Our Group Milestones over the last 20 years
About
Our History
The inception of our company took place in 1996 with a vision to make a difference to the people of Africa. Our company is uniquely known as the Avacare Health Group. Our innate passion and commitment to deliver timeously has helped us make our mark in the pharmaceutical and healthcare arena. Achieving success is about having drive thus we believe that “Yesterday we were good, today we are better and tomorrow we shall be great”. Yet the journey to greatness is not defined by a man’s success or one company’s success or the success of the Group. Our greatness lies in our to make a difference to the lives of the people of Africa and for our products and services to be accessible in every part of Africa.
Discover our timeline below
Company Timeline
1996
Dr. VikramKumar Naik forms Avakash International in Harare
2001
Expansion into SA begins
2002
Medivision formed in South Africa
2003
Medivision starts submitting dossiers in South Africa and Botswana
2006
Although formed in 2001, Pharma Vision starts trading in Botswana in 2006
2007
Supra Healthcare johannesburg acquired in South Africa. Founding company of the Supra Healthcare group
2007
Erongo Agencies purchased in Namibia
2010
New Avakash in Zimbabwe relaunched
2011
Supra Healthcare Cape Town
2011
Swazipharm in Swaziland added to the group
2012
Sky Pharma (now Augusta Limited) in Zambia added to the group
2012
Supra Healthcare KZN
2012
Supramed formed in Mauritius
2012
Supra Healthcare Bloemfontein
2012
Sweta Lifecare formed and becomes part of the Group
2013
Supralatex Lesotho
2013
Innovata, a well established pharma company is acquired in South Africa
2014
Majority shares in Dynamic Harmony, a SouthAfrican nutraceuticals company. The compaby has since been merged with Innovata.
2014
Avacare Training formed in Cape Town
2014
Avacare Health Head office building purchased in kempton Park, Johannesburg
2014
Expansion into the CIS region begins
Mr Naik, founding member, director and father of Dr Vikramkumar Naik sadly passed away MHDSRIP
2015
Expansion into the French West Africa region comences operations
Healthline, a well established pharma company in Nigeria is acquired
2016
Avacare acquires a stake in Portfolio manufacturing facility in Botswana
Avacare Tanzania established in Tanzania
Successful expansions into East African countries includingKenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia
Avacare Shared Services Back Offce in Mumbai, India
2017
Statim purchased in Kenya
Medline established in Dubai
2018
Avacare adds Afrigen Biologics and Vaccine to the Group
Bel Esprit Psychiatric Clinic opens in Windhoek in 2018, the rst psychiatric hospital