Who we are

Medical Stores Department (MSD) is an autonomous department operating under the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the United Republic of Tanzania. It was established in 1993 through the enactment of the Medical Stores Department Act, Cap. 70. In 2021, the Act was amended to expand MSD’s mandate by adding local production of health commodities to its core functions. MSD is entrusted with Production, Procurement, Storage and Distribution of health commodities for public health facilities across the country.

The Board of Trustees serves as the highest decision-making authority for MSD. It is responsible for governance, strategic direction, and oversight on behalf of the Ministry of Health. The Board consists of nine (9) members, appointed for a term of three years. The Chairman is appointed
by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, while the remaining eight (8) members are appointed by the Minister for Health. The Director General of MSD acts as the Secretary to the Board but does not hold voting rights.

MISSION
Provide quality and reliable health commodities accessible to health facilities within and outside Tanzania borders.

VISION
Centre of excellence for health commodities supply chain in Africa.

CORE VALUES
Reliability, Innovation, Teamwork, Integrity and Customer Focused. 

MOTTO
“Dedicated To Save Life” 

QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT

We seek to continually improve the effectiveness of our Production, Procurement, Storage and Distribution services by regularly reviewing our quality policy, service objectives and by practical implementation of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System