SA HEALTH
“ We learned that the public sector could be fast , effective and efficient . We realised we had the skills and tools that we needed . We just had to believe that it could be done ”
ANDREA ANDREWS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT , SA HEALTH
remember sitting with all the heads of procurement , all the people in roles similar to mine , across all the government agencies , police , education and the department of infrastructure and transport . And in that meeting , we talked about centralising supply through health . We were competing for scarce resources , and we could prioritise from a health perspective how we supplied .”
“ I think controlling the demand as well as the supply helped us tremendously , and I thank my colleagues for working with us and trusting us to assume control of that for them . The fact that the public sector could pull together like that was a real benefit . We learned that the public sector could be fast , effective and efficient . We realised we had the skills and tools that we needed . We just had to believe that it could be done .”
“ I think the common practice we had across corporates , across the health system , as well as the government agencies , all coming together towards a common goal helped speed things up . We set up PPE manufacturing companies within weeks when normally it would take years . We were lucky to have suppliers who are willing to come to the party and trusted us . I think it ' s been heartening to see how the community pulled together and how the private sector was able to work with us .”
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