Practical Guidelines on Pharmaceutical Procurement for Countries with Small Procurement Agencies

This publication is aimed at countries with small procurement agencies and provides practical and simple guidelines for the purchase of pharmaceutical products. Various types of tender mechanisms are described, as is direct procurement. Emphasis is given to the importance of pre-qualifying suppliers to ensure purchase of good quality products.

This book does not cover all aspects of the drug management cycle, but it does describe the core principles of procurement and various methods of tend...