Kenya Medical Supplies Authority has announced a five-day closure of its Nairobi and regional distribution centres beginning July 1st to July 5th.
During this period, Kemsa says, receipt and dispatch of medical supplies will be suspended
"We wish to notify our esteemed customers and the general public that we shall close our Nairobi and Regional Distribution Centers for the annual stock-take effective Monday 1st to Friday 5th July 2024," Kemsa said in a notice on Tuesday.
However, the authority said emergency cases shall be attended to.
"We shall resume our normal operation from Monday 8th July 2024," Kemsa said.
Kemsa is a state corporation under the Ministry of Health established under the Kemsa Act 2013.
It is mandated to procure, warehouse and distribute Health Products and Technologies (HPTs) for prescribed public health programs, the national strategic stock reserves, prescribed essential health packages and national referral hospitals.
