Webinar Title: Entrepreneurship In Pharmacy: Managing Pharmacy Businesses and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
The conference is designed to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and competencies of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare professionals in developing and managing successful pharmaceutical enterprises. The sessions will provide practical insights into business management, leadership, financial sustainability, regulatory considerations, operations, and entrepreneurship within the pharmaceutical sector.
Objectives:
- Understanding pharmaceutical wholesale business operations
- Key considerations when establishing a wholesale pharmacy business
- Business planning and developing a sustainable business model
- Introduction to pharmaceutical manufacturing as a business opportunity
- Establishing and managing a pharmaceutical manufacturing enterprise
- Business planning, investment and financial considerations
- Production planning and capacity management
Speaker: Mr. Anup Panchal, Pharmacist
Anup Panchal is a registered pharmacist in Malawi. He has practiced pharmacy for more than 30 years, of which 27 years’ experience in Malawi. He has been head of a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit for 17 years. Currently, Panchal is in marketing disinfectants, rehabilitation products, cold chain equipment, radiology equipment, weighing balances, among others, while working on the development of pharmaceuticals’ portfolio.
Date: 29 & 30th September 2026
Time: 12.00 Noon CAT
Duration: 90 min
CPD Points: Participants will receive 1 CPD point for each of the three webinars.

