Distribution of essential medicines to primary care institutions in Hubei of China: effects of centralized procurement arrangements

Distribution of essential medicines to primary care institutions in Hubei of China: effects of centralized procurement arrangements

Abstract Background Poor distribution of essential medicines to primary care institutions has attracted criticism since China adopted provincial centralized regional tendering and procurement systems. This study evaluated the impact of new procurement arrangements that limit the number of distributo...

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Main Authors: Lianping Yang, Cunrui Huang, Chaojie Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
China
Centralized procurement
Distribution
Essential medicine
Primary care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2720-3

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