Dr' B C Dasgupta

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Dr. B C Dasgupta

• 1892 1966
• Founder President of IPHA
• 1st Editor of IJPH

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52nd National Conference of IPHA
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Dr. G K Ingle
Dr. B C Dasgupta Memorial Oration Efficient
Management of Public Health Workforce

• Director Professor Head
• Department of Community Medicine
• Maulana Azad Medical College
• New Delhi
• inglegk_at_gmail.com

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Four Noble Truths

• There is suffering
• There is a cause for suffering
• There is the cessation of suffering
• There is a way out of suffering

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Desire Happiness/Perpetual Happiness
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• Public Health Professionals through Service to
  Humanity can help in attaining health

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Goal of Health Services

• Health Related Millennium Development Goals

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Health Indicators Unhealthy Scenario

• Comprehensive
• Specific
• Mortality
• Morbidity
• Disability
• Fertility
• Health care delivery and utilisation

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Indias HDI (2007-08) 128 / 177
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Determinants of Health

• 80 impact due to determinants outside the
  purview of Health Sector
• 20 by health services.

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HWF Most Important Resource

• Manpower
• Money
• Material
• Minutes
• Machine
• Methods
• Market

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Resources Management

• Quality and Quantity
• Distribution and Allocation
• Efficient and Effective Utilization

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There is a general perception that health work
force is working at a very low efficiency level
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Objective Attainable

• All of us are working as leaders / managers at
  various levels
• Increase in efficiency is possible
• Even a 10 increase in efficiency will have
  impact on quality of life of people and Nation
  building

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Efficiency can be increased through

• Getting right people for right jobs
• Leadership, Motivation, Supervision, Guidance,
  Counseling
• Developing capabilities continuously
• Monitoring performance

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Leadership
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Model to lead

• L Lead With a Clear Vision
• E Empower to Participate
• A Aim for Consensus
• D Direct the Process
• E Empathy / Energetic
• R Restrained Behavior / Respect

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Choice of Style

• High Willingness- High Ability Delegating
• High Willingness - Low Ability Coaching
• Low Willingness -High Ability Participating
• Low Willingness Low Ability Directing

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Positive Attitude

• Theory X Man is inherently lazy and avoids
  responsibility
• Theory Y Considers work as the natural human
  activity capable of self-fulfillment

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Supervision Qualities of a Supervisor

• H - Hearing ( listening)
• U - Understanding
• M - Motivator
• A - Acknowledges the employees effort
• N - NEWS-keep the employees informed (about
• changes in programs, policies
  strategies etc. )
• T - Trainer
• O - Opener of eyes ( to duties)
• - Objectivity (impartial, fair)
• U - Uniqueness treats employee as individual
  not
• machine
• C - Contacts the employees regularly
• - Communication skills
• H - Honors the employee as a person

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Motivation
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Motivation Two Factor Theory
Hygiene factors Motivators
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Communication
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Conflict Management

• 20 of the time is consumed
• Preventing conflicts by paying greater importance
  to human elements
• Share power and influence in decision making
• Reduce disparity
• Should be resolved with a win-win situation
• Counselling

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Stress Management

• Yoga and Meditation

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Other Issues

• Roles Responsibilities
• Work Plans/Gantt Charts
• Monitoring / Performance Management
• Span of Control/Scalar Principle
• Reward Punishment
• Training Career development

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Group Dynamics
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Team Approach

• People with different skills and abilities, when
  work together harmoniously can achieve the
  objectives more efficiently and effectively
• Networking for efficiency and outcome

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Challenges

• Attitudes
• Perceptions
• Work environment
• Unions
• Other

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Never, Never, Never, Never Give Up !
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Suggestions

• Medical Colleges Management courses and
  Trainings for various category of HWF
• Professional bodies Managerial posts at all
  levels for Public Health Professionals with PG
  degree in public health
• Lead Public Health Contest

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• It is better to light a candle
• Than to curse the darkness.

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A tribute
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• Long Live IPHA

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Thank You