Good Governance and the Role of the Hospital in Health Worker Education in Africa

This article reviews the need to strengthen good governance in hospitals for them to contribute effectively to production of adequate numbers of quality health workers in the Africa region. It examines this in the context of the global crisis in human resources for health (HRH) and the challenges th...

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Main Authors: Beciu, H., Ayettey, S., Amponsah, K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5058
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spelling okr-10986-50582021-04-23T14:02:20Z Good Governance and the Role of the Hospital in Health Worker Education in Africa Beciu, H. Ayettey, S. Amponsah, K. Africa Hospital Administration Humans Hospital Personnel This article reviews the need to strengthen good governance in hospitals for them to contribute effectively to production of adequate numbers of quality health workers in the Africa region. It examines this in the context of the global crisis in human resources for health (HRH) and the challenges that confront the Africa region in meeting HRH standards. Using governance models for health educational institutions, the article recommends a shift to a hospital management system with a governance structure that would address not only service delivery but also human resource development. 2012-03-30T07:31:04Z 2012-03-30T07:31:04Z 2010 Journal Article World Hosp Health Serv 1029-0540 (Print) 1029-0540 (Linking) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5058 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Africa
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Humans
Hospital Personnel
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Ayettey, S.
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Good Governance and the Role of the Hospital in Health Worker Education in Africa
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description This article reviews the need to strengthen good governance in hospitals for them to contribute effectively to production of adequate numbers of quality health workers in the Africa region. It examines this in the context of the global crisis in human resources for health (HRH) and the challenges that confront the Africa region in meeting HRH standards. Using governance models for health educational institutions, the article recommends a shift to a hospital management system with a governance structure that would address not only service delivery but also human resource development.
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author Beciu, H.
Ayettey, S.
Amponsah, K.
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title Good Governance and the Role of the Hospital in Health Worker Education in Africa
title_short Good Governance and the Role of the Hospital in Health Worker Education in Africa
title_full Good Governance and the Role of the Hospital in Health Worker Education in Africa
title_fullStr Good Governance and the Role of the Hospital in Health Worker Education in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Good Governance and the Role of the Hospital in Health Worker Education in Africa
title_sort good governance and the role of the hospital in health worker education in africa
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