Joint Medical Store
About Company
Who We Are
Joint Medical Store (JMS) is the leading Private Not-for-Profit Organization (PNFP) established in 1979 by Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) and Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) as a Body Corporate under the Trustees Incorporation Act (Cap 165).
JMS is licensed by National Drug Authority (NDA) to engage in the importation, warehousing, exportation, wholesale, and distribution of medicines and related healthcare supplies. JMS also engages in other health commodity value chain activities including but not limited to training of health workers, infrastructure development, repair and maintenance of medical equipment, and institutional development. JMS operates within the framework of the Quality Management System that is certified under ISO 9001:2015.
The Quality Assurance Framework for JMS ensures adherence to good distribution practices, good storage practices, and good laboratory practices such that the commodities supplied by JMS are fit for purpose, safe, and acceptable to the consumers, and add value to the healthcare process.
The National Medicines Policy 2015-2020 recognizes JMS as the mandated warehouse for all faith-based PNFPs. In undertaking this role, JMS works with a range of partners and stakeholders including but not limited to the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Health, Development Partners, suppliers, investors, service providers, and customers to enhance critical supply chain needs in Uganda.
