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Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals has introduced a new digital procurement platform for its Nigerian health market. Also, its efforts to enhance medicine supply chains as an excellent initiative to deal with systemic inefficiencies impacting pharmacies and hospitals throughout the region. The revelation of the company’s Sceptre360 Pharma and B2B e-commerce platform highlighted Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary. These solutions are engineered to identify major problems of stockouts, fragmented systems, and delays in supplies in the healthcare delivery. This launch is a dedication of the arrowhead to introduce a tech-advanced solution in Nigeria’s healthcare sector.
The B2B e-commerce platform enables healthcare institutions to perform digitally in the medical supplies and ordering medicines process. Pharmacies and hospitals will then be able to span catalogs as per the contract, pricing, real-time deliveries, approval of vast orders safely, and inventory tracking.
Further, the digital procurement system showcased Sceptre360 Pharma, which indicated the motive of fueling medical distribution and availability. It unifies data, logistics, and technology to improve and streamline medicines to health facilities. Arrowhead stated that the system is engineered to reduce procurement costs and shortages, and also discover sustainable revenue models for healthcare professionals.
The arrowhead is also establishing the extensive, vast Scepter360 suite, which will involve various modules for workforce management, telemedicine, public health reporting, pharmacy inventory, and patient records. It’s not like conventional systems, which are structured for high-resource space. The arrowhead claims that the platform is adapted to Africa’s conditions, consisting of less budget and unreliable connectivity.
The chief operating officer and co-founder of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Gerald Damasus, at launch said, “The effort was to lower the inefficiency in the health area. Nigeria’s Independence Day celebration will be marked as a memory of our potential to craft the future. We’re forming an efficient healthcare system and free from barriers and fragmentation to access. Our mission is to provide healthcare providers the tools they require to serve excellent case possible care to the patients.”
He further explained, “We are engineering scepter360 not just for main conditions but also for Africa’s realities. This will make it more sustainable and practical.” Moreover, the company called the launch a part of its extended mission to power fuel the healthcare delivery in Africa via digital innovation. The B2B platform is available and accessible across Nigeria to healthcare providers.
Reetuli Bansode, holding expertise in Healthcare Management, covers healthcare business and emerging health technologies for Towards Healthcare, delivering strategic insights and market trends through clear, data-driven, and engaging content.
