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Multiplicity in public health supply systems: a learning agenda

Alan Bornbusch and James Bates
Global Health: Science and Practice August 2013, 1(2):154-159; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-12-00042
Alan Bornbusch
aU.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Global Health, Washington, DC, USA
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  • A Supply System With MultiplicityRegional health authorities in Chile have several options to procure health commodities: (1) from CENABAST (the central medical store), who in turn procures from suppliers (red lines); (2) from local distributors (green); or (3) directly from suppliers through the ChileCompra e-catalogue, using pre-established agreements (blue). The Ministry of Health has overall oversight for the system.
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    A Supply System With Multiplicity

    Regional health authorities in Chile have several options to procure health commodities: (1) from CENABAST (the central medical store), who in turn procures from suppliers (red lines); (2) from local distributors (green); or (3) directly from suppliers through the ChileCompra e-catalogue, using pre-established agreements (blue). The Ministry of Health has overall oversight for the system.

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