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Principles of Health Administration
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Health Administration
Sound administration is essential for the success of any public health program whether on the national, intermediate or the local level.
Definition of Sound Administration
We can define sound administration as:
“ The process of achieving defined goals at a defined time through the guidance, leadership, and control of the efforts of a group of individuals and the efficient utilization of non-human resources bearing in mind adequacy, speed, and economy to the utmost possible level.”
Management
Management is the operational part of administration.
It is defined as:
“ It is a set of interactive processes through which the utilization of resources results in the accomplishment of organization objectives.”
It is a “conversion mechanism”.
A systems view of management:
It is through “management” that the objectives of the health care organization are achieved by gathering and positioning of resources.
There are several elements for administration. In practice all these elements are interrelated to one another.
There are also 3 levels of administration.
Planning
Planning is considered the most important element of the administrative process. The higher the level of administration, the more the involvement and time devoting to planning. A good plan is the basis of any successful program. Sufficient time should be given to the process of planning. More than one plan should be available to choose from to meet the existing plan.