“Dorothy”, who prefers not to use her real name, is a nurse at a public health facility in Kisumu, Kenya. She feels that stock-outs are dangerous in that a doctor never knows for sure if a patient has been taking their prescribed medicine which makes treating their condition even more complicated. She spoke at the public forum in Kisumu and was willing to share with us some of her opinions about medicine stock-outs. Watch the video interview below.
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All is said, systems (the supply chain) have been explained, reviewed and queried and they are so clear on paper but we we just don’t see the implementation at all as a result we continue facing drug stock outs in our national and regional stores. People are loosing lives and we just don’t seem to get the answer to DRUG STOCK OUTS, now this is were i ask my self and every one, ARE WE HAVING THE WRONG PERSONNEL MANNING OUR STORES?
To me this is simple procurement ant stores manage, your store stock plan is 10000 every month, you purchase the 10000 and store it, your store’s people start issuing out these drugs, at this stage forecasts for next month start coming in until a final plan is drawn for the next month or quarter and the drugs are ordered before the current month stock is finished.
In case of emergencies, this is catered for under emergency buying (usually direct buying). so all in once the drugs are in stores, issuance must be closely monitored and managed so your not caught off guard and this helps you set up a minimum re-order level.
I can go on and on, the solution is that simple BUT only with the THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT PLACE(s)
Isaac
P.O at KPI