Medicines run out
Clinics buy reactively and stock out daily. Patients leave with a prescription but no medicine — and often turn to informal sellers with no guarantee of quality or dosage. A prescription that can't be filled is not care.
Building the infrastructure Kenya's clinics need.
Dhow Health, through the AfyaNzima brand, partners with private primary care clinics, embedding licensed pharmacists, reliable medicine supply, and clinical software directly into their operations, so that the clinicians who run them can focus entirely on their patients.
Who we work with
Clinic owners
Want to offer your patients a fully stocked, pharmacist-staffed in-clinic pharmacy? Partner with us through AfyaNzima.
Patients
Looking for a clinic near you where medicines are always in stock and a licensed pharmacist is on-site? Find an AfyaNzima clinic.
Job seekers
We're building a team of pharmacists, technologists, and operations professionals who want to transform healthcare in Kenya.
We are Dhow Health.
Dhow Health is a Nairobi-based healthcare company building the operating infrastructure that Kenya's private primary care clinics have always needed but never had access to.
We do this through our consumer brand, AfyaNzima — a network of in-clinic pharmacies embedded inside existing private clinics across Kenya. AfyaNzima is the name patients and clinic owners know us by. Dhow Health is the company that makes it work: the team, the technology, the supply chain, and the operational model behind it.
We are a small, mission-driven team. We believe the best way to improve healthcare access in Kenya is to work within the existing clinic network — not to replace it.
2025
Founded in Nairobi
Private
clinics Our primary partners
clinics Our primary partners
In-clinic
How we operate — embedded, not external
Getting the right care shouldn't be this hard.
Millions of Kenyans rely on private primary care clinics — they are close, trusted, and affordable. But most of these clinics operate without the systems, supply chains, or pharmacy support they need to deliver consistent, complete care.
Clinic owners carry too much
Doctors and nurses running their own clinics are exceptional clinicians — but they were not trained to manage supply chains, forecast inventory, or hire and supervise pharmacy staff. That gap costs them time, revenue, and ultimately costs their patients.
Patient records don't exist
Without software, every visit starts from zero. Conditions go untracked, follow-ups are missed, and the patterns that could identify who needs proactive care remain invisible. Kenya's clinic network is flying blind.
We run the pharmacy.
The clinic focuses on care.
Through the AfyaNzima brand, we embed inside existing clinics and take on the pharmacy function entirely — so that clinic owners can do what they were trained to do, and patients always leave with what they need.
Clinical software
Every visit, prescription, and medicine dispensed is recorded in our system. Clinicians can view patient history at a glance, track chronic conditions, and follow up with patients who need them — all from a single screen.
Medicine supply
We manage the full pharmacy supply chain for our partner clinics — stocking essential medicines, managing reordering, and absorbing inventory risk. When a patient walks in, the medicines they need are there.
Licensed pharmacists
We employ and place licensed pharmacists inside each partner clinic. They dispense medicines safely, counsel patients on their treatment, and ensure every interaction meets professional standards — every day.
Join our team.
We are a small team doing ambitious work. We hire people who want to build something meaningful — and who are comfortable operating in environments that are still being figured out.
We currently hire pharmacists, pharmacy technologists, operations professionals, and software engineers. We are based in Nairobi and work on the ground in the clinics we serve.
Apply or enquire
recruitment@tembelea.health
We work in the field
Our team is inside clinics, not behind a screen. We understand what we build by experiencing it firsthand.
We move deliberately
Healthcare demands accuracy over speed. We take our time to get things right — and we hold ourselves to high professional standards.
We are building for the long term
Improving healthcare infrastructure takes years, not months. We are in this for the long haul and we hire people who share that outlook.
Get in touch
For clinic owners
Ready to partner with us?
If you own or manage a private primary care clinic in Kenya and want to bring a fully-staffed, always-stocked pharmacy inside your walls — AfyaNzima is for you.
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