Health ministry fight bid to deny Kemsa lucrative counties deal

The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority's offices in Industrial Area, Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Ministry of Health has opposed plans to strip the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) of exclusive rights to sell drugs and medical kits to county and national health facilities.

Principal Secretary for Health Susan Mochache told Parliament that stripping Kemsa of the rights will lead to expensive drugs from private suppliers and derail attainment of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

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