Our Group:- Middle East Chemicals ñMECî United Company of Pharmacists ñUCPî United Company for Trading & Distribution ñUCTDî Company Profile:- When the Chairman of Middle East Chemicals (MEC), United Company of Pharmacists (UCP), and United Company for Trading & Distribution (UCTD) Dr Hossam Omar, started his private business, pharmacists in Egypt were suffering. Each pharmaceutical company catered for the needs of pharmacies around the country from their own factories in Cairo and Alexandria and, consequently pharmaceutical outlets had to wait for more than one month to take delivery of their orders. Moreover, they had to call in person at the state-owned pharmaceutical distribution center and wait in long queues for their turn to collect their needs. What put Dr. Hossam Omar ahead of his peers is that very early he realized that distribution was one of the pillars for a successful pharmaceutical industry. Paradoxically, it was a sector that nobody had paid attention to; and was the most problematic area in the industry. Dr. Hossam Omar feared that things could get worse after the complete opening-up of the Egyptian economy as these serious problems will become more acute. Our group of more than 8500 employees is an Egyptian integrated healthcare services organization with four core business operations: importation, distribution, manufacturing and technology-based management and financial services. We are:- Largest distributor of pharmaceuticals in Africa Largest importer & distributor of healthcare sector in Egypt Largest medicines stocks in Egypt Largest distribution network in the Middle East & Africa Manufacturing of pharmaceuticals & personal care products Owner of Care Pharmacies in Egypt More than 8500 employees Partner with '_'_ Walgreens Boots Alliance - Hydra Pharm '_'_