Uganda National Medical Stores

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National Medical Stores (NMS)
Type Parastatal
IndustryDrug procurement, storage and distribution
Founded1993;29 years ago (1993)
Headquarters4-12 Nsamizi Road, Entebbe, Uganda
Key people
Jotham Musinguzi
Chairman [1]
Moses Kamabare
General Manager & CEO [2]
ProductsHuman medication
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The Uganda National Medical Stores, commonly referred to as National Medical Stores (NMS), is a government-owned organisation in Uganda, mandated to procure, store and distribute human medication and health-related consumable items to government-owned health units in all districts of Uganda. [3]

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Location

The headquarters of the NMS is located at 4-12 Nsamizi Road, in Entebbe, [4] a city on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi), southwest of Kampala, the capital and its largest city. [5] The coordinates of the head office are 0°03'49.0"N, 32°28'13.0"E (Latitude:0.063611; Longitude:32.470278). [6] It was reported in Ugandan media in May 2018, that NMS would re-locate its headquarters from Entebbe to Kajjansi, upon the completion of construction of the new logistics center at the new location in 2019. [7]

National Medical Stores maintains regional offices at the following locations: [8]

  1. Entebbe Head Office: Entebbe, Central Uganda
  2. Arua Regional Office: Arua, West Nile
  3. Gulu Regional Office: Gulu, Northern Uganda
  4. Hoima Regional Office: Hoima, Western Uganda
  5. Kabarole Regional Office: Fort Portal, Western Uganda
  6. Kampala Regional Office: Kampala, Buganda Region
  7. Mbale Regional Office: Mbale, Eastern Uganda
  8. Mbarara Regional Office: Mbarara, Western Uganda
  9. Moroto Regional Office: Moroto, Northern Uganda
  10. Soroti Regional Office: Soroti, Eastern Uganda

The agency works in collaboration with the Uganda Ministry of Health and all healthcare facilities, including Health Centers IIs, IIIs and IVs, General Hospitals, Regional Referral Hospitals and National Referral Hospitals. [9]

Overview

NMS was created by the Ugandan legislature in 1993. [10]

Governance

The agency is governed by a 15-person board of directors, which serves for a four-year renewable term. Its members include the following individuals, effective August 2018. [1] (1) Jotham Musinguzi: Chairman (2) Medard Bitekyerezo (3) Hanifah Namaala Sengendo (4) Samuel Orochi (5) Justinian Niwagaba (6) Laban Mbulamuko (7) Kenneth Omoding (8) Kate Nalukenge (9) Naome Kibaaju (10) Christine Ondoa (11) Richard Mugahi (12) Emmanuel Osuna (13) Beatrice Lagaba (14) Shaban Abdullah and (15) Timothy Musila. [1]

Kajjansi Logistics Centre

As of November 2017, NMS was in the process of constructing a modern pharmaceutical and medical equipment warehouse in the town of Kajjansi, approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi), by road, northeast of the NMS headquarters in Entebbe. [10] [11]

The new warehouse is partly funded by the Global Fund, which has contributed US$7.6 million and by the GAVI international vaccination initiative, which contributed US$1.5 million. [12] Completion was slated for June 2019. [13]

In November 2018, GAVI approved US$5.6 million (USh:21 billion) and the Uganda government committed USh:20 billion (US$5.4 million) towards the construction of the facility. At the time of its commissioning, Ugandan media reported that the warehouse and office complex cost USh:69 billion (approx. US$18.5 million) to construct. [14]

The facility, which sits on 10 acres (4 ha) of land, will be mounted with solar panels capable of generating 300kV of electricity, providing 50 percent of the energy needs of the project. The warehouse will have a vaccine workshop, a quality control laboratory, offices for more than 200 staff, cold storage rooms, garages and space to accommodate 30,000 pallets of medication. In comparison, the storage in Entebbe can accommodate a maximum of only 12,980 pallets. [15]

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References

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  9. ↑ National Medical Stores (1 August 2018). "National Medical Stores: National Medical Stores: Last Mile Delivery". Entebbe: National Medical Stores. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. 1 2 National Medical Stores (August 2001). "National Medical Stores Act 1993" (PDF). Entebbe: National Medical Stores. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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Coordinates: 00°03′49″N32°28′13″E / 0.06361°N 32.47028°E / 0.06361; 32.47028

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