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Verhage, R., J. van de Gronden, K. Awanyo and S. Boateng (2002). 'Procurement reform in the Ghana health sector'. Journal of Public Procurement 2(2): 261.
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In most countries, procurement is undervalued compared to the attention paid to other key areas of public sector reforms. Ghana represents a case in point. Under the health reforms in Ghana the Ministry of Health and its partners (donors, financing institutions and the private sector) recognized the importance of procurement in its Medium-Term Health Sector Strategy for Ghana 1997 to 2001. With the aid of an external consultant, using a highly participatory approach in the development, training and implementation of new structures and procedures, good results have been achieved. Although work is ongoing and important challenges need to be addressed, the authors argues that the new procurement structures now in place can serve as an example of a standardized support system for health reforms.