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Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency Act, No. 9 of 2019

Pays/Territoire
Zambie
Type du document
Législation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to provide for an efficient and cost-effective system for the procurement, storage and distribution of medicines and medical supplies; establish Medical Stores Limited as the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency and provide for its functions; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.
Sujet
Général
Mot clé
Santé publique
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances
Résumé

This Act establishes the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency, which used to exist as the Medical Stores Limited registered under the Companies Act, 2017. The Agency is a body corporate with perpetual succession and full legal personality. The functions of the Agency includes to; (a) procure, store and distribute medicines and medical supplies; (b) re-package and re-label medicines and medical supplies; (c) develop, maintain and manage an efficient and cost effective system of procurement, storage and distribution of medicines and medical supplies; (d) ensure timely availability of medicines and medical supplies in public health facilities; (e) establish and maintain strict inventory management systems and security protocols within the Agency and other storage facilities under the control and supervision of the Agency; (f) facilitate the selection, forecasting, quantification and supply planning of medicines and medical supplies for health facilities; (g) establish a network of storage, packaging and distribution facilities for the provision of medicines and medical supplies to health facilities; (h) enter into agreements or establish frameworks with Government and other local and international institutions for purposes of manufacturing medicines and medical supplies as the Board may determine; (i) provide information and regular reports on the status and cost-effectiveness of procurement, storage, distribution and value of medicines and medical supplies to the Ministry responsible for health in order to assist with appropriate planning and decision making; (j) cooperate and exchange information relating to medicines and medical supplies with relevant stakeholders at district, provincial, national and international level; (k) establish and maintain an internal quality assurance system for efficient operations, compliance with regulations and quality of medicines and medical supplies; (l) support health facilities to establish and maintain appropriate inventory management systems for medicines and medical supplies; and (m) advise the Minister on policies relating to the procurement, storage and distribution of medicines and medical supplies. The Act establishes and constitutes a Board to perform certain functions with regards to the administration of the Agency, including; (a) provide strategic direction to the Agency; (b) approve the annual budget estimates and financial statements of the Agency; (c) approve the annual work plan, action plans and activity reports of the Agency; (d) manage, control and administer the assets of the Agency in a manner that promotes the purposes for which the Agency is established; (e) provide policy guidance and direction in order to ensure the efficient performance of the functions of the Agency; (f) monitor and evaluate the performance of the Agency against budgets and plans; and (g) advise the Minister on matters relating to the procurement, warehousing and distribution of medicines and medical supplies, and recommend appropriate policy and legislative interventions. Essentially, the Act establishes the Medicines and Medical Supplies Fund to support the procurement of medicines and medical supplies for public health facilities.

Texte intégral
Anglais