The Kenya Medical Supplies Agency

The Kenya Medical Supplies Agency – KEMSA

The Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) is a specialised medical logistics provider for public health facilities and programmes. It was formed in 2000 after recommendations of a health stakeholders’ forum held in 1998. As a State corporation, Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) replaced successive medical stores administrations that had existed since 1901 under various names.

Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) supports the National Health Strategic Plan and the Kenya Health Package for Health providing public facilities with the right quantity and quality of drugs and medical supplies at the best market value.

Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) mission is to improve healthcare through efficient procurement and reliable distribution of quality medical commodities and promotion of rational drug use and practice. The Kenya Medical Supplies Agency – KEMSA objectives are to:

• Develop a distribution system that effectively and efficiently delivers medical commodities to all public health facilities
• Develop a national procurement system in collaboration with the Health ministries and other stakeholders
• Evolve a world-class medical supply chain encompassing selection, forecasting, quality assurance, procurement planning, warehousing, logistics and customer service.
•Promote, with other stakeholders, rational drug use
•Develop a framework within which subcontracting of Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) function may be done when required.
• Mobilise resources capitalisation rehabilitation, physical infrastructure and operations to commercialise and ensure financial sustainability of Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA).
•Make Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) a centre of excellence in supply chain management.