Management of Rx for Africa, Inc.

Mulugetta Bezzabeh, PhD President and Chairman of the Board

Mulugetta Bezzabeh, PhD is the founder, President and CEO of Rx Africa (Ethiopia) PLC, which was founded in 2003 as Sunshine Pharmaceuticals, as a manufacturer and distributor of generic pharmaceuticals, in a joint venture with the People’s Republic of China. A factory was built and production of generic pharmaceuticals commenced. In 2006 the Chinese were bought out by private interests, with the goal of becoming one of the few FDA-GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)-approved pharmaceutical factories in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr. Bezzabeh was awarded his PhD from the University of Leeds in the UK. He began his career as the Minister for Rural Development in Ethiopia. He joined the United Nations in 1980, first working from Rome, Italy at the Food and Agriculture division, and later, as the Senior Regional Advisor in the Economic Commission for Africa at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, in charge of Rural Development throughout Africa. Dr. Bezzabeh has published many articles on this subject.