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These purchases have been made by Principal Recipients (PRs) and may be useful for PRs to compare prices across different regions and countries. It is however important to examine all the variables in order to make a meaningful comparison. For example:
Status of country making the purchase (e.g. least developed country, sub-Saharan African country may be able to access lower prices)
Cooperative or group purchasing agreements (e.g. multi-country agreements and agreements established by WHO and the Clinton Foundation may help to lower prices)
Source of purchase (e.g. direct purchase from manufacturer may lead to lower prices as opposed to a purchase from a procurement agent
Value of purchase (e.g. large purchases may result in volume discounts)
Terms of credit (e.g. pre-payment may help to lower the price, where as using letters of credit and paying after 30 or 60 days may increase prices)
Terms of delivery (e.g. immediate delivery requiring special arrangement may increase the price)
Other variables (type of packaging, country of manufacture, etc.)
Many of these variables have been captured in the Purchase Price Report, and should be factored in order to make ‘real’ comparisons.
The Purchase Price Report can be selected for any time period and can also be downloaded into MS Excel for further analysis.
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