Muleba Sales Point
Muleba Sales Point located in Kagera region stores and distributes medicines and medical supplies in all health facilities in the region and some parts of Geita region. Muleba Sales Point started to operate towards the end of the year 2013.
Before the establishment of the sales point, kagera region was receiving medicines and medical supplies from Mwanza zone located in Mwanza Region which is supplying in five regions together with Kagera, six districts, 37 councils, 1073 dispensaries and health centers.
1.1 WHY ESTERBLISHMENT OF MULEBA SALES POINT
Mwanza region covers a huge geographical area with a population of approximately 13 million residents, following the report from customers /stakeholders satisfaction survey done in 2012, MSD management responded to the complaints which ranked high amount the respondents by investing and open Muleba sales point, by so doing our customer complaints on acute delivery delays and on the other hand MSD high operational cost has been addressed.
Muleba sales point attains MSDs' mission of making sure that medicines and medical supplies are available at an affordable price to all Tanzanians.
Some of the areas which brought setbacks and expenses to our customers and MSD are as shown in the table below.
1.2 DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES.
|
|
DISTANCE IN KM |
DIFERENCE [SAVING ] |
MAZINGIRA |
|
|
HOSPITAL |
MULEBA |
MWANZA |
|
|
|
BUKOBA UBRAN |
70 |
450 |
380 |
FERRY FARE |
|
BUKOBA RURAL |
68 |
450 |
382 |
FERRY FARE |
|
BIHARAMULO |
113 |
247 |
134 |
FERRY FARE |
|
BUKOMBE |
284 |
364 |
80 |
|
|
CHATO |
180 |
220 |
40 |
FERRY FARE |
|
GEITA |
244 |
121 |
-123 |
FERRY FARE |
|
KARAGWE |
186 |
566 |
380 |
BY SHIP |
|
KAGERA SUGAR |
139 |
514 |
375 |
BY SHIP |
|
KAGONDO |
40 |
420 |
380 |
BY SHIP |
|
KAIGARA |
3 |
380 |
377 |
|
|
RULENGE |
289 |
441 |
152 |
FERRY FARE |
|
ISINGIRO |
256 |
636 |
380 |
BY SHIP |
|
IZIMBYA |
108 |
488 |
380 |
BY SHIP |
|
MISENYI |
132 |
512 |
380 |
FERRY FARE |
|
MUGANA |
110 |
490 |
380 |
BY SHIP |
|
MURUGWANZA DDH |
249 |
401 |
152 |
BY SHIP |
|
NDOLAGE |
58 |
438 |
380 |
BY SHIP |
|
NYAKAHANGA DDH |
196 |
576 |
380 |
BY SHIP |
|
NGARA |
244 |
396 |
152 |
FERRY FARE |
|
RUBYA DDH |
24 |
404 |
380 |
FERRY FARE |
|
|
|
Average |
276.05 |
|
1.3 MULEBA SALES POINT ACQUIRING PROCESS
MSD Muleba Sales Point is located in Malahala area, the place was secured as a result of Muleba district official commitments to make sure that they corporate with MSD management to address Health facilities complaints.
Thanks to the efforts spearheaded by Prof. Anna Tibaijuka [MP] the district officials gave MSD 5acres land and allowed to use the existing two storey building for two years which was initially built to carter for district hospital expansion.
All necessary modification to make the building fit for a warehouse were done together with other security and office logistics features to give us immediate operational footage.
Our deepest gratitude goes to Muleba district office and Kagera region leaders for their support and awareness on the importance of MSD having a sales point in Muleba in pursuit for healthy nation.
Together we are "Dedicated to save your life-stock out no more"