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Sun, May 13, 2012

MSD has launched a project to facilitate the implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. This new ERP will replace the current ORION system and provide improved and comprehensive support for business processes throughout the organization.
Both the nature and volume of MSD business has evolved significantly since its inception in 1994 and since the introduction of the ORION system in 2001. It is
expected that the new system will override the limitations of the ORION system and empower all MSD staff to effectively handle the business challenges of today and tomorrow.
This project will enhance both the efficiency and effectiveness of MSD, by helping us:

Better understand and meet customer needs
Eliminate waste

Please download the latest ERP Bulettin by clicking on the link below.

Tue, February 14, 2012

Construction on progress at MSD HQ

Tue, February 14, 2012

Construction on progress at MSD HQ

Fri, February 10, 2012

MSD Acquired New Vehicles

Thu, February 2, 2012

Pre-Shipment verification of conformity to Standards (PVoC)

This is to inform importers and the general public that Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) will start implementing the Pre-Shipment Verification of Conformity to Standards (PVoC) programme from February 1, 2012.

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Wed, November 23, 2011

Now private hospitals to receive govt cash

By Songa wa Songa
The Citizen Correspondent
Dar es Salaam. In what has been described by observers as a major policy shift, the State will soon start allocating substantial amounts of money to private hospitals to facilitate more and better health service delivery in disadvantaged rural communities.

It has emerged that the government and donors have reached an agreement to channel half of the Sh168 billion in health budget support funds directly to public and private hospitals at the grassroots.

According to the government and the donors, this is a deliberate move to drive quick health delivery results through local councils throughout the country.Areas targeted include those that are highly disadvantaged, it was revealed yesterday by the ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

The donors who are expected to contribute some Sh168 billion this financial year noted that the new cash injection system would expand access and quick health service.

Through the initiative, about half of the funding or Sh81 billion will be channeled directly to local government authorities. This amount will go into financing front line health services in both private and public institutions.
The move to directly channel health funds to the councils would be welcome news following widespread complaints of embezzlements by the many layers of State bureaucracy.

Beneficiaries have in the past complained that money meant for such facilities did not reach them while the reports of the controller and auditor general are full of cases where bogus projects consumed millions of shillings in unexplained expenses.

Private hospital proprietors, mainly church or Community based organizations or NGOs would also be placated after many years of pressurising the state to extend them subsidies.Private health facilities play a critical role in places where public ones are either in short supply or do not exist usually have enough personnel and equipment to operate effectively.

The chair of the Development Partners Group on Health Dr Inge Baumgarten said the rationale and structure of this year’s allocations aim at cracking equity, quality and personnel disparities at the local level. “At the moment, for example, certain districts and certain population groups remain particularly disadvantaged and have difficulties accessing even basic health services; we want to change that with allocations proportional to district populations and other poverty related indicators,” Dr Baumgarten said.

The official noted that there was also a major allocation of Sh72 billion, half of which would go to the Medical Stores Department to procure drugs and supplies with a view to reducing drug and commodities stock-outs at dispensaries, health centres and district hospitals.

“Small funding allocations will also be made to supervision and oversight bodies including Tanzania’s 21 regional secretaries and the Prime Minister’s Office — Regional Authorities and Local Government”, Dr Baumgarten added.
The agreement was revealed yesterday in a press statement released by the Permanent Secretary for Health and Social Welfare, Ms Blandina Nyoni.

It followed a sectoral review meeting with the donors and other stakeholders held mid this week.
The PS said the commitment was an increase of 30 per cent from last year and will go towards the purchase of medicines, recruitment of doctors and nurses, improve hospitals and health facilities and develop general infrastructure. She said the government and its development partners were committed to using the health basket as a funding mechanism because the initiative had demonstrated the ability to speed up progress towards attaining national goals.

Source: IPP Media Website

Wed, November 23, 2011

TB drugs yet to arrive

The consignment of two of the five essential drugs administered daily to tuberculosis patients for a period of 18 to 24 months had until yesterday not arrived in Dar es Salaam, it has been learnt.

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare admitted on November 14 this year that the two essential drugs were out of stock, saying a consignment had been shipped out and was expected to be delivered in the country by last week.

The admission followed revelation by The Guardian that the national Tuberculosis Hospital, Kibong’oto in Kilimanjaro Region was short of the two drugs to treat multidrug resistant tuberculosis.

But yesterday Dr Saidi Egwaga, Programme Manager, National TB and Leprosy told this paper that they were waiting for the consignment to arrive anytime from yesterday.

“We expect to receive the drugs anytime from today (Monday),” he said, stressing however that the patients were not at risk.

He said they might be at risk if they stay 30 days without the medication.

Currently, there are 27 MDR-TB patients at Kibong’oto hospital undergoing the first phase of treatment which takes 6 – 8 months.

Last week the ministry through its statement which was signed by the Permanent Secretary, Blandina Nyoni said the consignment was expected to arrive by air last week and would be sent immediately to Kibong’oto hospital.

The ministry said that Tanzania’s share of the drugs had initially been expected to arrive in the country by October this year. “This delay is beyond the country’s control due to the fact that there are only 2 companies worldwide that manufacture the drugs. This is coupled by the high demand from various countries in the world including Tanzania,” said a statement.

One of the female patients admitted to the hospital for several months now but who sought strict anonymity “for my safety” told this paper that they were worried about their situation, saying they had yet to receive the drugs as promised by the government last week.

The treatment of MDR-TB patients was suspended on November 8 this year when the stock of two of the five essential drugs was exhausted.

“This was caused by delay in receiving the consignment of MDR-TB drugs from manufacturers, initially expected last month,” said a Ministry statement, which explained that MDR-TB is treated with a combination of five essential drugs which are administered daily to patients for a period of 18 -24 months.

However according to the ministry the decision to stop treatment was reached following consultation between a panel of doctors providing MDR-TB service at Kibong’oto hospital, supervisors from the Ministry and experts from the University of San Francisco, California, United States of America.

“They unanimously agreed that the remaining 3 drugs could not make an effective regimen to treat MDR-TB patients and that continuing treatment could lead to creation of resistance to the remaining drugs,” said part of the statement.

According to the statement the panel had agreed that stopping the said treatment regimen did not pose additional danger to the patients since most of them had already converted to non-infectious status.

However the source said the management had placed them under great risk because they are always told that if they skip a dose even for one day they risk their lives.

An earlier group of 39 patients had already completed this phase and was discharged to continue with treatment under supervision of the district hospital or nearest health centre.

SOURCE: The Guardian Newspaper (22 Nov 2011)

Fri, November 18, 2011

Construction of new Warehouse at MSD HQ

MSD is undergoing changes in order to cope with the nation demand of medicines and medical equipments by expanding it's warehouses.

You can see more pictures on this ongoing project at the photo gallery here Warehouse Construction.

Fri, November 18, 2011

Taarifa kuhusu dawa, vifaa, vifaa tiba na vitendanishi vilivyosambazwa na MSD

Bohari ya Dawa, ni Idara chini ya Wizara ya Afya na Ustawi wa Jamii iliyoanzishwa kwa Sheria ya Bunge Namba 13 ya mwaka 1993. Majukumu yake ni kununua, kuhifadhi na kusambaza dawa, vifaa, vifaa tiba, vitendanishi na chanjo katika zahanati, vituo vya afya na hospitali za serikali, mashirika ya dini na yasiyo ya kiserikali . Aidha, Bohari ya Dawa inahusika katika usambazaji wa dawa, vifaa, vifaa tiba na vitendanishi vya misaada chini ya miradi misonge (vertical programmes) ya kupambana na malaria, UKIMWI na Kifua Kikuu.

Usambazaji katika mwaka 2010/11:
Kwa kipindi cha Julai 2010 hadi Juni 2011, Bohari ya Dawa ilisambaza dawa, vifaa, vifaa tiba, vitendanishi na chanjo zenye thamani ya Tsh Bilioni 134. Kiwango hicho kinahusisha dawa na vifaa tiba vinavyonunuliwa na kuuzwa na Bohari ya Dawa kinachofikia Tshs Bilioni 55.8. Aidha, ilisambaza dawa, vifaa, vifaa tiba, vitendanishi na chanjo za misaada chini ya miradi msonge vya thamani ya ni Tsh 78.3

Ripoti hii inatolewa kama taarifa rejea kwa wadau wote na wananchi kwa ujumla ili waweze kujua ni kiasi gani cha dawa na vifaa tiba vimesambazwa na Serikali wategemee huduma gani kutoka kwenye vituo vya kutolea huduma za Afya.

Bofya hapa chini ili kushusha taarifa hii.

Thu, September 29, 2011

MSD kushiriki Maadhimisho ya miaka 50 ya Uhuru

Tunapenda kuwafahamisha kuwa katika kuadhimisha miaka 50 ya Uhuru wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar Wizara ya Afya na Ustawi wa Jamii pamoja na Taasisi zake na Wadau, itakuwa na maonesho kuanzia tarehe 30/09/2011 hadi 02/10/2011 katika viwanja vya Mnazi Mmoja.

Huduma mbalimbali za afya pamoja na ushauri zitatolewa kwa wananchi bure.

MSD itakuwa mmoja wa washiriki; hivyo basi wananchi mnakaribiswa ili kujionea huduma mbalimbali zinazotolewa na Taasisi zilizo chini ya Wizara pamoja na kupata huduma.

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