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Storage

MSD stores health commodities in its warehouses located strategically in different regions across the country.  MSD has expanded its storage services to modern, computerized and technological warehouses. Recently MSD has 80,305.47 square meters located in 10 warehouses across the country in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Iringa, Moshi, Mbeya, Tabora, Dodoma, Mtwara, Tanga and Kagera. MSD stores cold items in its cold chain facilities with total of 1000 cubic meters storage space. This enable MSD to store a huge number of cold chain items.

 

The modern Warehouses - in - a - Box (WiBs) constructed in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza Mbeya, Tabora, Dodoma, Mtwara  and Tanga have shown tremendous improvement to MSD, they have increased storage capacity, service levels, accuracy as well as reduced stock losses.

About MSD

Medical Stores Department (MSD) was established by the Act of Parliament No.13 of 1993 as an autonomous department under the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children responsible for developing, maintaining and managing an efficient and cost effective system of procurement, storage and distribution of approved medicines and medical supplies required for use by all public health facilities.