What Do District Health Managers in Ghana Use Their Working Time for? A Case Study of Three Districts

Marc Bonenberger, Moses Aikins, Patricia Akweongo, Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch, Kaspar Wyss

PLoS ONE · 2015 · 13 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

District health managers in Ghana use substantial amounts of their working time in only few activities and vertical programs greatly influence their time use. Our findings suggest that efficiency gains are possible for district health managers. However, these are unlikely to be achieved without improvements within the general health system, as inefficiencies seem to be largely caused by external factors.

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