Khoja T A M, Bawazir S A
Executive Office of the GCC States for Health Ministers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
East Mediterr Health J. 2005 Jan-Mar;11(1-2):217-25.
An important issue in health care today is the cost of essential pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. To control the increase of health care expenses, in 1976 the Gulf Cooperation Council states began to study the idea of establishing a group purchasing programme for pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. This paper demonstrates the elements of the programme, how it works, what obstacles it faces and how other countries can profit from this experience. It also discusses the future of the group purchasing programme in the light of globalization and how the international changes under the World Trade Organization agreements will affect the programme in future.
当今医疗保健领域的一个重要问题是基本药品和医疗用品的成本。为控制医疗保健费用的增长，海湾合作委员会国家于1976年开始研究为药品和医疗用品建立集团采购计划的想法。本文阐述了该计划的要素、运作方式、面临的障碍以及其他国家如何从这一经验中获益。它还根据全球化探讨了集团采购计划的未来，以及世界贸易组织协议下的国际变化将如何在未来影响该计划。
