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Unified Purchases Reach 80%
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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)'s Group Purchase Programme (SGH) has been steadily expanding in scope to include drugs, vaccines and medical devices since its inception in 1976. For 2008, the scheme will be broadened further to include a wider range of medical devices for hospital procedures including heart surgery and x-ray diagnosis. According to an official at the Kuwait Ministry of Health, the policy now provides for 80% of the medical requirements of member