Kenya Medical Supplies Authority - KEMSA

28/10/2025

Leading the charge against schistosomiasis, the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) today hosted Merck, the National Public Health Institute (NPHI), InSupply and DP World to advance collaboration on ensuring equitable access to Praziquantel (PZQ) across Kenya.

Ms. Esther Somoire, Deputy Director Partnerships and Linkages, represented Dr. Waqo Ejersa, Chief Executive Officer KEMSA. She emphasized KEMSA’s drive to strengthen partnerships that expand access to life-saving medicines and deliver lasting impact in disease control.

The discussions focused on strengthening supply chain systems to sustain continuous treatment.

KEMSA will lead joint forecasting with the Ministry of Health’s Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Program, counties and partners to integrate Mass Drug Administration (MDA) data with iLMIS consumption trends.

To enhance reliability, KEMSA will establish a national buffer stock, align last-mile distribution with facility restocking in high-burden areas and introduce a real-time PZQ dashboard for transparent stock tracking.

Through innovation, partnership and data-driven planning, KEMSA continues to redefine equitable access, ensuring that life-saving medicines reach every health facility across the country.

28/10/2025

KEMSA Management Team, led by Director of Commercial Services Eliud Muriithi, paid a courtesy call to the Executive Director of Outspan Hospital, Dr. Macharia Kiruhi in Nyeri county.

The discussions focused on strengthening collaboration to ensure a steady supply of affordable and quality medical commodities, reinforcing a shared commitment to improving access to essential health products and reducing the cost of care through efficient supply chain systems.

KEMSA reaffirmed its dedication to forging strong ties across the health sector in advancing UHC. Through strategic collaborations, KEMSA continues to enhance health systems, improve service delivery, and make affordable, quality healthcare accessible to every Kenyan.

23/10/2025

UNFPA Begins National Stock Verification Exercise at KEMSA’s Embakasi Supply Chain Centre

Strengthening transparency from the source, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), through its Last Mile Assurance Unit, has begun a nationwide stock verification exercise at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) National Supply Chain Centre in Embakasi, marking the start of a 12-day assessment across Kenya.
At Embakasi, the UNFPA and KEMSA teams met to discuss the assessment framework and ex*****on plan, beginning the process of verifying stock levels, reviewing storage conditions, assessing record-keeping accuracy, and identifying best practices to strengthen supply chain performance.

The two-day review at KEMSA focuses on ensuring that stock management and documentation align with UNFPA’s global supply chain standards while reinforcing efficiency, accountability, and collaboration.

Following Embakasi, the assessment team will proceed to Nakuru and Bungoma counties, where 16 health facilities have been identified for further review.

The exercise aims to enhance supply chain visibility, transparency, and performance, ensuring that UNFPA programme commodities are effectively managed and delivered to strengthen reproductive health services across the country.

21/10/2025

UNFPA Lauds KEMSA’s Digital Transformation as Kenya Launches Family Planning Supply Chain Review

KEMSA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Waqo Ejersa today hosted a high-level UNFPA delegation at the National Supply Chain Centre in Embakasi, marking the start of the Family Planning Commodities Last Mile Assurance (LMA) Assessment.

This nationwide assessment will evaluate Kenya’s reproductive health commodity delivery system from warehouse to health facility.

The review, running from October 23 to November 7, 2025, will cover KEMSA, Nakuru, and Bungoma Counties.

Dr. Waqo highlighted KEMSA’s use of the Integrated Logistics Management Information System (ILMIS) to enhance transparency, forecasting, and accountability in the delivery of family planning commodities nationwide.

UNFPA Representative to Kenya, Anders Thomsen, praised KEMSA’s reforms and technology-driven systems, noting that Kenya now leads the region in digital health logistics. “Every truck and consignment is tracked in real time ensuring safety, integrity, and trust,” he said.

The delegation, led by UNFPA Programme Division Director Julia Bunting and Supplies Committee Chairperson Ellen Starbird, toured KEMSA’s warehouse to observe its operational efficiency.

The exercise brings together UNFPA, the Ministry of Health, the Council of Governors, and counties to strengthen data-driven supply chain management and ensure every Kenyan has access to essential reproductive health commodities.

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The Ministry of Health
Raila Odinga
William Samoei Ruto
State House Kenya