Public Health Program Planning And Evaluation: A Management Approach

Abstract

Since the health care sector is essentially a human services organisation, any hospital setup must have administration with a high degree of personal touch. Maximum efficiency in hospitals can only be attained when all hospital employees collaborate diligently and participate in management. All health professionals must be appropriately motivated in order to harness their intellectual and practical resources for the organization's advantage and to ensure that everyone benefits from the organization's work. Although money is the greatest motivator, it is not the only one. Serious elements like job satisfaction, accomplishment orientation, recognition, acceptance, etc. are needed to motivate people who have already reached their basic psychological needs. These are only possible if management fosters a friendly environment of respect for one another and acknowledges each employee for the high calibre of their work.