Directorate of National Pharmaceutical Services
Fatoumatta Samateh
Ag. Director
Overview
Under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, the Directorate of National Pharmaceutical Services (NPS) comprises two key components:
National Pharmaceutical Services (NPS):
Coordinates the overall implementation of the National Medicines Policy (NMP), including planning and managing public pharmaceutical services.
Central Medical Stores (CMS):
Responsible for ensuring the availability and supply of medicines, medical consumables, and equipment to the public health sector through effective storage and distribution systems.
- Coordinate policy formulation and implementation.
- Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the National Medicines Policy (NMP).
- Disseminate monitoring and evaluation reports.
- Develop pharmaceutical human resources.
- Regularly update the National Essential Medicines List, Standard Treatment Guidelines (STG), and other relevant guidelines.
- Manage the procurement and supply chain of health commodities for the public health system.
- Ensure the delivery of quality pharmaceutical care to the population.
- Provide pharmaceutical services to public health facilities.
- Support human resource needs for pharmaceutical services in the public sector.
- Advocate for rational prescribing and use of medicines.
- Store and manage health commodities to ensure the availability of safe, effective, and quality medicines to the public.
