The Committee shall undertake the following duties:

1. Unify the procurement processes for governmental programmes within the health sector, encompassing medicines, supplies, medical equipment, and vaccinations. The relevant local authority shall oversee the procurement process at its own discretion and shall promptly notify the Committee of its proceedings.

2. Prepare a unified procurement system at the local level for health agencies, aiming to achieve financial savings, provide resources, and enhance the quality of the procurement processes for the governmental programmes.

3. Identify the needs of the governmental programmes and develop the requisite policies and procedures to effectively achieve objectives and tasks thereof. This shall be accomplished through analysing the market of medicines and medical supplies, determining the procurement priorities for the governmental programmes within the health sector, and overseeing the outcomes of tenders and negotiations with suppliers and manufacturers.

4. Collaborate with agencies associated with the governmental programmes within the health sector, suppliers, and manufacturers to enhance innovation, development, and the exchange of information and expertise in the field of medicines, supplies and medical equipment.

5. Contract with companies, agencies, and medical institutions, both domestically and internationally, for the procurement of medicines, equipment, and medical supplies, subject to the provisions hereof, for the benefit of the requesting agencies. The Committee shall delegate one of the public or private legal agencies to conclude such contracts after the Cabinet approval.

6. Propose the committee by-law concerning financial and administrative affairs and procurement regulations, provided the same shall be issued by a Resolution by the Minister; and

7. Any additional competences assigned thereto by the Cabinet or the Minister.