Table 2 Inventory Management Process in Public Health Facilities of two North Indian States
From: Availability of medicines in public sector health facilities of two North Indian States
Inventory management process | Punjab | Haryana | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHC n = 22 | CHC n = 11 | DH n = 6 | MC n = 1 | PHC n = 22 | CHC n = 11 | DH n = 6 | MC n = 1 | |
Methods of Inventory management (FEFO) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
Methods of Inventory management (FIFO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Average interval of indenting (days) | 96 | 39 | 26 | NR | 37 | 42 | 45 | NR |
Average numbers of medicines indented | 50 | 115 | 99 | NR | 63 | 69 | 166 | NR |
Average number of medicines received per indent | 71 | 90 | NR | NR | 79 | 84 | 50 | NR |
Average number of days to receive medicines | 25 | 16 | 17 | NR | 7 | 15 | 49 | NR |