Africa's health systems need more than clever advice. They need people who've been inside them.
Platinum26 Consultancy helps governments, donors, NGOs, and private-sector partners solve complex public health and healthcare management challenges — from strategy through to implementation.
Boutique. Senior-led. Africa-rooted. Based in Johannesburg. Working across Sub-Saharan Africa.
We don't parachute in with generic frameworks and junior teams. We're already here — and our consultants have been doing this work for over 30 years in various roles.
Most health consulting in Africa looks right on paper. Less often does it work in the field.
The big firms send smart generalists who've never run a health programme in Nairobi, never sat with a Ministry team in Yaoundé, never understood why a perfectly logical intervention fails at district level in Gauteng. They produce expensive reports. The reports gather dust. Platinum26 works differently. Every assignment is led personally by a medical doctor and public health specialist with over 3 decades of experience working inside African health systems — not just advising them. We bring in the right specialists for each job. We stay accountable until the work is done. And we measure our success not by the weight of the report, but by whether it actually gets implemented.
Strategic Planning and Operational Planning
From national health frameworks to district-level workplans — we help institutions turn complex priorities into clear, implementable plans. We know what makes strategy survive contact with reality.
Policy, Guidelines, and SOP Development
Technical documents that are credible, well-structured, and built for the people who actually have to use them. Not documents that impress funders or investors. Documents that change practice.
Health Systems Strengthening
Diagnosing what is broken, strengthening what works, supporting better coordination, and helping institutions perform more coherently. Public systems, private systems, and everything in between.
Capacity Building and Facilitation
Bringing the right people into the same room and creating the conditions for real alignment. We design and facilitate workshops, strategic retreats, and technical sessions that move from discussion into decision.
Private Healthcare Management and Advisory
Hospital management, market entry, operational improvement, and strategic positioning for healthcare organisations navigating an increasingly complex African health landscape.
Programme Reviews, Assessments, and Evaluations
Structured analysis of what is working, what is not, and where the most practical opportunities for improvement lie. Honest findings. Actionable recommendations
Trusted by organisations working to improve health across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Kenya Ministry of Health · Cameroon Ministry of Health · Gauteng Department of Health · Helen Joseph Hospital · Aurum Institute · mothers2mothers · Abbott Diagnostics
Why clients choose us
We are already here
We are not a foreign firm with an African office. We are an African firm — based in Johannesburg, with track record across Southern, Eastern, Central, and West Africa. Local context is not a nice-to-have. It is the difference between advice that sounds right and advice that works.
Dr Dan Nhemachena leads every assignment personally. Former Head of Maternal Health at the Clinton Health Access Initiative. 18 years across governments, donors, NGOs, and private healthcare. He works with Dr Sam Rossolimos, a seasoned Healthcare Business Planning & Management Consultant. You do not get handed to a junior team after the first meeting.
We build the right team for each job
Platinum26 is intentionally lean. When an assignment needs a health economist, a legal expert, or a financial analyst, we bring one in — someone senior, vetted, and exactly right for the work. You get depth without the overhead of a large firm
We produce work that gets used
Strategies people can implement. Guidelines clinicians can follow. Processes that survive the transition from planning room to health facility. Every output we produce is designed for the people who must apply it — not the people who commissioned it.
Looking for a healthcare strategy and management consulting partner?
Whether you need support with a strategic plan, programme review, policy process, facilitation assignment, or health systems challenge, Platinum26 would be glad to hear from you.