Managerial capacity among district health managers and its association with district performance: A comparative descriptive study of six districts in the Eastern Region of Ghana

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 1; p. e0227974
• Main Authors: Heerdegen, Anne Christine Stender, Aikins, Moses, Amon, Samuel, Agyemang, Samuel Agyei, Wyss, Kaspar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 22.01.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Community; Comparative analysis; Delivery of Health Care - standards; Demographics; Ethics; Female; Ghana - epidemiology; Health Maintenance Organizations; Health sciences; Health Services - standards; Health Surveys; Human resource management; Humans; Information management; Leadership; Malaria - epidemiology; Male; Management; Managers; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Organizational aspects; Organizational communication; People and Places; Professional Competence - standards; Public health; Questionnaires; Research and Analysis Methods; Skills; Social Sciences; Studies; Support systems; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teamwork (Workplace); Ghana; Switzerland

District health managers play a pivotal role in the delivery of basic health services in many countries, including Ghana, as they are responsible for converting inputs and resources such as, staff, supplies and equipment into effective services that are responsive to population needs. Weak managemen...