GS1 data standards ensure medicines can be managed accurately within clinical processes and efficiently along the supply chain helping to safeguard patients and consumers.

Benefits of Standards

Patient Safety Reducing risk during patient care, ensuring correct products are used during care.
Inventory Management Enabling process automation, reducing waste, improving processes saving time and cost.
Data Availability Enabling post market surveillance, research and improved patient level recalls.
Accurate Records Ensuring supply chain visibility and accurate patient records

Unique device identification improves supply chain visibility and patient care

The requirement for Unique Device Identification (UDI) of Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostic Devices has been increasingly implemented in countries around the world to support improved patient safety. A UDI system is intended to provide single, globally harmonized positive identification of medical devices through distribution and use, requiring the label of devices to bear a globally unique device identifier, to be conveyed by using Automatic Identification and Data Capture and, if applicable, its Human Readable Interpretation based upon standard, with the UDI-DI (Device Identifier) of that unique identifier being also linked to a jurisdiction-specific public UDI database.

GS1 Kenya is thrilled to introduce the annual run for Patient Safety event to celebrate patient safety service and dedications. GS1 Kenya run for Patient Safety! Aims to create awareness on the need to enhance patient safety and raise critical funds to support implementation of GS1 healthcare Standards in both Rural and Urban public/private hospitals,Pharmacies,chemists and other healthcare facilities in East Africa .

GS1 Kenya Healthcare SMEs Enrichment is a structured mentorship program designed to equip entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector with necessary knowledge and skills needed for their business success. The mentorship program targets small and medium enterprise entrepreneurs operating hospitals, Chemists, pharmacies, dispensaries and pharmaceutical industries across Kenya.