Managing Equipment for Emergency Obstetric Care in Rural Hospitals

dc.contributor.author	Mavalankar, Dileep
dc.contributor.author	Raman, Parvathy
dc.contributor.author	Dwivedi, Hemant
dc.contributor.author	Jain, M. L.
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-05T07:26:06Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-05T07:26:06Z
dc.date.copyright	2004
dc.date.issued	2009-09-05T07:26:06Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11718/473
dc.description.abstract	In resource poor countries substantial sums of money, from governments and international donors, are used to purchase equipment for health facilities. WHO estimates that 50-80% of such equipment remains non-functional. This article is based on the experiences from various projects in developing countries in Asia and Africa. The key issues in the purchase, distribution, installation, management and maintenance of equipment for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services are identified and discussed. Some positive examples are described to show how common equipment management problems are solved.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	WP;2004-03-08
dc.subject	Equipment	en
dc.subject	Management	en
dc.subject	EmOC	en
dc.subject	Rural Hospitals	en
dc.title	Managing Equipment for Emergency Obstetric Care in Rural Hospitals	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en