Procurement Procedures And Service Delivery Of Drugs In Uganda Public Hospital: A Case Study Of Butabika Hospital

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of procurement methods and procedures and service delivery of drugs in Uganda public hospitals using a case study ofButabika Hospital. The study was to find out the level of adherence, compliance to the procurement methods /procedures at Butabika hospital. The objectives of study were to identify the effect of procurement methods and procedures on the organizational perfom1ance in public hospital. It was also to identify the problem faced in Using procurement methods and procedure in public hospital. The study used case study involving descriptive methods. The study involved 20 member of staff in management and 21 staff in non- management totaling 41 members of staff of Butabika hospital. The findings are supported by the fact that much of funding in public procurement is through grants which are fund subjected to a lot of statutory and regulatory requirements creating red tape bureaucracy. The results also revealed that there is strong realization that problem exist in the use of procurement methods and procedures. This implies that even though the methods have registered success, there are as well setbacks that must be corrected in order to improve the success factor. In respect to strategic procnrement and procedures in general, more consultation should be made with the wider community and with stakeholders in procurement system, especially of public who are directly affected by the out come of procurement. Procurement practitioner' Association should be established where representative of experts and various procuring entities should meet regularly to develop policies mid appropriate operationalize issues. The bureaucracy which was noted slowing down the rate of acquisition should be minimized if an organization is to reap from the benefit of the, procurement method and procedures.