Aspen Sub Saharan Africa

Shelys Pharmaceuticals Limited is a pharmaceutical company and an Aspen Group company, with a long-standing presence in East Africa and operations serving markets across Sub-Saharan Africa. From its origins as a family business, Shelys has grown into one of the region’s largest pharmaceutical companies, with a footprint in countries including Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique and Madagascar. Its mission is to provide quality, affordable medicines and products, while improving patients’ health and quality of life.

Shelys manufactures and supplies medicines and healthcare products across key therapeutic areas, including cough and cold, anti-infectives, nutraceuticals, antimalarials, gastrointestinal health, pain management, fever, topical inflammation, disinfectants, cardiovascular care and erectile dysfunction. The company also provides medical information and channels for reporting suspected adverse drug reactions and medicine quality complaints, supporting product safety and responsible use. Its stated values are integrity, excellence, commitment, innovation and teamwork. Through its commercial operations, manufacturing capabilities and regional presence, Shelys aims to deliver value to patients and other stakeholders while contributing to healthcare access across its markets.