Good governance in the health sector of Malawi

Good governance is a term used to denote the structures and processes by which the system of a country is regulated, directed and controlled; it encompasses the obligations of stewardship. The purpose of this research based book is to examine and explore how health care services are delivered in Mal...

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Main Authors: Kaisi, Sherrif Abobakar, Quddus, S M Abdul
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2017
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description Good governance is a term used to denote the structures and processes by which the system of a country is regulated, directed and controlled; it encompasses the obligations of stewardship. The purpose of this research based book is to examine and explore how health care services are delivered in Malawi health care systems with particular focus on the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre Malawi from the good governance perspective. Data for this book project were elicited through interviews and survey and the procedure employed was triangulation. A case study method was employed which involved breaking the interviews into themes, comparing the participants’ perception on good governance in the healthcare sector and determining the commonality among those perceptions. Some of the significant statements and themes generated during the course of qualitative data analysis for both the service providers and service receivers included vision and mission present but obscure; views shared not considered; disparity in treatment due to social standing; equal treatment for all despite race, religion and gender; limited freedom of expression; patients’ relationship with staffs not wholly amicable; hospital service ineffective due to the lack of facilities; lack of accountability and responsiveness; poor information dissemination system and hospital staff ethically upright.
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spelling iium-617112019-09-30T08:43:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61711/ Good governance in the health sector of Malawi Kaisi, Sherrif Abobakar Quddus, S M Abdul JF20 Political institutions and public administration JS Local government Municipal government Good governance is a term used to denote the structures and processes by which the system of a country is regulated, directed and controlled; it encompasses the obligations of stewardship. The purpose of this research based book is to examine and explore how health care services are delivered in Malawi health care systems with particular focus on the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre Malawi from the good governance perspective. Data for this book project were elicited through interviews and survey and the procedure employed was triangulation. A case study method was employed which involved breaking the interviews into themes, comparing the participants’ perception on good governance in the healthcare sector and determining the commonality among those perceptions. Some of the significant statements and themes generated during the course of qualitative data analysis for both the service providers and service receivers included vision and mission present but obscure; views shared not considered; disparity in treatment due to social standing; equal treatment for all despite race, religion and gender; limited freedom of expression; patients’ relationship with staffs not wholly amicable; hospital service ineffective due to the lack of facilities; lack of accountability and responsiveness; poor information dissemination system and hospital staff ethically upright. IIUM Press 2017 Book PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61711/1/61711_Good%20governance%20in%20the%20health%20sector%20of%20Malawi.pdf Kaisi, Sherrif Abobakar and Quddus, S M Abdul (2017) Good governance in the health sector of Malawi. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-418-510-7
spellingShingle JF20 Political institutions and public administration
JS Local government Municipal government
Kaisi, Sherrif Abobakar
Quddus, S M Abdul
Good governance in the health sector of Malawi
title Good governance in the health sector of Malawi
title_full Good governance in the health sector of Malawi
title_fullStr Good governance in the health sector of Malawi
title_full_unstemmed Good governance in the health sector of Malawi
title_short Good governance in the health sector of Malawi
title_sort good governance in the health sector of malawi
topic JF20 Political institutions and public administration
JS Local government Municipal government
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/61711/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/61711/1/61711_Good%20governance%20in%20the%20health%20sector%20of%20Malawi.pdf