KEMSA SCOOPS THE STATE CORPORATION OF THE YEAR AWARD

During the inaugural National Health Sector excellence awards held in December 2011, Kenya Medical Supplies Agency-KEMSA won the USAID sponsored State Corporation of Year Award for institutional excellence in the Health sector.

The two health ministries of Medical Services and Public Health & Sanitation held the inaugural National Sector Conference in December 2011 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre. The overall goal of the conference was to create visibility for the various health sector initiatives and sensitize stakeholders on the critical areas to be addressed in the context of devolved management of health services under the new constitution.

During the conference, KEMSA was awarded the State Corporation of the Year for its outstanding performance in the overall implementation of Performance Contract in the health sector in the Financial Year 2010/11.   

The awards were sponsored by the USAID/Capacity Kenya Project and private sector through the Kenya Federation of Healthcare.

Performance of State Corporations in the Health sector in the Financial Year 2010/11.