CHS Advisory

What CHS Advisory does

CHS Advisory is a privately-held, boutique healthcare strategy and advisory firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in Dubai, UAE, with operational offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Nairobi, Kenya. The firm focuses on healthcare system transformation in emerging African markets, serving public-sector agencies, multilateral and development finance institutions, foundations, pharmaceutical multinationals, and private equity investors across more than ten African and Middle Eastern countries. CHS Advisory delivers a portfolio of professional services — including healthcare advisory, healthcare financing and investment due diligence, strategic partnerships and resource mobilization, operations and implementation, pharmaceutical and supply chain advisory, and digital health strategy — through a small core team of senior partners and a wider network of regional associates and advisors with 15-30+ years of experience. The business model is project-based professional services with retained advisory relationships; revenue is generated through consultancy engagements, feasibility studies, market assessments, and due diligence for healthcare investments, with no publicly disclosed pricing or fee structure.

The firm has executed over 50 healthcare assignments, including developing Ethiopia's national digital health strategy (USAID-funded, endorsed by the Ministry of Health), serving as retained technical advisor to Africa CDC on a Mastercard Foundation-funded financing facility, supporting the AfCFTA-anchored pooled pharmaceutical procurement mechanism with UNECA across 10 East African countries, and advising Pfizer, Bayer, IFC, PwC, and others on market entry and go-to-market strategy across Africa. CHS Advisory maintains strategic alliances with Anadach Group, Precise Consult, Ver2 Digital Medicine, R4D, Alcimed, HOSMAC, ICME, and Bee'ah Holdings, and runs CHS Ventures/Innovations — an internal initiative covering nursing workforce training, a health fund for SMEs/MSMEs, and youth skills development. Technology use is limited to digital transformation advisory and digital health solutions for supply chain efficiency rather than proprietary software products.

Name

CHS Advisory

Legal name

CHS Advisory

Website

https://chsadvisory.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CHS Advisory is a Dubai-headquartered boutique healthcare strategy and advisory firm serving governments, development finance institutions, foundations, and pharmaceutical companies on healthcare system transformation across emerging African and Middle Eastern markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Advisory Services: CHS Advisory provides consulting and advisory services to public and private sector clients. Revenue is generated through project-based consultancy engagements, retained advisory services, feasibility studies, market assessments, and due diligence evaluations for healthcare investments. The firm collaborates with specialists and firms to deliver real solutions for Africa's healthcare needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CHS Advisory is a boutique healthcare strategy and advisory firm that delivers project-based consultancy, retained advisory services, feasibility studies, market assessments, and investment due diligence to public and private sector clients. Its core offerings span healthcare advisory (strategy and planning), healthcare financing (investment due diligence and innovative funding mechanisms), strategic partnerships and resource mobilization, operations and implementation support, pharmaceutical and supply chain advisory, and digital health advisory, primarily serving healthcare transformation initiatives across emerging African markets.

Product overview

CHS Advisory is a healthcare strategy and advisory services firm, not a software product company. The company offers a portfolio of consulting services organized around healthcare advisory, financing, and partnerships. Core service offerings include Healthcare Advisory (strategy and planning), Healthcare Financing (investment due diligence and funding mechanisms), Strategic Partnerships & Resource Mobilization, Operations and Implementation, Pharmaceutical and Supply Chain services, and Digital Health advisory. The company also provides specialized project-based services including Strategic Public-Private Partnership Models, Hospital Projects for Healthcare Funds/Investors, Health and Pharma Market Assessments, and Digital Health/Innovation Projects. CHS Ventures/Innovations represents internal initiatives including nursing workforce training, health fund for SMEs, and youth skills development programs. All services are delivered through senior expert consultants collaborating with specialists in finance, technology, hospital operations, pharma supply, and health policy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CHS Ventures: Innovation and venture initiatives including nursing workforce training, health fund for SMEs/MSMEs, and skills development for youth.
• Skill Quest Africa

Products and services

• Healthcare Advisory Strategy and planning advisory service providing business and feasibility evaluations, market go-to strategies, strategy development, and business planning for new and existing healthcare businesses across Africa and the Middle East.
• Healthcare Financing Due diligence evaluations and advisory services for healthcare investments including financial analysis for philanthropies, private equity firms, and entrepreneurs; develops innovative funding mechanisms, impact investment strategies, and alternative models for sustainable healthcare financing on the continent.
• Strategic Partnerships & Resource Mobilization Advisory support for startups, corporates, and nonprofits to secure resources and forge strategic alliances, working closely with governments, nonprofits, private sector organizations, impact investors, and philanthropists to drive sustainable change.
• Operations and Implementation Project management services optimizing organizational governance and healthcare operations, including capacity enhancement through the establishment of financing systems for governments, private sector institutions (including multinationals), and non-profit organizations.
• Pharmaceutical and Supply Chain Strategic support for pharmaceutical sector entrepreneurs combined with digital health solutions for improving supply chain efficiencies and enhancing human capabilities in the healthcare industry, particularly in Africa.
• Digital Health Digital transformation advisory identifying opportunities for leveraging technology to enhance efficiency, improve patient outcomes, and drive growth in healthcare delivery across emerging African markets.
• Strategic (Public-Private) Partnership Models Expert advisory services for public sector clients encouraging private sector financing and partnerships for meeting public health priorities such as UHC, fiscal sustainability and affordability, including PPP model design and operationalization.
• Hospital Projects for Healthcare Funds / Investors Advisory services for hospital development projects including feasibility studies, business plans, masterplan development, and investment advisory for healthcare facilities in the Middle East and Africa.
• Health and Pharma Market Assessments Market demand and supply diagnostics using standardized tools, primary surveys, and clinical health and supply chain expertise to produce informative market assessments for pharma and healthcare investors.
• Digital Health / Innovation Projects Digital health strategy development, telemedicine training programs, and innovation scaling support for public sector healthcare initiatives, including national digital health strategic frameworks and tele-diagnostic imaging pilots.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ successful healthcare assignments completed across Africa
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Anadach GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing strategic collaboration across multiple projects including healthcare financing due diligence, COVID-19 vaccination market assessments, AfCFTA-anchored pharma initiative, and PPP advisory services. Anadach Group brings 100+ years of combined experience in key markets and spans more than 15 countries.
• Precise ConsultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on developing Ethiopia's National Digital Health strategic framework, funded by USAID. CHS led the development with Precise Consult support, and the strategy was presented and endorsed for implementation by the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia.
• Ver2 Digital MedicinecoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with UAE-based digital platform Ver2 for launching a specialty care telemedicine training program in Ethiopia. Supported piloting and scaling of tele-diagnostic imaging service through training of 12 Radiologists in four subspecialties over 24 months.
• Results for Development (R4D)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHS Ethiopia serves as advisor on a GCC-funded Public Sector Scaling Lab Initiative with R4D, supporting identification of proven-impact health innovations requiring capacity building and access to finance to scale in Ethiopia, Kenya and Ghana markets.
• AlcimedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Belgium-based pharmaceutical consultancy Alcimed to conduct Africa Regional Strategy for Bayer, focused on Kenya and Nigeria across two phases and one year.
• HOSMAC LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with healthcare architectural and design firm HOSMAC LLC for Sharjah Healthcare City Masterplan in UAE. CHS provided project management and healthcare planning services for the promoters.
• ICME Healthcare AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with German Swiss firm ICME Healthcare AG for feasibility and business plan development of a Women's hospital and medical campus in Kenya under James Jordan Foundation sponsorship.
• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHS supports UNECA and African Union initiative to establish AfCFTA-anchored pooled procurement mechanism for essential health commodities and medicines across 10 East African countries, working toward operationalization of Africa Continental Trade Agreement and African Medicines Agency.
• Africa CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHS senior partner is retained technical advisor to Africa CDC offices (including Dr. Donald Kaberuka) for private sector health partnerships and operationalization of a Financing Facility/Trust. Also collaborating on innovative financing models since 2021.
• Africa Resource Center (ARC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on BMGF-funded project supporting pooled procurement framework for Kenya MOH with aim to increase participation of private sector and local manufacturing actors.
• Chemonics InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHS advises Chemonics on identifying market data and intelligence for supporting project design and RFP development in private sector health and PPP models.
• Meraas HoldingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHS partners provided retained healthcare advisory services to UAE government-owned property and infrastructure developer for organizational transformation agenda focusing on various development projects in healthcare and education for over a year.
• EY EthiopiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting EY Ethiopia in identifying international hospital operators for healthcare development projects in Africa.
• Bee'ah HoldingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetained advisors to Bee'ah Holding company based in Sharjah, UAE for set up and implementation of new healthcare digital platform company with focus on Middle East and Africa.
• Skills Quest AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHS-affiliated initiative focused on leveraging existing human resources in East Africa to promote skilled workforce creation and job opportunities.
• YES4EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHS-affiliated network partner focused on supporting African youth through tailored programs and equipping them with necessary tools and knowledge.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Alcimed: Alcimed is a France-based pharma and healthcare innovation consultancy with a dedicated Africa practice. CHS collaborates with Alcimed on Bayer's Africa Regional Strategy, and the two firms compete for global pharma market entry mandates in African markets.
• Results for Development (R4D): R4D is a US-based health systems and financing consultancy with deep Africa engagement and a Public Sector Scaling Lab focus that overlaps directly with CHS's innovation scaling work. CHS partners with R4D on GCC-funded scaling initiatives in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Ghana, and they compete for the same donor-funded pools.
• Anadach Group: Anadach Group is CHS Advisory's most direct peer and strategic collaborator. It is a US/Nigeria-based healthcare advisory firm focused on Africa with 100+ years of combined partner experience across 15+ countries, and the two firms routinely co-deliver engagements for Pfizer, AfCFTA, and PPP clients.

Emerging players

• The Palladium Group: Palladium is a US-based development consultancy with deep Africa health and PPP expertise that competes directly with CHS on USAID, BMGF, and FCDO-funded health systems strengthening and private sector engagement programs across East and West Africa.
• BroadReach Group: BroadReach is a US/South Africa-based healthcare management and consulting firm that combines advisory services with proprietary technology platforms to improve health system performance in Africa — an emerging player that competes with CHS on donor-funded transformation programs.
• Dalberg Advisors: Dalberg is a global advisory firm focused exclusively on development and emerging markets, with a strong Africa healthcare practice serving donors, multilaterals, and governments. It competes with CHS on World Bank/BMGF-funded mandates and country-level health system transformation engagements.
• CHAI (Clinton Health Access Initiative): CHAI is a global health organization with major Africa operations in market shaping, pharma access, and health financing — directly overlapping CHS's pooled procurement, market entry, and government advisory work. Anthony Okoth, a CHS advisor, is a former CHAI leader, illustrating the close ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company (Africa Healthcare Practice): McKinsey's Africa public sector/healthcare practice serves the same multilateral, donor, and government clients as CHS on large-scale health system transformation projects. As a broad incumbent, McKinsey competes for the largest continental engagements where CHS is currently a sub-advisor or co-implementer.
• PwC Africa Healthcare Advisory: PwC's Africa healthcare advisory team is both a current CHS client and a competitor on healthcare financing, due diligence, and PPP mandates across East and West Africa. As a broad incumbent, PwC bundles engagements with broader tax and assurance work that CHS cannot match.

Others

• Africa Health Organisation (AFRO): WHO's Africa Regional Office is both a CHS client (for market intelligence and policy development) and an ecosystem participant that shapes the continental health agenda CHS advises on. It is a key counterpart rather than a direct competitor, but is the most influential institutional actor in CHS's operating space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

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