Health administration involves the leadership, management, and administration of public health systems, healthcare systems, hospitals, and hospital networks. It aims to achieve defined goals through guiding, leading, and controlling resources. There are several elements of administration including planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, budgeting, and supervising. Administration occurs at three levels - central/national, intermediate/regional, and local levels like hospitals and health centers. The goal of any health program should align with national policies and have defined objectives to achieve the overall goal.

1. Health Administration

2. Health Administration
Health Administration or Healthcare
Administration is the field relating to
leadership,
management, and administration of
public health systems,
health care systems,
hospitals, and
hospital networks.
Health care administrators are considered
health care professionals.

3. Health Administration
Sound Administration is essential for
the success of any public health
program whether on the national or
the local level.

4. Definition of Sound Administration
• We can define sound administration as:
“ The process of achieving defined goals at a
defined time through the guidance,
leadership, and control of the efforts of a
group of individuals and the efficient
utilization of non-human resources bearing in
mind adequacy, speed, and economy to the
utmost possible level.”

5. Another definition
“Administration is the art and science of
guidance, leadership, and control of the
efforts of a group of individuals towards
some common goal.”

6. Management
• Management is the operational part of
administration.
• It is defined as:
“the process of dealing with or controlling things or
people”
Management
includes planning, organizing, staffing, leading or
directing, and controlling an organization to
accomplish the goal.

7. Process
Inputs
Outputs
A systems view of management:
Human resources
Non-human
resources
Conversion
mechanism
Objectives
achievement

8. • It is through “management” that the
objectives of the health care
organization are achieved by gathering
and positioning of resources.
–There are several elements for
administration. In practice all these elements
are interrelated to one another.
–There are also 3 levels of administration.
Management cont…..

9. Elements of Administration:
• Planning
• Organization
• Staffing
• Directing
• Coordinating
• Reporting
• Budgeting
• Supervising
• Evaluation

10. Levels of Administration
Central
level
Intermediate
level
Local Level
Ministry of health
directorates of health
e.g.
health office,
Hospital,
health care unit

11. • Every program must have
– an overall (general) goal which
confirms with that of the nation’s
policy
–various objectives to be achieved
according to a definite plan.
Management cont…..

12. Goals versus Objectives
• A GOAL: A statement that describes in broad
terms what the learner will do.
• AN OBJECTIVE: A statement in specific and
measurable terms that describes what the
learner will know or be able to do.
• The objective should include a
description of “what” outcome is
desired, “when” it is expected, and
“where” it will take place.

13. Examples of Goals
–The goal of the medical school
curriculum is to enable students to deliver
quality medical care in a supervised
environment
–The goal of the Introduction to Physical Exam
course is to enable students to obtain a medical
history and perform a physical examination
–The goal of the ear exam lecture is to enable
students to perform a normal ear exam

14. Examples of Learning Objectives
• At the end of this lecture the first year student
will be able to:
– 1. Identify the normal landmarks of the tympanic
membrane
– 2. Demonstrate the proper way to hold an
otoscope
– 3. Position the patients head properly when
observing the tympanic membrane