ABSTRACT Financing local government development presents a worrying scenario to many Municipal, Metropolitan, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). While some MMDAs are well endowed with resources, others have less. However, how efficient and effective actors are able to identify, exploit and allocate these resources inform how developed their society may be. It is on this note that this study was conducted to examine the potentials and challenges of internal revenue mobilisation in the East Gonj...
ABSTRACT The new student-centred paradigm and new learning and teaching approaches have created the need for a re-conceptualisation of the roles and responsibilities of libraries in learning and teaching processes. The university is expanding in terms of admissions and academic programmes. Likewise, information needs of students and lecturers at the university are rapidly changing. In the light of these, academic library of the university is expected to change in line with the growing needs...
ABSTRACT This study looked at factors which contribute to low immunization coverage in the Asante Akim North district. Low immunization coverage in this study was defined as “ the inability of the DHMT to achieve set immunization targets”. The objectives of this study were to identify factors contributing to low immunization coverage in the district. Factors considered were availability of logistics, strategies used, adequacy of health workers, and supervision of junior health workers. Ot...
ABSTRACT Introduction: This research focused on quality of care delivered by clinical nurses to patients with sudden cardiac arrest in the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua. Quality of care for patients with sudden cardiac arrest is highly associated with the provider’s knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation processes and quality measures available. However this area is mostly ignored, especially in Ghana. Objective: To assess quality of care using cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowl...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the challenges of municipal finance in TMA. The study analysed the sources of revenue, assessed the extent to which revenue generated are able to meet expenditure requirements, examined the constraints of revenue mobilisation and evaluated the management of financial resources in TMA. Purposive sampling was used to select two officers who had in-depth knowledge on the subject matter whilst simple random sampling was employed to select one hundred and one revenue...
Abstract District Assemblies across the whole nation continue to face increasing developmental demands from their various areas of jurisdiction. However, in the midst of the increasing demands is the challenge of mobilizing local revenue as many people are unwilling to pay tax. District Assemblies continue to face financial challenges as the volume of IGF generated is far below the needed capacity to harness the desired level of growth. This in effect has affected the DAs ability to meet the...
ABSTRACT Emergency preparedness is a key security priority globally. Plans are needed, not only to maintain services continuity but also to guide in emergencies in hospitals. Kangundo level 4 and Machakos Level 5 Hospital have recorded 27% and 39% increase of emergency cases in 2018 respectively. In the face of these emergencies, the ability of Kangundo level 4 and Machakos Level 5 Hospital to provide emergency service quite literally make the difference between life and death. This study as...
ABSTRACT The research topic "The Effects of Physical Distribution on Customer Service Level a Case Study of Rem Distributors - Ggaba Road Kampala Uganda." The main objectives of the study included;- To establish the effect of Rem distributors on customer service level. To determine the relationship between Rem distributors and customers service level. The literature review presents works of other scholars on areas of Logistics and Distribution. The literature review is organized in such a wa...
Abstract In the earlier years, inventory management was treated as a cost Centre since purchasing department was spending money on materials, while store was holding huge inventory of materials, blocking money and space (Ramakrishna, 2005). However, with the process of liberation and opening up of global economy, there has been a drastic change in the business environment, resulting in manufacturing organizations exposed to intense competition in marketplace (Ramakri shna, 2005). In the UK, a...
ABSTRACT Blood transfusion saves lives but can result in poor client outcome when it is associated with errors. This study aimed at examining the knowledge of blood transfusion and practice errors among nurses in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. The study utilized a descriptive cross-sectional design approach using 140 registered nurses who were selected purposively. A modified Routine Blood Transfusion Knowledge Questionnaire (RBTKQ) was used to collect information in two sections. First ...
ABSTRACT Socio-economic variables of respondents from Benue-Plateau region of North-Central Nigeria were studied to determine their possible influence 011 participation in Forest Management. Multistage random sampling technique was employed for the selection of 460 respondents living in and around communal forest areas for questionnaire interview and 240 participants for focus group discussion. 111 addition, in-depth interviews were held with Directors of Forestry in each State. Data generate...
ABSTRACT Vision 2020 aims to eliminate avoidable blindness in the world by 2020 and targets the leading causes of avoidable visual impairment (WHO, 2010). Many eye and vision problems have no obvious signs and symptoms. Early diagnosis and treatment of eye and vision problems are important for maintaining good vision and eye health, and when possible, preventing vision loss. This study attempted to find the eye health seeking behaviours of workers in Ghana. A descriptive cross – sectional s...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to investigate the factors that influence mothers’ utilization of health services for supervised delivery in the Lower Manya Krobo District. A cross-sectional study was made. The study involved the administration of structured questionnaires to collect information from 350 women with children under one year in the Lower Manya Krobo district. In-depth interviews were carried out with service managers (Midwives) and community leaders. A combined multi-s...
ABSTRACT Background Placental malaria (PM) poses life-threatening complications to pregnant women as they are at increased risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Despite several interventions put in place to reduce malaria in pregnancy in Ghana, latest studies in the northern part revealed one out of every two pregnant women delivering in a hospital have PM. The study determined the proportion of women with PM in the Upper West Regional Hospital (UWR) and its associated fa...
ABSTRACT All over the world, unwanted pregnancies and associated unsafe abortions have been identified as a major public health issues especially among teenagers and students. Unsafe abortions have been known to contribute to maternal mortality and morbidity. The role of contraception use as a strategy to tackle the phenomenon cannot be under-estimated. . Perceptions about side effects have been found to be one of challenges to increased family planning use in Ghana, especially hormonal con...