Health Systems Management

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    A guide to action learning sets for managers in health centers and dispensaries: Experience from Tanzania
    (Mzumbe University, 2016) Mollel Henry A.
    This book is designed to impart managerial and problem solving skills and techniques to managers in the health care systems with particular attention to those at health centre and dispensaries. The approach and principles presented in the book are applicable to health care managers at all levels of health care delivery systems in Tanzania. The book is useful to students of health systems management at certificate, diploma and undergraduate levels. It can also be a relevant and important reference for postgraduate students and researchers in health systems. The book is divided into eight chapters. The chapters are organised in such aa way that provide a reader a flow of designing the action learning sets for the health Centre and dispensary, important issues to consider, the linkage of Action Learning Sets and use for supportive supervision and quality services in health centre and dispensary, and the role of strategic planning on Action Learning Sets.
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    Factors affecting adherence to occupational health and safety rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers in Mabibo- Dar es Salaam
    (The International Journal of Indian Psychology, 2019) Mushi, Lawrencia
    Although significant advances have been made in Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) over the past decades, little is known about its adherence in the informal sector in Tanzania. Globally, it is estimated that 2.3 million workers die every year from occupational accidents and work-related diseases. Most of these deaths occur in informal sectors. We assessed factors affecting adherence to OSH rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers at Mabibo, Dar es Salaam. We used a mixed study design applying both quantitative and quantitative approach. 72 informal workers and two officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Authority were included. Both questionnaires and key informant Interviews were used to collect data. We used (SPSS) 20 and content analysis was used to analyze quantitative and qualitative data respectively. We found that a majority (55.7%) of informal sector workers had low knowledge of OHS rules and regulations. Moreover, most of them (87.1%) were not trained in OHS and a majority (37.1%) rarely used protective gear when performing their duties. Informal sector workers are at high risk of occupational accidents and diseases. This has a huge economic burden on individuals, enterprises and the nation as a whole. Therefore, the government must put in place mechanisms aimed to protecting their health and working rights by putting in place integrative and comprehensive programs and policies meant to protect their health rights.