The Determinants of Public Pharmaceutical Procurement Performance: The Case of Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service Head Office
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2024-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Weak pharmaceutical procurement performance can undermine the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare delivery systems and hinder efforts to improve public health outcomes. The main objective of the study was to assess determinants of public pharmaceutical procurement performance in Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service Head Office. The study deployed mixed research approach and used both descriptive and explanatory research design. The study population was staff members of EPSS working in Inbound logistics wing and who were directly or indirectly involved in the procurement process and a census sampling technique was conducted. Eighty questionnaires were disseminated and seventy-six were valid responses and analyzed via SPSS version 26. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the determinants of public pharmaceutical procurement performance. The findings of the multiple regression analysis showed that there is a significant and positive association between procurement rules and regulations, ICT utilization and employee competency and pharmaceutical procurement performance of EPSS. The coefficient of determination represented by R2 indicated that the percentage of variance in pharmaceutical procurement performance explained by predictor variables was 93.7%. The study also found that pharmaceutical procurement performance of EPSS is negatively correlated with and significantly impacted by procurement planning. The study recommended that to further improve the pharmaceutical procurements performance, EPSS should advocate the revision of existing the rules and regulations of public procurement considering unique nature of pharmaceutical, should invest in technology infrastructure and systems that streamline procurement processes, such as e-procurement platforms such as electronic government procurement and enterprise resource planning, should enhance the competency and skills of procurement staff through targeted training and professional development programs.
Key words: procurement planning, employee competency, ICT Utilization, procurement performance