Theories for Enhancing the Efficiency of Medicine Procurement in Limpopo Public Hospitals

Abstract The paper seeks to analyse theories for enhancing the efficiency of medicine procurement in Limpopo public hospitals of South Africa. Medicine procurement is a critical function for the delivery of health services in public hospitals. The availability of medicines depends on the efficient procurement practices in public hospitals. There has been a problem of medicine procurement in public hospitals impacting negatively on delivery of health services. The main question of the study: How can the medicine procurement in the public hospitals be improved? The study aimed to enhance the efficiency of medicine procurement in Limpopo public hospitals. The study employs qualitative method using document analysis tool. The secondary data reviewed comprises of journal articles. The researcher used Google Scholar to search for journal articles relevant to procurement theories. The study's results showed that theories could improve an efficiency of the medicine procurement in public hospitals, resulting in cost-effective health service delivery. The study recommended that all procurement practitioners be developed through in-house training on the procurement theories for enhancing the efficiencies of medicine procurement for the improvement of knowledge and skills in public hospitals. The research additionally suggests that procurement theories could enhance the efficiencies of medicine procurement in public hospitals.