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About Us

We strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacture of health care products.

Pfizer in Kenya

At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development, and manufacture of health care products, including innovative medicines and vaccines. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time.

Consistent with our responsibility as one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, we collaborate with health care providers, governments, and local communities to support and expand access to reliable, affordable health care around the world. For 175 years, we have worked to make a difference for all who rely on us.

From our East Africa headquarters located in Nairobi, Kenya, for more than 60 years, Pfizer has been delivering life-changing breakthroughs to the people of Kenya and East Africa as a whole. Guided by our three pillars of innovation, investing and safeguarding, we work with Healthcare Practitioners, Policy Makers, Patient Groups and other members of civil society to serve the communities in which we live and work, broadening access to medicines and strengthening healthcare delivery for the people who need it most.

Living our values of courage, excellence, equity and joy, our diverse team is working daily to provide all East Africans with access to global scientific innovation that can help them to live longer, better lives. Through our commitment to the national agenda, we are contributing to the development of a strong healthcare system, as well as growth of the knowledge economy in the interest of those who need to be empowered today and to the benefit of the generations to come.

Improving Access Through Innovation

To tackle the challenges of healthcare financing and access, we have partnered with Pharm Access to support the development and roll out of ‘M-Tiba’, a mobile health payment and savings platform for low income patients. As a result, 100,000 people in peri-urban Nairobi had a financial subsidy to support them in accessing healthcare products and services for their children.

Antifungal Partnership Programme

We established the Antifungal Partnership programme to address associated fungal infections among people living with HIV. Since its inception, we have donated almost $1.5 billion dollars’ worth of medicine to 63 countries in the world including Kenya.

Investing In Diversity

Diversity makes us stronger. In support of societal transformation, we have committed ourselves to a journey of diversity and inclusion. We continually invest in our people and strive to ensure that our workforce is representative of the demographics of societies in which we operate.

Transformative Investments

As part of our efforts to prevent blindness caused by Trachoma, our partnership with the International Trachoma Initiative has enabled us to donate over 18 million units of our Azithromycin antibiotic medication in Kenya, since 2006.

Investing In Healthcare Innovations

To aid the fight against infectious diseases, we launched, in 2016 the ‘Global Health Innovation Grants’ to directly support social enterprises and global health entrepreneurs in eight countries, including Kenya, to ensure healthcare delivery for difficult to reach and underserved populations. Approximately Ksh230 million has been invested in various projects partnering with non-profits and social entrepreneurs to support the development and scale-up of innovative health products & services for underserved individuals.

Investing In Anti-microbial Stewardship

Microbial resistance has been identified as one the biggest threats to public health. Investing in anti-microbial resistance is key to establishing a sustainable healthcare system. In response to this global threat, Pfizer has invested in ATLAS, a global data surveillance app that physicians around the world can use to look up regional patterns of resistance to antibiotics. Understanding these patterns of resistance enables doctors to stay abreast of trends in antibiotic resistance as they emerge and ensures that we are better equipped to protect future generations from AMR threats.

Living Our Purpose

We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place. It was Charles Pfizer’s vision at the beginning and it holds true today.

Research confirms what intuition tells us: that purpose-driven companies perform better, are more innovative, attract and retain the best people, and know how to unleash the power of those people. Pfizer’s purpose—Breakthroughs that change patients' lives—fuels everything we do and reflects our passion for building on our legacy as one of the greatest contributors of good to the world.

Each word in our purpose has meaning and reflects the value we strive to bring to patients and society

“Breakthroughs”

These are the innovations, scientific and commercial, that we seek to deliver every day. All colleagues, regardless of role, level or location, strive for breakthroughs every day.

“Change”

We want to do more than simply improve patients’ medical conditions; we want to dramatically change their lives for the better.

“Patients’ lives”

We consider not only patients, but everyone they touch—including their families, caregivers, and friends—and everything they love to do. It’s an intentionally holistic view.

Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.

Every decision we make and every action we take is done with the patient in mind—and to nurture an environment where breakthroughs can thrive.

Our Values

Breakthroughs start by challenging convention, especially in the face of uncertainty or adversity. This happens when we think big, speak up, and are decisive.

We can only change patients’ lives when we perform at our best together. This happens when we focus on what matters, agree who does what, and measure our outcomes.

We believe that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and cared for. This happens when we are inclusive, act with integrity, and reduce healthcare disparities.

We give ourselves to our work, but it also gives to us. We find joy when we take pride, recognize one another, and have fun.

Our History

On the Shoulders of Giants

Pfizer was founded in Brooklyn, New York by two immigrant cousins, Charles Pfizer and Charles Erhart, who shared a dream of setting up a chemical manufacturing business. Little did they know the company they founded would go on to play a major role in addressing some of society’s most devastating illnesses.

Pfizer is proud to have played a role in developing and manufacturing some of the most important medical innovations of the past 175 years. We’re built on a long history of innovation and a proven dedication to help people live healthier lives.

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