Kenya seeks aid from Tanzania amid shortage of Tuberculosis drugs

Health Cabinet Secretary Wafula Nakhumicha says Kenya has sought the help of Tanzania to bridge the shortage of Tuberculosis drugs in the country.

The CS said the country has experienced shortages since October last year and has put up measures to ensure endless supply to government hospitals including changes from a single supplier to multiple suppliers.

“Towards the end of September and October last year we had a shortage of TB medication, but we went out of our way to the extent that we got support from our neighbouring country Tanzania and we got sufficient stocks which have now been distributed,” she said.

CS Nakhumicha said the government is working to ensure that its medical stocks are  adequate so that no patient misses their medication.

She stated that by the end of January, all the public hospitals will have received the drugs.

“We have also worked on our supply chain and we are expecting that right now the stocks should be adequate and will be receiving further stocks by February to ensure that patients are covered,” she noted.