Procurement process resource guide
WHO Medical device technical series
1 January 2011
| Technical document
Overview
Effective health technology procurement practice leads to safe, equitable and quality health care, and all parties involved enjoy benefits:
- procurement staff gain by carrying out clear and accountable work done to internationally accepted standards;
- funding agencies can have confidence in the right goods being procured at the right price;
- health service professionals gain quality materials and tools;
- most importantly, patients can receive appropriate and effective health-care treatment.
WHO Team
Access to Assistive Technology and Medical Devices (ATM),
Access to Medicines and Health Products (MHP),
Health Product Policy and Standards (HPS),
Medical Devices and Diagnostics (MDD)
Number of pages
33
Reference numbers
ISBN: 978 92 4 150137 8