Fabupharm boasts a modern office building that also houses the laboratory. COMPANY PROFILE 1 Fabupharm Company Profile Above: An aerial picture of the Fabupharm factory buildings in 2018. The manufacturing facility has grown significantly over the past 29 years. 100% NAMIBIAN VISION To provide high quality and affordable Meeting International products to the Standards people of Africa. Tel. +264 (67) 302 069
[email protected] Otjiwarongo, Namibia 2 Fabupharm Company Profile FABUPHARM’S OVERVIEW AND HISTORY Fabupharm was established in 1989, which coincided with Namibia’s Independence shortly after that in 1990. Frans Hendrik (Fanie) Badenhorst is the founder of the business. Almost 30 years ago he identified a need for local high quality and affordable medicine and toilet- ry products. The company started small by packag- ing and distributing petroleum jelly and producing aqueous cream, which there was a shortage of at the time. The first registered medicinal products included Fabu-Paracetamol Syrup and Fabu-Cotrimoxazole. Today, Fabupharm is a 100% Namibian-owned producer Above: The Fabupharm factory at Van Eck St, Otjiwarongo and the only fully-fledged pharmaceutical manufacturing was officially launched by the then Minister of Health & Social entity in Namibia. Services, Dr. Nickey Iyambo on 10 March 1993. Fabupharm invested capital to the amount of N$30 073 000 in the company. In 2016, EOS Capital invested in the company and EOS owns 35% shares as a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) partner. Currently, Fabupharm exports products to Ghana, Mo- zambique, Angola, South Africa and Swaziland. Fabupharm is compliant with the World Health Organ- isation Standards for manufacturing medicines.