ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act
4. Functions of the Authority
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
4. Functions of the Authority
(1)The functions of the Authority shall be to—(a)procure, warehouse and distribute drugs and medical supplies for prescribed public health programmes, the national strategic stock reserve, prescribed essential health packages and national referral hospitals;(b)establish a network of storage, packaging and distribution facilities for the provision of drugs and medical supplies to health institutions;(c)enter into partnership with or establish frameworks with county Governments for purposes of providing services in procurement, warehousing, distribution of drugs and medical supplies;(d)collect information and provide regular reports to the national and county governments on the status and cost-effectiveness of procurement, the distribution and value of prescribed essential medical supplies delivered to health facilities, stock status and on any other aspects of supply system status and performance which may be required by stakeholders;(e)support county governments to establish and maintain appropriate supply chain systems for drugs and medical supplies.(2)The Cabinet Secretary shall, in consultation with the Authority and the appropriate county government organs, determine the requirement of drugs and medical supplies in public health facilities.(3)A national or county public health facility shall, in the procurement and distribution of drugs and medical supplies, obtain all such drugs and medical supplies from the Authority subject to—(a)the drug being duly registered by the Board; and(b)the drugs and medical supplies meet the standards of quality and are efficacious as authorized by the Board.(4)A person responsible for the procurement and distribution of drugs and medical supplies in a national or county public health facility and who contravenes provisions of this section, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both.
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