Table 4.

Question B-Round B Questionnaire

Q B: What are the most important problems of the existing procurement process of medical devices?	Percentage Consensus
1. Lack of coordination/communication and setting of priorities both at the level of the various hospital departments, and the relevant departments of the MoH	92.1%
2. Lack of automated stock control system	92.1%
3. Absence of a mechanism for the evaluation of the use and performance of the medical devices purchased	89.5%
4. Lack of information systems at all levels of the procurement and management of medical products	84.2%
5. The existing supply system is time-consuming in terms of bureaucracy and tendering procedures	81.6 %
6. Difficulties in forecasting needs and in timely planning	81.6 %
7. Difficulty to exclude equipment that proved to be problematic, from future competitions	78.9%
8. Existence of two different tender departments at the MoH, which are poorly staffed and without qualified personnel	76.3%