Medical Stores Department

Medical Stores Department
Bohari Kuu ya Dawa  (Swahili)

Store in Dar es Salaam
Department overview
Formed 1993
Type Autonomous department
Headquarters Dar es Salaam
Motto Dedicated to save your life
Minister responsible
  • Ummy Ally Mwalimu, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Gender, Elderly and Children
Department executive
Key document
  • Act of Parliament No.13 of 1993
Website www.msd.or.tz

Medical Stores Department (MSD) was established by the Act of Parliament No.13 of 1993 as an autonomous department under the Ministry of Health, Social Development, Gender, Elderly and Children responsible for develop, maintain and manage an efficient and cost effective system of procurement, storage and distribution of approved medicines and medical supplies required for use by the public health services as the Ministry of Health, Social Development, Gender, Elderly and Children may from time to time approve.

Corporate Affairs

Ownership

The Medical Stores Department is a parastatal agency wholly owned by the Government of Tanzania.

Governance

The company is an autonomous agency under the Ministry of Health and is governed by a board of trustees. The Board composed of nine members appointed every three years. The Chairman appointed by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, eight members are appointed by the Minister responsible for health.[1] The Board delegates the day to day management of the department operations to Director General who is appointed by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Branch Network

Mwanza
Moshi
Mbeya
Dar-es-Salaam
Dodoma
Muleba
Iringa
Mtwara
Tabora
Tanga
MSD Zonal stores.[2]

The department operates through eight zonal stores in Dar-es-salaam, Mwanza, Iringa, Moshi, Mbeya, Tabora, Dodoma and Mtwara suppoted by two Sales Points in Tanga and Muleba. MSD is annually audited by CAG and has fully-fledged competent internal audit Unit that oversees internal controls effectiveness of each individual store and its supply chain.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kamagi, Deogratius (2016-02-16). "Tanzania: Four MSD Officials Suspended". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  2. ↑ Magomba, Leonard (3 October 2015). "Smile set on Tanzania 4G expansion". East African Business Week. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Reporter, SUNDAY NEWS. "Southern regions finally get Medical Stores Department services". dailynews.co.tz. Retrieved 2016-09-19.


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