KEMSA TO SUPPLY COVID-19 GEARS TO ALL PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES

KEMSA confirms ready to supply PPEs among other items to all public health facilities

By Wangechi Wahome

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority

(KEMSA) has confirmed its round the

clock corporate readiness to dispatch

Covid-19 related medical supplies to all

counties once orders are placed.

According to the KEMSA acting CEO Mr.

Edward Njoroge, the Authority has

constituted a Covid-19 management Rapid

Response Team to ensure the efficient

supply of Physical Protective Equipment

(PPE), among other medical supply items.

As directed by Health Cabinet Secretary

Mutahi Kagwe earlier today, Njoroge

confirmed that the Authority is well

placed to respond to the immediate

health facilities needs for Covid-19

management.

Working round the clock, the Covid-19

Rapid Response team at KEMSA, he said,

is banking on information technology

systems to ensure speedy order

fulfilment to more than 8,000 health

facilities countrywide.

“At KEMSA, we can confirm that we have a

rapid response team to ensure that all

orders placed with us by our clients

from all the 47 counties are speedily

processed and delivered. Our Covid-19

Rapid Response team is ensuring

efficient order management through our

Logistics Management Information System

(LMIS) and the KEMSA e-mobile

information technology solutions,”

Njoroge said.

Already, KEMSA, he said, has optimized

its distribution system to ensure

doorstep delivery at all health facility

levels nationally. The Authority has

decentralized its distribution channel

into four zones to enhance service

delivery by reducing turnaround time.

“All the distributions zones have been

suitably equipped and resourced to

ensure that they can guarantee similar

service levels to that provided from our

Nairobi central warehouses. To address

the Covid-19 challenges, at KEMSA, the

Board, Management, and Staffing force

are committed to achieving excellence in

procurement, warehousing, and

distribution of quality, affordable

Health Products and Technologies (HPTs)

to the public health facilities,”

Njoroge explained.

Through the decentralized system,

KEMSA’s Kisumu distribution zone serves

nineteen counties. Mombasa serves six

counties, and Meru serves 11 counties in

the Northern frontier, with other

counties served from the Nairobi central

stores.

Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA)

is a state corporation under the

Ministry of Health established under the

KEMSA Act 2013 whose mandate is:

Procure, warehouse and distribute drugs

and medical supplies for prescribed

public health programs, the national

strategic stock reserve, prescribed

essential health packages and national

referral hospitals. KEMSA provides

reliable, affordable and quality health

products and supply chain solutions

geared at improving healthcare in Kenya.

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