Uganda National Medical Stores

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]

National Medical Stores (NMS)
TypeParastatal
IndustryDrug procurement, storage and distribution
Founded1993 (1993)
Headquarters4-12 Nsamizi Road, Entebbe, Uganda
Key people
Jotham Musinguzi
Chairman[1]
Moses Kamabare
General Manager & CEO[2]
ProductsHuman medication
WebsiteHomepage

Location

The headquarters of the NMS is located at 4-12 Nsamizi Road, in Entebbe,[4] a town on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, approximately 45 kilometres (28 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 20 kilometres (12 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 Fund, to the tune of US$1.5 million.[12] Completion was slated for June 2019.[13]

In November 2018, GAVI approved US$5.6 million (USh21 billion) and the Uganda government committed USh20 billion (US$5.4 million) to pay for the construction of the facility. 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.[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.[14]

See also

References
  1. Wandera, Derrick (1 August 2018). "Cabinet Appoints New NMS Board". Daily Monitor. Kampla. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. National Medical Stores (1 August 2018). "The Management Team of National Medication Stores". Entebbe: National Medical Stores. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. National Medical Stores (1 August 2018). "The Mandate of National Medical Stores". Entebbe: National Medical Stores. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. National Medical Stores (1 August 2018). "National Medical Stores: Entebbe Head Office". Entebbe: National Medical Stores. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. Globefeed.com (1 August 2018). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and National Medical Store, Nsamizi Road, Entebbe, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. Google (1 August 2018). "Location of the Headquarters of Uganda National Medical Stores, Nsamizi Road, Entebbe, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. Wasswa, Deo (10 May 2018). "National Medical Store to shift base to Kajjasi". Kampala: Capital Radio Uganda. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  8. National Medical Stores (1 August 2018). "The Regional Offices of National Medical Stores, Uganda". Entebbe: National Medical Stores. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  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. National Medical Stores (August 2001). "National Medical Stores Act 1993" (PDF). Entebbe: National Medical Stores. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. Globefeed.com (1 August 2018). "Distance between National Medical Store, Nsamizi Road, Entebbe, Uganda and Kajjansi, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. Office of the Prime Minister (22 November 2017). "National Medical Stores To Construct Ultra Modern Warehouse". Kampala: Office of the Prime Minister. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  13. Anthony Lam Ayebe (27 November 2017). "NMS builds new warehouse as more drugs come in". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  14. Mutegeki, Geoffrey (16 November 2018). "NMS secures Sh41b for completion of medicines warehouse". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

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