Publications by authors named "Divine Obodoechi"
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- Low- and middle-income countries are encouraged to conduct integrated vaccination campaigns to maximize resource efficiency, yet the financial implications of such approaches remain unclear.
- A study analyzed the costs of integrated vaccination campaigns in Sierra Leone and Nigeria, revealing average delivery costs of $0.34 and $0.29-$0.35 per dose, respectively.
- The research indicated that integrating campaigns can lead to significant savings, with Anambra state potentially saving over $1.2 million by delivering yellow fever and meningitis A vaccines together.
Absenteeism is widespread in Nigerian health facilities and is a major barrier to achievement of effective Universal Health Coverage. We have examined the role of internal (by managerial staff within facilities) and external (by managers at a higher level) supervision arrangements on health worker absenteeism. Specifically, we sought to determine whether these forms of supervision have any role to play in reducing health worker absenteeism in health facilities in Enugu State Nigeria.
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