"Through the more efficient allocation of health resources, NHI will improve access to medicines and equipment, reduce drug
stock-outs and improve maintenance of facilities," he said.
"We have goodwill they are genuine because they are the ones who came up with the proposals and this is a better way to deal with this rather than going to court," AKS chairman Kimani Rugendo said.Choppies has suffered huge
stock-outs that have almost pushed it over the brink, with the most recent casualties being the Bungoma and Kiambu branches that were recently shut down.
'Public hesitancy, vaccine
stock-outs, the lack of aptly trained health workers and accessibility of hard-to-reach areas put many children susceptible to diseases,' the statement read.
The UN agency cited public hesitancy, vaccine
stock-outs, lack of properly trained health workers and accessibility of hard-to-reach areas as the main reasons why many Filipino children have failed to get immunization.
Patients who opt to take medicines through private care often consume substandard drugs or suffer from drug
stock-outs, thus perpetuating drug resistance.
Carrying excess inventory comes at a high cost, but so too do
stock-outs and lost customers.
What the IRT system must be able to do is help reduce waste, limit resupply shipments, and prevent site
stock-outs.
"The directive by the government to process imports at the inland container depot in Nairobi is causing pain for medical suppliers who are experiencing
stock-outs due to delays in clearing consignments," Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS) managing director Jane Masiga said yesterday.
FlexSense is claimed to virtually eliminate inventory
stock-outs and the requirement for manual inventory monitoring, optimising both production and restocking efficiencies.
The Minister does concede that overcrowding is a problem, but went on to point out the merits of the decentralised medication pick-up points, strangely disregarding the frequently reported
stock-outs of medication at these facilities.
The three major indicators being monitored through this program include attendance of the staff, availability of Medicine /
Stock-outs and review of the overall health facility condition / highlight non-functional equipment.