Does anyone know how the healthcare industry works in Nigeria? Specifically the medical supply industry – meaning disposable items (gloves, disposable gowns, drapes, sanitizers, surgical packs, etc.) used in a hospital not equipment.

Could you please help me understand:

• Who typically manages the purchase of medical supplies in an average hospital in Nigeria?
• What medical products do hospitals find hard to source in Nigeria?
• How do dental practices purchase their medical supplies and what items do they find difficult to buy?
• Do hospitals typically sign contracts with their medical product suppliers
• Who, in a hospital, decides on what medical supplier(s) the hospital chooses
• What companies in Nigeria dominate the medical supply business?
• Will Nigerian hospitals find value in inventory management service?
• Do the hospitals care about quality (as in texture of the gloves etc) or are they more concerned with getting by with the bare minimum?

Still plan on talking to the hospital management but I want to get a general idea so I don’t walk in blindly and also so that I can tailor my program to match the Nigerian market.

Please help.

Thanks