Strengthening health procurement for impact
Final report
Highlights
In 2019, a Health Sector Public Expenditure Review (PER) was conducted and identified a number of inefficiencies in health procurement as significant bottlenecks that contribute to the mismatch between Namibia’s health outcomes and significant health sector investments.
Procurement reforms have been ongoing in Namibia with the implementation of the Public Procurement Act of 2015. Despite considerable improvements, health sector procurement challenges remain. As a result, hardly any open tenders were floated, which led to frequent stock-outs and a high number of emergency procurements.
The overarching purpose of the assignment is to strengthen health procurement for impact in Namibia, through consensus building between the Ministries of Finance (MoF) and Health and Social Services (MoHSS), around advancing reforms for efficient and effective procurement and developing practical recommendations.
