Kiunge said, economically, KEMSA will also save a lot in terms of rent, transportation between warehouses and depots to fulfill a customer order.
Kiunge said the new warehouse will move the authority to the next level where it will now serve its customers better
KEMSA'S new warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023.
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority on Tuesday opened a new warehouse for storage of medical supplies in Embakasi.
KEMSA CEO Terry Ramadhan Kuinge took the media on a tour of the warehouse.
She said KEMSA will soon embark on the relocation of medical supplies from Sunflag to Embakasi.
KEMSA operations director Dr. Jarred Nyakiba and CEO Terry Ramadhani Kiunge during an exclusive media tour at its new warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023.
"This will improve efficiency as goods will be in one place and response time to customer orders will reduce as stocks will be under one roof," Kiunge said.
KEMSA CEO Terry Ramadhani Kiunge and KEMSA staff Leonard Ngeno during an exclusive media tour at its new warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023.
Kiunge said economically, KEMSA will also save a lot in terms of rent, transportation between warehouses and depots to fulfill a customer order.
She said the new warehouse will move the authority to the next level where it will now serve its customers better and gain a competitive lead over other medical suppliers.
KEMSA is mandated with the procurement, warehousing and distribution of drugs and medical supplies for prescribed public health programs, the national strategic stock reserve, prescribed essential health packages and national referral hospitals.
A view of the new KEMSA warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023. The press embark on a tour at the new KEMSA warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023.
A cold room at the new premises is still ongoing.
Cold room is a refrigerating chamber in which a specific temperature is artificially generated.
It is generally designed for storing products in an environment below the outside temperature.
The new KEMSA warehouse cold room under construction on April 4, 2023.The new KEMSA warehouse cold room for storage of health products on April 4, 2023.Fine picker consolidation staff labels the products for efficient delivery to the respective counties on April 4, 2023. KEMSA CEO Terry Ramadhani Kiunge and staff Leonard Ngeno during an exclusive media tour at its new warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023.A view of the new KEMSA warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023. KEMSA logistics staff shows the digital way of accessing information of the products and delivery per county during the exclusive media tour at its new warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4,2023. KEMSA CEO Terry Ramadhani Kiunge seals the products during an exclusive media tour at its new warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023. A view of the new KEMSA warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023.KEMSA CEO Terry Ramadhani Kiunge during an exclusive media tour at its new warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023. The new KEMSA warehouse cold room for storage of health products on April 4, 2023.The press embark on a tour at the new KEMSA warehouse in Embakasi Nairobi on April 4, 2023
