The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has announced that its Nairobi Central and Regional warehouses will be temporarily closed.
The authority announced in a notice dated Tuesday, June 28, that its services would be unavailable beginning Friday, July 1 and lasting until Friday, July 8.
The institution explained that the closure will take place to allow it to account for its stock.
With the exception of emergency situations, services such as receipt issuance and medical supply dispatch will be suspended.
“We wish to notify our esteemed Customers and the general public that we shall close our Nairobi Central and Region all warehouses for the annual stock-take effective Friday 1 to Friday, July 8, 2022, both days inclusive.
“During this period, all receipts and dispatches of medical supplies will be suspended. Only emergency cases shall be attended to,” read the notice in part.
Normal sales and warehouse operations will resume on Monday, July 11, 2022, according to the authority.
KEMSA always takes a stock-audit break once a year to allow the authority to account for its inventory items.
The authority is in charge of procuring, warehousing, and distributing drugs and medical supplies for prescribed public health programs, the national strategic stock reserve, specified essential health packages, and national referral hospitals.
