ROUTINE COLLECTION OF DATA ON THE EFFECTS OF SUPPLIES ON IN INDIA

An equipment may be beneficial in treating a population but may be too costly for hospital administration to maintain, decreasing the likelihood that it’s working will be sustained. Data is collected to evaluate the costs incurred in making supplies, receiving supplies, and disposing of supplies. This data builds research around the economic impact of failed supplies, which stakeholders can then use to justify improvements to their procurement processes. Data may be conveyed to suppliers to highlight the need for increased assessment of their supplies, to better ensure that the equipment is high quality, appropriate, and valuable to the recipient’s setting. This evidence can serve to build interest at the local, regional, or country level in integrating medical equipment needs into the planning of the health system. Identifying which equipment is most valuable to the specific health needs of a setting and building the health system with that knowledge may increase the number of lives saved or improved.