Methods for medical device and equipment procurement and prioritization within low- and middle-income countries: findings of a systematic literature review

• Auteurs principaux: Karin Diaconu (Auteur), Yen-Fu Chen (Auteur), Carole Cummins (Auteur), Gabriela Jimenez Moyao (Auteur), Semira Manaseki-Holland (Auteur), Richard Lilford (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
• Accès en ligne: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Forty to 70 % of medical devices and equipment in low- and middle-income countries are broken, unused or unfit for purpose; this impairs service delivery to patients and results in lost resources. Undiscerning procurement processes are at the heart of this issue. We conducted a s...