COUNTY, CHAK, EPN, COMMIT TO ENSURE STEADY SUPPLY OF DRUGS IN KAKAMEGA FACILITIES.

This morning, the Department of Health Services led by CECM, Dr. Livingstone Imbayi, hosted a delegation from the Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) and the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) to deliberate on strategies to ensure continuous and reliable drug supply across all health facilities in Kakamega County.

The meeting, held under the Improving Pharmaceutical Access through Continuous Training (IMPACT) Project, is being implemented in Kakamega County through a partnership between CHAK and EPN.

CECM Imbayi welcomed the initiative, noting that it enhances tracking of medical supplies and helps identify gaps within the Pharmacy department, enabling timely intervention by hospital management teams.

He, further, highlighted key achievements realized under the project, including improved availability of essential medicines and medical supplies in health facilities, as well as strengthened collaboration between public and faith-based health providers across the County.

CHAK Program Officer, Ms. Queenter Olima, and EPN Project Lead, Dr. Sandra Aiyabei, noted that the IMPACT Project, supported by Action Medeor and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), aims to ensure that residents of Kakamega County sustainably benefit from safe procurement and storage of medicines, as well as the rational use and proper dispensing of drugs, coupled with effective patient counselling at both public and faith-based health facilities.

The team, further, introduced the advocacy component of the project, which focuses on engaging key stakeholders to share identified gaps and lessons learned, with the aim of influencing policy formulation and improving pharmaceutical practices.

Present during the meeting were Dr. Misiani Ayub Wastara, the County Pharmacist, and Mr. Robert Chisaka, Head of Medical Supplies and the County Vaccines Logistician.