Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment

Vision

To create healthy, productive prosperous community

Mission

To establish Strong pharmacy service; Prevent and control AMR; establish, support, and manage a strong supply chain and health care technology management system which minimize resource wastage and ensures supply of safe, quality, and affordable medical inputs in the country

Objective

To realize efficient and effective pharmacy service in health facilities through modern and proved methodologies and systems
To enable that health facilities have right and quality pharmaceuticals timely by optimizing the pharmaceutical supply chain process from procurement plan to disposal through modern management system
To create pharmacy service that bases on community need and prevents wastages and corrupted processes and establishing the overall pharmaceutical service in the manner that promotes transparency and accountability
To establish effective healthcare technology management in health facilities in order to avail medical equipment that are cost effective, fulfill quality standards, result in no any harms to healthcare providers and community through assessment of healthcare technology needs, ensuring that medical equipment have proper handling at health facility level and support the quality healthcare service

Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Directorate Roles

Develop and oversee the successful implementation of Pharmaceutical and medical devices Sector policy, strategy, roadmap, guidelines, protocols, and SOPs
Develop, regularly update and oversee the implementation of Drug policy, Standard Treatment Guideline, National Essential medicine and medical devise list.
Lead, support, coordinate and monitor the implementation of pharmacy service activities (Auditable Pharmaceutical Transaction and services, clinical pharmacy service, model community pharmacy, Drug information service, sterile and non-sterile compounding services)
Promote rational drug use and lead the prevention and containment of antimicrobial resistance
Support regional health bureaus and health facilities to conduct annual quantification exercises
Ensure the availability of essential medicines, supplies, and reagents in health facilities
Promote local pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing
Strengthen public private partnership in pharmaceutical, medical device as well as traditional medicines.
Provide capacity building for professionals from regional health bureaus and health facilities on pharmacy service, traditional medicine, supply chain and medical device management.
Work and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to improve access and quality of pharmaceutical and medical devices, and also for quick response during emergency
Coordinate assessments on pharmaceutical supply chain, pharmacy service, antimicrobial resistance, traditional medicine practice, and medical device management in collaboration with universities and partners.
Strengthen pharmaceutical and Medical equipment management information systems to ensure end to end data visibility at all levels
Oversees and follow-up planning, need assessment, budgeting, procurement, distribution, installation, utilization, maintenance, decommissioning, and disposal of medical devices.
Facilitate establishment of medical devices centre of excellence, incubation platform and refurbishment centres
Promote the integration of traditional and modern medicine
Lead/coordinate pharmaceutical and medical device, AMR and Traditional medicines national advisory forums