A new US$ 20m pharmaceutical storage and distribution facility is set to be constructed along Mombasa road, Nairobi by Imperial Health Sciences.
Imperial Health Sciences MD, Dr Iain Barton on Wednesday confirmed that they are excited about the progress because this will be a solution to the shortage of such facilities in many developing countries and it will help meet the requirements for effective, quality assured pharmaceutical warehousing and distribution.
Barton emphasized that without sustainable warehousing infrastructure and supply chain systems in place, practitioners in the field could not access a safe, secure, reliable supply of medicines in line with best-practice quality standards.
The new facility will be 9,564 m2 in size, offering 5,361 pharmaceutical pallet locations, as well as 3,978 consumer and 466 cold-chain pallet locations. The development also includes a 1,000 m2 office area and a conference and training centre.
The building is expected to use renewable energy which will include solar-powered external lighting and electric fencing; energy efficient, sensor-operated industrial fittings in the warehouse; energy efficient air conditioning units throughout the facility; and solar-heated hot water. Thermo protecting paint and energy reducing insulation would also be used to minimize the heating and cooling requirements. It will also harvest rainwater, and would have its own water purification plant.
The facility is expected to be up and running by 2015.
