Healthcare Materials Management in Developing Countries: Second Edition

This book provides a practical examination of materials management in healthcare institutions in developing countries. It focuses on the day-to-day challenges faced by materials management professionals, including issues that arise from local operational, economic and institutional circumstances.Drawing on extensive practical experience, the book identifies common problems encountered in healthcare materials management and offers practical approaches to addressing and overcoming them. Unlike many existing texts developed in Western settings, it considers challenges that may be less prevalent in developed healthcare systems but are particularly relevant to developing countries.The book is a useful resource for healthcare administrators, materials and supply chain professionals, hospital managers, procurement personnel, and students seeking a practical understanding of materials management in developing-country healthcare institutions.