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Management And Control Of Inventory In Government Health Institution
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1.8 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The
absence of any previous empirical study on the management and control
of inventories drugs in the program of UNTH is a significant limitation
to this study.
These absences of an existing body of study on
this area in the institution posses a special problem of the absence of
previous reference or primary data from the scratch through
questionnaire administration and designed to supplement available
secondary data. However, financial constraints are expected to present a
very serious limitation to the study since it would limit the
researcher’s data material and the presentation of existing evidence.
1.9 DEFINITION OF OPERATIONAL TERMS
Inventory – Stock of materials or product. In this, inventory refers to drugs.
Inventory
Management – The official system designed by the management of a
company to monitor control and manage the stock of inventories and
assets under its possession.
Inventory Control – Supervision of the
supply and storage and accessibility of items in order to incur on
adequate supply without excessive supply.
Cold Chain System – A
popular term for continuous maintenance of low temperature required for
biological example vaccines from the time of manufacture to shipping,
warehouse and storing before administration.
1.10 HISTORY OF UNTH
The
UNTH Ituku Ozalla, Enugu, has come a long way. The hospital began in
the 20th century as a standard hospital for Africans built by the
colonial administrators. It later metamorphosed into a general hospital
on attainment of Nigeria’s independence in 1960.
However, at the end
of the Nigerian civil war in 1970, the then government of east central
state transformed it into a specialist hospital with effect from July 1,
1970.
At this time, the hospital has a total of 50 doctors, 10 wards
and 300 beds and a chest bay of 60 beds. There are also 350 nurses
working in the hospital. Today, the situation has changed drastically.
The bed capacity of the hospital in the permanent is over 500 beds and
the number of its personnel both professional and non professional has
increased tremendously.
By decree number of 23 of 1974, the Federal
Ministry Government took over the hospital, but left the management in
the hands of the council of the University of Nigeria Nsukka. The
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital became independent in July 1976
with the appointment of autonomous management board.
The physical
constraints of the old site of the hospital mad eit impossible for
needed expansion to be implemented. It was also appreciated that the old
site was developed and used as a general hospital, and therefore, could not longer cope with the challenges of a teaching hospital.
Consequently,
the approval of the then Federal Ministry Government for the
construction of a new complex for the teaching hospital was ought and it
came as welcome relief. Today, this site, which is the permanent site
of the UNTH at Ituku Ozalla is permanent and gully functional. It is
located 21 kilometers from Enugu capital city along Enugu, Port-Harcourt
Express way.
All services rendered at the old site has now been
moved into the permanent site with effect from 8the January, 2007. The
hospital covers an area of about 200, acres while the entre parcel of
land about 306 hectares (747acres).
There is now a room for expansion
and this is hoped to assist in solving the accommodation needs of the
hospital once and for all.
The new hospital complex is also better
equipped under the Federal Government assisted by VAMED engineering
equipment programme which has elevated it and some other teaching
hospitals in the country to an international standard.
The UNTH has
broad objectives of services, teaching and research. The hospital tries
to achieve these through provision of in-patient and out-patient
services to its clients through her highly trained staffs, provision of
adequate clinical materials for service and training as well as
equipment of research, provision of teaching facilities for training her
students and other persons in the health delivery team and conduct and
promotion of research in all matters pertaining to health.
Altogether, there are 41 main departments in the hospital with three outpost. They are:
- Comprehensive Health Centers at Obukpa near Nsukka Enugu State
- Abagana in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
- Isuochi in Abia State.
There
are 9 training school/programmes in the hospital they have school of
nursing, midwifery, medical laboratory science, nurse anesthetists,
community health, post ophthalmic nursing, pre-operative nursing,
cardiothoracic nursing and medical records. These schools operate
currently at the old site but plans are already on the ground to provide
structure for them in the new site as soon as possible.
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