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2016Factory commissioned

Who we are

Uganda's first veterinary medicine factory

Alfasan Uganda Ltd is a Ugandan company, incorporated in 2009, that manufactures veterinary pharmaceuticals and other animal health products at the Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Namanve.

We are a joint venture between Alfasan Nederland B.V. and Cygnus B.V. (Netherlands), Qualivet BVBA (Belgium) and Farm Support Ltd (Uganda). Our mission is simple: to produce affordable veterinary medicines locally, to European standards of manufacturing and product quality.

  • GMP-pharma standard production
  • Backed by the Alfasan group, a veterinary manufacturer since 1975
  • Serving farmers in Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and DR Congo
  • 2009Year incorporated
  • 4Countries served
  • 200+Jobs targeted (from 51)
  • 25+New products in pipeline

Our purpose

Mission

To contribute to win-win benefits in the livestock sub-sector between the commercial private sector and the pro-poor development objectives of the public sector.

Our journey

Milestones that built Alfasan Uganda

  1. 1975

    Alfasan group founded

    The Dutch parent begins manufacturing veterinary medicines in the Netherlands.

  2. 1990s

    Farm Support takes root

    Our Ugandan partner becomes a leading importer and distributor of animal health products.

  3. 2009

    Alfasan Uganda incorporated

    A joint venture is formed to bring local manufacture to Uganda.

  4. 2016

    Factory commissioned

    On 21 April 2016 the first veterinary medicine factory in Uganda opens at Namanve.

  5. Today

    Growing the range

    Expanding with 25 new products, including acaricides and anti-tick vaccines.

Products & services

Complete care for every animal

Quality-controlled medicines in the forms farmers and veterinarians use every day.

Injectable preparations

High-quality injectables made under strict current GMP regulations.

Tablets, powders & ointments

Oral and topical treatments for livestock and companion animals.

Intramammary injectors

Targeted treatment that protects udder health and milk production.

Tick & parasite control

Acaricides and anti-tick vaccines, our key expansion focus.

Natural prevention

Natural products that help prevent disease and cut unnecessary antibiotic use.

Technical support

Guidance on correct drug use through our veterinarians and dealer network.

Our impact

Protecting livelihoods across the region

Tick-borne diseases cause most cattle deaths in Uganda. Reliable local medicine changes that.

$35M

Estimated yearly cattle-death losses our medicines help avert

$6M

Estimated yearly milk value protected for farmers

$10–20M

Yearly savings by replacing imported and counterfeit drugs

35%

Of retail drug shops stocking us are women-owned

Quality promise

European standards, made in Uganda

Counterfeit and ineffective drugs harm herds and livelihoods. We answer with science: strict quality control, validated HPLC analysis methods developed within the Alfasan group, and medicines designed for tropical conditions.

GMP-pharmaCompliant production
HPLC testingPrecise quality control
Tropic-readyStable formulations
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Partners & reach

A joint venture built for East Africa