Uganda Joint Medical Store

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Uganda Joint Medical Store (UJMS)
Non-Government Organization
IndustryDrug procurement, storage and distribution
Founded1979;40 years ago (1979)
Headquarters1828 Gogonya Road, Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda
Key people
Bildard Baguma
Executive Director & CEO [1]
Sam Orach
Executive Secretary [1]
ProductsHuman medication, healthcare products, machinery and equipment
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The Uganda Joint Medical Store, also Uganda Joint Medical Stores, commonly referred to as Joint Medical Store (JMS), is a non-government organisation in Uganda, mandated to procure, store and distribute human medication and health-related consumable items to health units, owned by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau, the two entities who own the NGO. [1]

Uganda Republic in East Africa

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a country in East-Central Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.

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Location

The headquarters of the JMS are located at 1828 Gogonya Road, in Nsambya, in the Makindye Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and oldest city. [2] The geographical coordinates of the company headquarters are 0°17'46.0"N, 32°35'43.0"E (Latitude:0.296111; Longitude:32.595278). [3]

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Makindye Division is one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and the largest city in that country. The city's five divisions are: (a) Kampala Central Division (b) Kawempe Division (c) Lubaga Division (d) Makindye Division and (e) Nakawa Division.

Kampala Capital city in Uganda

Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Rubaga Division. Surrounding Kampala is the rapidly growing Wakiso District, whose population more than doubled between 2002 and 2014 and as of 2014 Wakiso was reported to stand at over 2 million.

The organization maintains a branch office and warehouse at 24 Ruharo-Bushenyi Road in the city of Mbarara, in the Western Region of Uganda. [2] Their third office and warehouse is located in the Christ the King Cafeteria Building, at 62/64 Avenue Road, in the city of Arua, West Nile sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. [2]

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Western Region, Uganda Region in Western, Uganda

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Arua Place in Northern Region, Uganda

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Plans are underway to establish branch offices and warehouses in the cities of Fort Portal, Gulu, Jinja, Masaka and Mbale. [4]

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Overview

JMS is a joint venture company, created in 1979 by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau. JMS operates as a non-profit, charitable organization that procures, stores, supplies and distributes human medication and related healthcare equipment and supplies to the hospitals affiliated to those two bureaus. [5]

JMS offers free installation, servicing and maintenance on equipment purchased from JMS or any of their authorized distributor. [1] In December 2017, they began manufacturing (a) nutritional supplements (b) clinical oxygen and (c) medical sundries. [6]

Governance

The organization is governed by a board of trustees and a board of directors. The day-to-day operations of JMS are managed by a 15-person management team, led by Bidard Baguma, the Executive Director. [4] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Franklin Draku (6 June 2019). "Anglican, Catholic bishops laud Joint Medical Stores". Daily Monitor Mobile . Kampala. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Joint Medical Stores (2019). "Joint Medical Stores: Contact Us". Kampala: Uganda Joint Medical Stores. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Google (8 June 2019). "Location of the headquarters of Uganda Joint Medical Store" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 Emodek, Jacquiline (5 August 2016). "Joint Medical Stores Supplement: Joint Medical Stores Spreads To Mbarara". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "About Uganda Joint Medical Store". Kampala: Uganda Joint Medical Store. 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Julius Ggayi (13 December 2017). "Joint Medical Stores to start manufacturing drugs". Kampala: Radio One FM90. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. ↑ Joint Medical Store (2019). "Joint Medical Store: Management Team". Kampala: Uganda Joint Medical Store. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

Coordinates: 00°17′46″N32°35′43″E / 0.29611°N 32.59528°E / 0.29611; 32.59528

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