Uganda Joint Medical Store

The Joint Medical Store, , commonly referred to as Joint Medical Store (JMS), is a non-government organisation in Uganda, mandated to procure, store and distribute human medication and health-related consumable items to health units, owned by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau, the two entities who own the NGO.

Location
The headquarters of the JMS are located at 1828 Gogonya Road, in Nsambya, in the Makindye Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and oldest city. The geographical coordinates of the company headquarters are 0°17'46.0"N, 32°35'43.0"E (Latitude:0.296111; Longitude:32.595278).

The organization maintains a branch office and  warehouse at 24 Ruharo-Bushenyi Road in the city of Mbarara, in the Western Region of Uganda. Their third office and warehouse is located in Arua along Ragem Road, at Block 3, in the city of Arua, West Nile sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda.

Plans are underway to establish branch offices and warehouses in Gulu,and Mbale.

Overview
JMS is a joint venture company, created in 1979 by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau. JMS operates as a non-profit, Corporate body registered under the Trustees Incorporation Act Cap 165. JMS procures, stores and distributes human medication and related healthcare equipment and supplies to the hospitals and health facilities in the Private Not for Profit Health sector.

JMS offers free installation, servicing and maintenance on equipment purchased from JMS or any of their authorized distributor. In December 2017, they began manufacturing (a) nutritional supplements (b) clinical oxygen and (c) medical sundries.

Governance
The organization is governed by a board of trustees and a board of directors. The day-to-day operations of JMS are managed by a 15-person management team, led by Bildard Baguma, the Executive Director.

See also
 Uganda National Medical Stores
 National Food and Drug Authority
 Quality Chemical Industries Limited

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External links

JMS decries low quality medicines on Ugandan market As at 4 February 2019.

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Category:1979 establishments in Uganda
Category:Medical and health organisations based in Uganda