Todurov’s Effect: Does the ProZorro System Help Fight the “Tradition” of Medicines Procurement | VoxUkraine

Todurov’s Effect: Does the ProZorro System Help Fight the “Tradition” of Medicines Procurement

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14 February 2017
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At the beginning of the year, a scandal about purchases of Cefopectam in the Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine broke out. The institution and its head Borys Todurov were accused of purchasing medicines at inflated prices. The Centre for Improvement of Procurement of Kyiv School of Economics analyzed all tenders for Cefopectam (Cefoperazone and its combinations), Cefazolin, and Propofol within the last year. What’s happening on the medicines market and what’s the problem? We analyzed all tenders for the purchase of Cefopectam, Cefazolin, and Propofol within the last 12 months.

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Authors
  • Nataliia Shapoval, Chairman of KSE Institute, Vice President for Policy Research, Member of Advisory Board of Center of Excellence in Procurement, Kyiv School of Economics
  • Tymofiy Mylovanov, President of the Kyiv School of Economics
  • Inna Memetova, Analyst in the Centre of Excellence in Procurement, KSE

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