrick Tsorme, we explore how we’re rethinking support, moving from reactive, ticket-based workflows to a more intelligent, real-time system that surfaces answers instantly.

When done well, tech support can strengthen trust, improve decision-making, and keep critical workflows moving without delay.

This is part of a broader shift in how we build, with a strong focus on:
🔹 Reducing noise and fragmentation
🔹 Embedding knowledge directly into workflows
🔹 Enabling teams to act with speed and context

As with everything we create, the goal is simple: systems that work better under pressure, and scale without breaking.

Read the full blog at the link in our bio.

03/04/2026

This month, team Axmed is heading to Nairobi 🇰🇪

Our leadership team will be on the ground for a packed agenda, including our sponsorship of the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC).

Alongside the conference, we’re hosting an exclusive discussion with pharmaceutical manufacturers, procurers, and government stakeholders on Reshaping the Medicines Access and Supply Landscape in Kenya.

🗓️ March 23 | 8:00 - 10:00 AM

The discussion will cover:
👉 How technology-enabled procurement is transforming the affordability, reliability, and scale of access to health products
👉 What’s working in practice
👉 What comes next for strengthening health systems across the region

If you’re a manufacturer, procurer, or government stakeholder working within Kenya’s health ecosystem, we invite you to apply to attend.

Space is limited. Register your interest at the link in our bio.

Location details will be shared upon confirmation.

For questions, please drop us a message or get in touch at events@axmed.com.

02/26/2026

In Sub-Saharan Africa, postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains the leading cause of maternal death. In far too many delivery rooms, health workers still rely on visual estimates of blood loss - a method that leaves critical decisions up to chance when every second counts.

The calibrated obstetric drape changes that. This simple but powerful innovation, the drape provides an immediate, accurate measurement of blood loss - helping providers to detect PPH early and respond with speed and certainty.

Through our partnership with Sinapi Biomedical, we are delivering 600,000 drapes to an East African government, supporting a nationwide shift in how PPH is diagnosed and managed. 

Together, Sinapi and Axmed are making it possible for tools like this to reach the facilities that need them most. Because quality care shouldn’t depend on geography.

We’re just getting started.

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