Table 5 Posterior density of the measure of Public Quality Control (all countries)

Prequalification of products and suppliers (7.10.10.01S)

3.69

1.35

(1.05)

(0.59)

Explicit criteria and procedures exist for prequalification of suppliers (7.10.10.02S)

3.63

0.49

(1.05)

(0.51)

Process exists to ensure the quality of products procured (7.01.10S)

2.56

2.87

(0.83)

(0.79)

System to prequalify suppliers (7.01.05)

1.42

0.50

(0.41)

(0.25)

List of prequalified suppliers and products is publicly available (7.01.10.03S)

1.41

−0.49

(0.46)

(0.26)

Results of quality testing are available (7.01.11S)

1.22

−0.14

(0.36)

(0.22)

Written public sector procurement policy (7.01.07S)

0.80

0.66

(0.26)

(0.19)

Public sector requests for tender are publicly available (7.01.03)

0.70

1.00

(0.26)

(0.21)

Testing of public program products prior to distribution (5.06.04.06)

0.43

0.44

(0.20)

(0.16)

Pharmacists required to be registered (5.05.08)

0.40

1.53

(0.27)

(0.24)

Quality monitoring in the public sector exists (5.06.04.01)

0.31

0.51

(0.17)

(0.16)

Pharmacies are inspected (5.03.05.05)

0.29

0.75

(0.20)

(0.17)

Tenders are nationally competitive (7.01.12.01S)

0.28

0.32

(0.19)

(0.15)

International competitive tenders (7.01.12.02S)

0.25

0.58

(0.19)

(0.16)

Public sector tender awards are publicly available (7.01.04)

0.24

0.50

(0.19)

(0.15)

Public pharmacies and stores are inspected (5.03.05.04)

0.19

0.62

(0.19)

(0.16)

National guidelines on GDP exist (7.02.03)

0.14

−0.27

(0.18)

(0.15)

Public pharmacies must be licensed (5.05.10)

−0.04

0.26

(0.18)

(0.15)