Switzerland and Tanzania Join Hands to Improve Quality of Healthcare Services

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Minister for Health, Dr. Kigwangalla (left), Morogoro Regional Commissioner, Dr. Kabwe S. Kabwe (centre) and Morogoro Regional Administrative Secretary, Dr. John S. Ndunguru (right) officially launching the PV system in Morogoro

Medicines are crucial for the functioning of health care delivery. Availability of medicine supports health workers in their clinical work, gives people confidence in the public health system and more importantly aids in the treatment of patients. To address medicines stock-outs, Morogoro regional authorities decided to replicate the Dodoma Region experience of using a Prime Vendor mechanism.

The PV model uses a unique public private partnership (PPP) approach to complement medicine supply of the Medicines Store Department (MSD), a government institution that supplies medicine to public health facilities in all regions across Tanzania. Bahari Ltd, a private company that was already working in Dodoma Region as the Prime vendor, was selected by the Morogoro regional authorities as the Prime Vendor for the Region through a tender process. The launch of the Prime Vendor Model witnessed the signing of the contract between the regional authorities of Morogoro and Bahari Ltd. The occasion was a starting point for the implementation of a system that is expected to fill the gap in medicines availability.

The Prime Vendor system is a component of a broader initiative of the Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) or 'Tumimarishe Afya' project supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Dodoma, Morogoro and Shinyanga Regions. The HPSS project is designed to improve equity and social protection by assisting local authorities to improve acceptance of the 'CHF iliyoboreshwa', a basic health insurance fund for the rural population and informal sector, in the three regions that has a population of over 5 million.

HPSS – Health Promotion and System Strengthening Project in Dodoma, Morogoro and Shinyanga Regions