GeoVisualAnalytics in the public health sector

Corruption is pervasive in Nigeria at all levels. Thus, despite recent gains in healthcare provision, the health sector faces numerous corruption related challenges. This study aims at examining areas of corruption in the health sector with specific focus on its types and nature. A sample size of 480 respondents aged 18 years and above was drawn from the eight Metropolitan Local Government Areas of Kano State, using the multistage sampling technique. The results revealed evidence of corrupt practices including those related to unnecessary-absenteeism, diversion of patients from the public health facilities to the private sector, diverting money meant for the purchase of equipment, fuel and diesel, bribery, stealing of medications, fraud, misappropriation of medications and unjustifiable reimbursement claims. In order to resolve the problem of corrupt practices in the healthcare sector, the study recommended the need for enforcement of appropriate code of ethics guiding the conduct of the health professionals, adoption of anti-corruption strategies, and strengthening the government monitoring system to check corruption in public health sector in order to ensure equitable access to healthcare services among the under-privileged people in the society.

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Identifying and bridging the knowledge-to-practice gaps in rehabilitation professionals working with at-risk infants in the public health sector of South Africa: a multimethod study protocol

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039242 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. e039242

Author(s):

Pragashnie Govender

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

South Africa ◽

At Risk ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Health Sector ◽

Critical Time ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

The Public ◽

Public Health Sector

IntroductionEarly childhood is a critical time when the benefits of early interventions are intensified, and the adverse effects of risk can be reduced. For the optimal provision of early intervention, professionals in the field are required to have specialised knowledge and skills in implementing these programmes. In the context of South Africa, there is evidence to suggest that therapists are ill-prepared to handle the unique challenges posed in neonatal intensive care units and wards with at-risk infants in the first few weeks of life. This is attributed to several reasons; however, irrespective of the causative factors, the need to bridge this knowledge-to-practice gap remains essential.Methods and analysisThis study is a multimethod stakeholder-driven study using a scoping review followed by an appreciative inquiry and Delphi process that will aid in the development, implementation and evaluation of a knowledge translation intervention to bridge knowledge-gaps in occupational and physiotherapists working in the field. Therapists currently working in the public health sector will be recruited for participation in the various stages of the study. The analysis will occur via thematic analysis for qualitative data and percentages and frequencies for descriptive quantitative data. Issues around trustworthiness and rigour, and reliability and validity, will be ensured within each of the phases, by use of a content validity index and inter-rater reliability for the Delphi survey; thick descriptions, peer debriefing, member checking and an audit trail for the qualitative data.Ethics and disseminationThe study has received full ethical approval from the Health Research and Knowledge Management Directorate of the Department of Health and a Biomedical Research Ethics Committee. The results will be published in peer-reviewed academic journals and disseminated to the relevant stakeholders within this study.

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High-Performance HR Practices, Work Stress and Quit Intentions in the Public Health Sector: Does person–organization fit matter?

Public Management Review ◽

10.1080/14719037.2015.1100319 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 1218-1237 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Mostafa

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Work Stress ◽

High Performance ◽

Health Sector ◽

The Public ◽

Public Health Sector ◽

Hr Practices ◽

Person Organization Fit ◽

Quit Intentions

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Artificial interfaces (“AI”) in surgery: Historic development, current status and program implementation in the public health sector

Surgical Oncology ◽

10.1016/j.suronc.2012.12.003 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 77-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Donagh A. Healy ◽

Shane P. Murphy ◽

John P. Burke ◽

John C. Coffey

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Program Implementation ◽

Health Sector ◽

Current Status ◽

The Public ◽

Public Health Sector ◽

Historic Development

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Koordination im Gesundheitssystem – neue Anforderungen an Dienstleistungen und Interaktionsarbeit / Coordination in the public health sector – new demands on services and interaction work

Arbeit ◽

10.1515/arbeit-2011-0406 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ursula Stöger

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Sector ◽

The Public ◽

Public Health Sector

AbstractDer Artikel schildert Teilergebnisse eines Forschungsprojektes über Gesundheitsdienstleistungen am Beispiel der seltenen Krankheit ALS. Dargestellt wird die Interaktionsarbeit der Gesundheitskoordination, die PatientInnen bei der Bewältigung der Krankheitsfolgen Hilfestellung bietet und deren Interessen gegenüber den AkteurInnen im Gesundheitssystem vertritt. Sie übernimmt damit eine Koordinierungsfunktion, die aufgrund der steigenden Abstimmungsprobleme zwischen den einzelnen Leistungsbereichen der Gesundheitsversorgung notwendig wird. Die Tätigkeit stellt höchste Ansprüche an die Interaktionsarbeit, die durch geeignete Arbeitsgestaltungsmaßnahmen gefördert werden kann.

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