PMC:6949926 / 20824-22919 JSONTXT

{"project":"2_test","denotations":[{"id":"31817829-25114946-49649091","span":{"begin":1649,"end":1651},"obj":"25114946"},{"id":"T80157","span":{"begin":1649,"end":1651},"obj":"25114946"}],"text":"4.2.3. Lack of Equipment and Working Resources\nImproving the productivity and performance of health workers to ensure that health interventions are efficiently delivered is important in the healthcare setting. Human resources for health, consisting of clinical and non-clinical staff, are the most important assets of health systems. The performance of a health organization depends on the knowledge, skills, and motivation of individuals. It is important for employers to provide suitable working resources to ensure that the performances of employees meet the desired standards. \nNurse (N5) said: “we do not have essential equipment in the TB wards: UV lights, fans and air-conditioner are not working properly hmmm. I do not think they have ever been serviced since they were installed. Airflow in the wards is very poor because the wards are too small.”\nAnother (Nurse 4) added: “There is a poor supply of N95 masks (sad) and it puts us in danger of contracting infection. But we are surviving by the grace of God. We are told that the hospital doesn’t have enough money to buy masks.”\nAccording to the findings of this study, there is a shortage of equipment and working resources were impacting the quality of health in the TB wards. Participants appeared to be scared and were discouraged by the poor supply of resources in the wards. There was poor supply of N95 respiratory masks, UV lights were not regularly serviced, and there were no fans and air conditioners in the wards. The wards had small windows. There was also poor hygiene practice since there was a poor supply of detergents and hand washing soap. A study done by Mosadeghrad [19] concludes that inadequate or non-available facilities, equipment, and resources, especially basic resources to provide services such as water, steam, and electricity, hindered the provision of quality healthcare, proper conduct of tests, therapies, investigations, and surgery. Another study done by Reilly [20], concluded that patients are almost twice as likely to die in some hospitals because they lack the proper equipment and resources."}