Table 5 Wastage rates and value of unused laboratory commodities in selected hospitals in Jimma zone, April 30 to May 29, 2019
Item description | Units | Amount wasted | *Total quantities of items in the year | Wastage rate (%) | Value of wasted items | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit price (USD) | Total price (USD) | |||||
Safranin O | 1 L | 13 | 13 | 100 | 1.3 | 17.3 |
Gram stain reagent, iodine | 1 L | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 1.3 | 14.6 |
Gram stain reagent, alcohol | 1 L | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 2.0 | 45.7 |
Acid-alcohol solution | 1 L | 15 | 25 | 60 | 7.8 | 117.6 |
Sensitivity antibiotic discs | 1 ampoule | 50 | 100 | 50 | 7.8 | 388.9 |
Hematology autoanalyzer reagent kit | 1 test | 28 | 76 | 36.8 | 101.0 | 2826.9 |
Chemistry autoanalyzer reagent kit, GOT (AST) | 1 test | 23 | 67 | 34.3 | 26.3 | 603.8 |
HIV test kit 3rd response | 1 test | 17 | 77 | 22.1 | 37.7 | 640.4 |
HIV test kit 1st response | 1 test | 104 | 493 | 21.1 | 20.1 | 2142.4 |
Gram stain reagent, crystal violet | 1 L | 6 | 32 | 18.8 | 4.4 | 26.3 |
Carbol Fuchsin (Basic Fuchsin), 1% | 1 g | 11 | 61 | 18 | 3.9 | 43.0 |
Chemistry autoanalyzer reagent kit, glucose | 1 test | 10 | 63 | 15.9 | 18.8 | 187.7 |
Immersion oil | 1 mL | 18 | 139 | 13 | 4.9 | 88.6 |
HIV test kit 2nd response | 1 test | 25 | 216 | 11.6 | 34.0 | 850.8 |
Pregnancy test kit | 1 test | 31 | 275 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 429.4 |
Formalin, solution | 1 L | 15 | 139 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 40.7 |
Methylene blue solution | 1 L | 9 | 90 | 10 | 1.7 | 14.9 |
Methanol | Bottle | 2 | 25 | 8 | 8.1 | 16.2 |
Chemistry autoanalyzer reagent kit, creatine | 1 test | 3 | 48 | 6.3 | 19.6 | 58.7 |
CD4 test reagents | Kit | 2 | 35 | 5.7 | 600.4 | 1200.7 |
RPR/VDRL kit | Kit | 3 | 150 | 2 | 13.8 | 41.3 |
Alcohol 70% | 1 L | 19 | 2352 | 0.8 | 23.8 | 452.9 |
Average wastage rate | 27.2 | Total (USD) | 10,248.5 | |||