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An Assessment of Mitigation Measures Taken by Public Hospitals in the Face of Fiscal Challenges: A Case Study of Chitungwiza Central Hospital (CCH)

Abstract

The purpose of this research study sought to find the mitigation measures taken by public hospitals in the face of fiscal challenges. In terms of sampling, purposive sampling was employed and it was largely geared towards targeting people who have information about the subject matter and consumers of the services. The study shows that public hospitals cannot survive outside the set frameworks of the government thus there is need for the government to restructure its weak systems of their governance, increase funding of these public hospitals and reduce pressure on hospital employees by unfreezing posts to allow employment of other professionals. Public hospitals are greatly affected by their environment, for example, politics, economy and socio-cultural issues since they are open systems. The study also showed the importance of motivation of employees, leadership and the society for public hospitals to be successful in spite of taking mitigation measures against fiscal challenges.

Country : Zimbabwe

1 Alether MADYIRA2 Sympathy MAKURURU3 Smartson. P. NYONI4 Thabani NYONI

  1. Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe
  2. Independent Researcher, Gweru, Zimbabwe
  3. ZICHIRe Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
  4. SAGIT Innovation Center, Harare, Zimbabwe

IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 3, March 2021 pp. 464-482

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.503080

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