Healthcare products comprise medications, vaccines, devices, and surgical and medical procedures used in disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.
These are key pillars of Kenya’s road towards Universal Health Coverage. Effective management of health products through good inventories, resilient supply chain systems, rational use, harmonised regulations, and sound policies is critical to ensuring the optimal functioning of healthcare systems.
The Guidelines on Management of Health Products and Technologies in Kenya (2020), which are anchored on the Health Products and Technologies Supply Chain Strategy 2020-2025, provide the framework of information, procedures, and the tools needed to ensure regular and reliable supply of HPTs, their appropriate storage, control, and issuing across the various levels of service delivery.
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