N$178m medical store project to strengthen medicine supply
The government is investing nearly N$178 million to expand Namibia’s medical storage capacity as the Ministry of Health and Social Services continues efforts to address shortages of essential medicines at public health facilities. The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) and the Ministry of Health and Social Services signed a N$177.99 million contract for the... The post N$178m medical store project to strengthen medicine supply appeared first on New Era .
The government is investing nearly N$178 million to expand Namibia’s medical storage capacity as the Ministry of Health and Social Services continues efforts to address shortages of essential medicines at public health facilities.
The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) and the Ministry of Health and Social Services signed a N$177.99 million contract for the project yesterday.
Following completion of the procurement process, the contract was awarded to New Era Investment (Pty) Ltd JV Summit Trading CC.
The project comes at a time when patients across the country continue to report difficulties in obtaining medicines at state hospitals and clinics.
In May, the Ministry of Health and Social Services reported that national pharmaceutical stock levels stood at about 60%, below the ministry’s target of at least 80%. The ministry acknowledged that several essential medicines were understocked or out of stock and said that emergency and direct procurement was needed to address the shortages.
