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    An Assessment Of The Adoption Of Electronic Procurement Processes In Uganda’s Health Sector: A Case Study Of Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala Uganda.
    (King Ceasor University, Institutional Repository, 2024-07-25) Mugisha Andrew Rogers & Tukesiga Godfrey
    Uganda’s Health sector faces the challenge of delivering goods and services to consumers due to procurement constraints. The increased losses in the public procurement processes have been attributed to the low adoption level of e-procurement as the ordinary manual procurement process has been blamed for being time-consuming and has consistently scored low on achievement of value for money and transparency. The study sought to assess the adoption of the electronic procurement process of supplies in the health sector at Mulago Hospital Kampala. The specific objectives of the study were: To investigate the effect of accountability on the procurement process of health care supplies in the public sector, Mulago Hospital, to establish the effect of ICT adoption on the procurement process of health care supplies in the health sector in Mulago Hospital and to establish the effect of operating procedures on procurement process of health care supplies in the health sector- Mulago Hospital. The research design assessed a case study design on internal factors affecting the procurement process of supplies in the health sector. This study design is considered appropriate as it aims to make an in-depth analysis to discover more information and relationships among the variables in the study. The studyarea is Mulago Hospital, Kampala. The target population for the study was 50 respondents consisting of 1 catering officer, 2 nutritionists, 3 procurement officers, 18 nurses, 15 medical doctors, 1 hospital accountant, 1 hospital administrator, and 9 clinical officers of Mulago Hospital. Keywords: E-Procurement; Healthcare Supplies; Accountability