Efficient management of health centres human resources in Zambia

Abstract

This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to estimate the degree of technical, allocative and cost efficiency in individual public and private health centres in Zambia; and to identify the relative inefficiencies in the use of various inputs among individual health centers. About 83% of the 40 health centres were technically inefficient; and 88% of them were both allocatively and cost inefficient. The privately owned health centers were found to be more efficient than public facilities. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-006-9032-1
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Operations & Information Management
Uncontrolled Keywords: data envelopment analysis,health centers mangement,technical efficiency,Zambia health,Biophysics
Publication ISSN: 1573-689X
Last Modified: 23 Oct 2019 10:06
Date Deposited: 29 Oct 2009 09:48
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Published Date: 2006-12
Authors: Masiye, Felix
Kirigia, Joses M.
Emrouznejad, Ali (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-8094-4244)
Sambo, Luis G.
Mounkaila, Abdou
Chimfwembe, Davis
Okello, David

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