An Optimization-Simulation Model of a Rural Health Center in Nigeria

Eyitayo Lambo
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Eyitayo Lambo: Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Interfaces, 1983, vol. 13, issue 3, 29-35

Abstract: In recent years, inadequate resources, especially human resources, have been blamed for the ineffectiveness and inefficiency of health institutions in Nigeria. Using data obtained from health centers in both optimization and simulation models, we determined that such factors as faulty operational policies are more crucial.

Keywords: health care; simulation: application (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1983
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