Procurement architecture as a determinant of rehabilitation system performance: insights from Ukraine's prosthetics sector.
Aadrian Sullivan, Volodymyr Golyk, Marlee Elizabeth Quinn, Oleh Karpov
PMID 42444757WHAT IT FOUND
What this paper is
This is a policy analysis of how prosthetic components are purchased and distributed in Ukraine's rehabilitation system. It describes the procurement structures across public, private, and NGO providers, identifies challenges in fragmented purchasing, and proposes reform approaches such as pooled procurement and framework agreements. It reports no patients, no clinical outcomes, and no intervention results, so there is nothing here to change how you treat a patient.