To practically assist procurement officers and pharmacists in procuring injection devices of good quality, WHO developed a procurement guide, [ 21] a quality assurance guide for injection devices [ 22] and a procedure for assessing, in principle, injection devices for the procurement by United Nations agencies [ 23].
Critically a tangible starting point is developing a procurement code that represents the principles and standards the company will hold itself (and its suppliers) to.
The private UPMA facilities in Uganda included in the pilot program received initial stocks of misoprostol through the project and developed a procurement plan for resupply, and did not experience the commodity stock-outs observed in public facilities in both Kenya and Uganda.
It's difficult to conceive why Congress or the armed services cannot develop a rapid procurement program to safeguard young soldiers whose leaders have put them in harm's way.
Within one year after the date of publication of applicable guidelines under subsection (e), each procuring agency shall develop an affirmative procurement program which will assure that items composed of recovered materials will be purchased to the maximum extent practicable and which is consistent with applicable provisions of Federal procurement law.
North Korea developed a sophisticated procurement network that purchased needed technology and equipment, either through front companies or on the black market.
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) within the UK has developed a national procurement agreement for infant warming and neonatal phototherapy equipment (IWF) as part of a remedy set down by the Competition Commission.
These measures include: ensuring rising energy prices are part of both short and long-term financial planning; developing a robust procurement strategy to select the best energy provider and contract for the business; and implementing energy efficiency plans to limit the energy use of the business.
Now it looks like their powerful example is resonating all the way to the White House, with reports that the Obama Administration is developing a federal procurement policy that would reward companies that provide solid pay and benefits while shunning firms that repeatedly violate workplace and environmental laws.
However, they did not develop a policy for sustained procurement, leading the two Ugandan public health care facilities to experience stock-outs of misoprostol within 1 month of implementation.
