Public Health and Project Management: Do Projects Deliver?

Farida Saleem, Imran Murtaza, Shabir Hyder and Muhammad Imran Malik
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Farida Saleem: Department of Management, Collage of Business Administration, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia
Imran Murtaza: Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Attock Campus, Attock 43600, Pakistan
Shabir Hyder: Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Attock Campus, Attock 43600, Pakistan
Muhammad Imran Malik: Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Attock Campus, Attock 43600, Pakistan

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-11

Abstract: Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) has remained an ever-concerning area for hospital management and researchers throughout the world. Nevertheless, in the literature, less attention is paid to developing countries. The current study identifies the problems faced by maternal newborn and child health projects at each phase. We obtained data on MNCH projects via interviews from district project managers and extracted various themes for each phase of the MNCH project. The results indicated the most significant problems faced by the MNCH project emanate from the inefficient bureaucratic structure, lack of realistic planning, weak working environment, political interference, and inefficient knowledge acquisition. The current study found that project managers experience various problems from the initiation stage of the project to its closure. Additionally, they find themselves to be poorly equipped to manage such problems. We proposed various strategies such as implementing a bottom-up management approach, more decentralization, establishing patient feedback systems, giving more authority to the project managers, and so forth.

Keywords: maternal newborn and child health; project management; sustainable development goals; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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