CHALLENGES IN PROCUREMENT AND USE OF DONATED MEDICAL-EQUIPMENTS: STUDY OF A SELECTED REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN TANZANIA
Keywords:
Public Procurement, Donated Medical Equipments, Procurement in Tanzania, Donated Equipment ProcurementAbstract
Majority of the hospitals and research units in the developing countries largely rely on the donated equipments. Tanzania also depends on the partner donors for its’ medical equipment needs. In Tanzanian public sector organizations, the donated equipments are also procured as per the provisions of the applicable procurement act of the land. This creates some practical challenges, as the requirement of donated equipment supply chains differ significantly. Further, the use of donated equipments often reported to trigger challenges due to some context-specific factors. Keeping these issues at focal point, the paper aims to explore the issues in procurement and use of donated medical equipments. The paper is informed by information collected using a study which focused on a selected national hospital in Dar Es Salaam region. The study was based on case-design and aimed to analyze the different interdependent issues on the basis of qualitative and quantitative responses recorded from 46 employees of the organization. The findings indicate that due to the absence of clear dedicated framework and other resource issues, often the quality assurance of donated equipments become a challenging task.
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