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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
A comparative assessment of performance and productivity of health centres in Seychelles
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Volume 57, No. 1, Year 2008
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to measure the technical and scale efficiency of health centres; to evaluate changes in productivity; and to highlight possible policy implications of the results for policy makers. Design/methodology/approach - Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is employed to assess the technical and scale efficiency, and productivity change over a four-year period among 17 public health centres. Findings - During the period of study, the results suggest that the public health centres in Seychelles have exhibited mean overall or technical efficiency of above 93 per cent. It was also found that the overall productivity increased by 2.4 per cent over 2001-2004. Research limitations/implications - Further research can be undertaken to gather data on the prices of the various inputs to facilitate an estimation of the allocative efficiency of clinics. If such an exercise were to be undertaken, researchers may also consider collecting data on quantities and prices of paramedical, administrative and support staff to ensure that the analysis is more comprehensive than the study reported in this paper. Institutionalization of efficiency monitoring would help to enhance further the already good health sector stewardship and governance. Originality/value - This paper provides new empirical evidence on a four-year trend in the efficiency and productivity of health centres in Seychelles. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Emrouznejad, Ali
United Kingdom, Birmingham
Aston University
Vaz, Rui Gama
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Bastiene, Henry
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Padayachy, Jude
South Africa, Johannesburg
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Citations: 57
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1108/17410400810841245
ISSN:
17410401
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Seychelles