Examination of Health Supply Chain Integration in Kenya for Recommendation to Other Countries

Introduction Accessibility and affordability to healthcare is one of the biggest challenges in public health sector, and adequate supply chain management can contribute to tackle these issues. Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) is a parastatal agency founded in 2000 mandated procurement, warehousing and distribution of medical supplies for public health. KEMSA has been facing numerous challenges since then, such as - Weak legal framework - Lack of leadership

- Fragmented supply chain - Lack of ICT infrastructure - Poor data visibility

Following diagram has been known as showing fragmented health supply chain in Kenya as of 2001 (Aronovich and Kinzett, 2001, p. 6)

It has been said that KEMSA has gone through drastic reform since 2008, and integrated the fragmented supply chain. However, the extent and the effect of the supply chain integration has not been documented/ Overall Aim & Objective • Aim - Clarify and document the extent of integration of health supply chain in Kenya, and - develop recommendations for other developing countries

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Objectives - Map and document the current supply chain under integration - Identify benefits and drawbacks of the integration - Identify enablers and bottlenecks for the integration - Develop recommendations for other developing countries

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