After the takeover from outsourced services in April 2012, the depot was now functional and managed internally. The process of refurbishing of the depot was underway. A decision from the National Health Council had been taken that a new depot would not be constructed as initially planned by the Province. This decision is based on the policy decision to minimize stock levels at the depot and rather focus on building capacity for direct deliveries to hospitals. This model is still being tested, should it work the intention is to roll it out to other provinces.