HIV, AIDS, TB AND COS PROCUREMENT PROCESSES AT DISTRICT LEVEL

Procurement planning is part of the District Health Plan (DHP) development process which involves a needs analysis of health facility and sub-districts. The needs analysis includes assessment of skills to inform the Human Resources Plan which is an important element in the DHP process. During the procurement process, the districts formulate a document referred to as the demand plan, or a wish list of purchases for the next financial year. The demand plan is completed between February and March each year when the provincial HIV, AIDS, STI and TB (HAST) business plan is finalised in each province. The demand plan is only adopted once the budget has been loaded onto the Basic Accounting System (BAS) by the provincial health budget office.