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Health policy dev. (Online) ; 9(01): 27-36, 2011.
Article in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1262634

ABSTRACT

Background: Clinical imaging is an essential component of health care which supports and improves the effectiveness of clinical decision-making. Quality care saves lives and resources of both the patient and the health system. However; many developing countries have neglected iagnostics; especially clinical imaging. Non-use of or poor imaging services lead to wrong diagnosis and treatment; unnecessary health expenditures; and poor health outcomes. Regional Referral Hospitals should have good diagnostic imaging services to provide expert care and bridge the continuum of care by stemming the flow of uncomplicated cases from general hospitals to National Referral Hospitals. Aim: To determine the situation of diagnostic imaging services at regional referral hospitals in Uganda. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey of all the nine Regional Referral Hospitals of Uganda was done in 2007. Environmental inspection of the imaging units; process observation and exit interviews with 156 patients present on the day of the visit were done to assess their satisfaction with the imaging services. Staff were also interviewed. However; quality validation of the imaging outputs was not done. Selected health facilities in the capital Kampala were visited to obtain data on patients referred from upcountry. Five-year hospital records were reviewed for outputs. Results: The premises were of poor quality and staff and patients were not safe from radiation exposure. No radiosurveillance measures were operational. The output of imaging services was generally very low; (mean: 16 procedures per day; range: 6 - 22) due to lack of consumable inputs. Only 37(range: 14 - 64) of approved staff positions were filled. Nurses were insufficient and some cadres lacked altogether. Stock-outs of key consumable inputs were prolonged (ultrasound gel: 90 days) and patients were required to buy their own. Many patients were referred to private services but not recorded. Central level supervision by the Ministry of Health was lacking. Conclusion and recommendation: The quality of imaging services was poor; and could be improved through higher prioritization of imaging services in hospital planning; better financing; better support supervision and establishment of an active radiosurveillance mechanism


Subject(s)
Diagnostic Imaging/methods , Health Resources , Hospital Departments , Referral and Consultation
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Mali méd. (En ligne) ; 23(3): 23-28, tab
Article in French | AIM | ID: biblio-1265551

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L'objectif de ce travail était de déterminer la concentration des résidus d'antibiotiques dans les effluents de deux hôpitaux de Bamako. Méthodes : La collecte des échantillons des effluents hospitaliers a été réalisée trois fois par jour à des heures précises : 9 heures, 15 heures et 21 heures conformément au moment des rejets de la station d'épuration, trois jours consécutifs par semaine et pendant un mois. L'analyse des échantillons a été faite par chromatographie phase liquide (HPLC), Agilent 1100 sur colonne C18. La concentration des antibiotiques a été mesurée à l'aide d'un spectrophotomètre UV-Visible Hewlett Packard.Résultats : Quatre antibiotiques ont été détectés et quantifiés dont trois régulièrement dans les effluents hospitaliers. Il s'agit de l'amoxicilline (0,066 ± 0,08 µg/l), l'érythromycine (0,04 ± 0,0 µg/l), sulfaméthoxazole + triméthoprime (0,06 ± 0,21 / 0,08 ± 0,006 µg/l) et du métronidazole (0,02 ± 0,0 µg/l). L'amoxicilline et le sulfaméthoxazole ont été détectés et quantifiés sur les deux points, l'érythromycine et le métronidazole seulement au CHU du Point « G ». Le sulfaméthoxazole a été dosé aux différentes heures dans les effluents des deux hôpitaux, il n'est pas détecté dans les eaux du canal de « Chikoroni ». Le chloramphénicol, la ciprofloxacine et la tétracycline n'ont été détectés à aucun point de prélèvement. Les concentrations d'antibiotiques observées aux différentes heures de prélèvements montrent des pics en général semblables au niveau des différents sites. Conclusion : La qualité de nos effluents n'est pas aussi alarmante. Des mesures doivent être prises en vue de l'évaluation du risque sanitaire et du développement des méthodes nécessaires pour limiter les rejets de résidus médicamenteux dans l'environnement. Mots-clés : résidus d'antibiotiques ; effluents hospitaliers ; Bamako


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents , Chemical Hazard Release , Drug Residues , Hospital Departments , Mali , Risk Factors
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Non-conventional in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1274353

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The aim of this report is to give a picture of the activities of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Kamuzu Central Hospital [KCH] and the Old Wing Maternity for the five year period spanning 1980-1985


Subject(s)
Gynecology , Hospital Departments , Obstetrics
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