Determinants Of Pharmaceuticals Material Procurement Performance In Jimma University Medical Center

Abstract

Public procurement is a key tool to the overall achievements of reducing poverty and providing health, development of infrastructure, education and other services. The purpose of this study was to assess the determinants of pharmaceutical material procurement performance in Jimma University Medical Center. The study adopted a descriptive and explanatory research design to assess determinants relating to the procurement performance for it requires deeper investigation. The study involved 113 employees. Mixed research methods were used. The sample was drawn using stratified sampling method. Primary and secondary source of data were used. Both descriptive and inferential data analysis methods were used using the statistical package for social science (SPSS) 20 versions. The study revealed that there is poor trend of giving training on procurement planning for pharmaceuticals, Poor Procurement process to support timely procurement of pharmaceuticals, low level of ICT utilization of pharmaceuticals procurement and had poor budget policies that monitor budget spending in Jimma University Medical Center. The study found out that procurement performance has strong positive correlation and significant associated with the determinants of pharmaceutical procurement. The model depicts that Planning accounts for 16.2% of variations in procurement performance, procurement process accounts for 26.2%, resource allocation accounts for 19% and lastly information technology accounts for 38.2% of variations in procurement performance. Finally it was recommended that pharmaceuticals procurement function at Jimma University Medical Center needs, good culture of developing pharmaceuticals procurement planning and implementations, reduces internal red tapes through improving communication and information exchange; Participatory budgeting enhance Culture of budget policies that monitor budget spending and adopting of information technology.