35 research outputs found
African Animal Trypanosomiasis: The Problem of Drug Resistance
No full textThe three trypanocides used to control tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiasis in domestic animals in Africa have been in use for over 40 years and, not surprisingly, resistance of trypanosomes to these drugs has emerged. Because of the relatively limited market in Africa and the high costs of developing and licensing new drugs, international pharmaceutical companies have shown little interest in the development of new trypanocides for use in either animals or humans. Therefore, the current challenge is to achieve optimal use of the relatively old existing drugs, and it is in this context that the problem of drug resistance has to be quantified – as discussed here by Stanny Geerts, Peter Holmes, Oumar Diall and Mark Eisler.The three trypanocides used to control tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiasis in domestic animals in Africa have been in use for over 40 years and, not surprisingly, resistance of trypanosomes to these drugs has emerged. Because of the relatively limited market in Africa and the high costs of developing and licensing new drugs, international pharmaceutical companies have shown little interest in the development of new trypanocides for use in either animals or humans. Therefore, the current challenge is to achieve optimal use of the relatively old existing drugs, and it is in this context that the problem of drug resistance has to be quantified – as discussed here by Stanny Geerts, Peter Holmes, Oumar Diall and Mark Eisler
African bovine trypanosomiasis: the problem of drug resistance
No full textThe three trypanocides used to control tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiasis in domestic animals in Africa have been in use for over 40 years and, not surprisingly, resistance of trypanosomes to these drugs has emerged. Because of the relatively limited market in Africa and the high costs of developing and licensing new drugs, international pharmaceutical companies have shown little interest in the development of new trypanocides for use in either animals or humans. Therefore, the current challenge is to achieve optimal use of the relatively old existing drugs, and it is in this context that the problem of drug resistance has to be quantified--as discussed here by Stanny Geerts, Peter Holmes, Oumar Diall and Mark Eisler
Analisis dan Perancangan Dial-In Callback Server Menggunakan Windows Server 2003
No full textInformation technology specifically the computer network has become one of the
fundamental thing in all aspects. The presence of computer network give a very good
impact, especially in communication efficiency. The computer network technology
has been developed and grow day by day, and the standard for this technology has
been made in order to suit several equipment each other. This research was made in
order to study about data communication using PSTN in PT Telekomunikasi
Indonesia (TELKOM) and also to designing a server that can allow a user or network
administrator to working remotely by using PSTN (telephone line). The author
conducting an analysis about Diall in Callback Sever, how to design it, how the dial-in
server work and about data communication using PSTN (telephone line) in PT
Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TELKOM). Based on this research, the author can
conclude that Diall-in Callback Server is the one of the perfect solution to built an
efficient network.101 HalamanSkripsi Sarjan
Evaluation du rôle managérial des surveillants de service dans l’amélioration continue de la qualité des soins dans quatre centres hospitaliers universitaires de Bamako
No full textBy analyzing the quality-of-care evaluation reports from the National Hospital Evaluation Agency in Mali from 2005 to 2018, we note that the quality of care constitutes a real public health problem. Due to the important place occupied by department supervisors in hospital management, the evaluation of the role of supervisors is essential in the continuous improvement of the quality of care. For this study, we asked ourselves the following research question: what is the managerial role of service supervisors in the continuous improvement of the quality of care in four University Hospital Centers in Bamako? We set the general objective of studying the managerial role of service supervisors in the continuous improvement of the quality of care in the four University Hospital Centers of Bamako. The research methodology adopted consisted of carrying out a non-experimental quantitative analytical study with a cross-sectional aim. We opted for the probability sampling method and the stratified technique. Our study population consisted of all supervisors from CHU-CNOS, GT, IOTA and Point “G” in Bamako. Information was collected from respondents using a questionnaire and a document processing grid. EPI Info software was used for data entry, then it was exported to Excel and SPSS for analyses. Anonymity and confidentiality were required during data collection. The results of our study reveal that in total, 84 service supervisors were included in this study with an average age of approximately 51 years and a male predominance of 57.14%. The managerial role of service supervisors is known to be played at 54.76%; the existing link between the managerial role and ACQ is estimated at only 32.28%. The contribution of supervisors in ACQ which consists of regular monitoring/evaluation of activities, having the availability and skills required for good coordination and identifying inadequacies and providing continuing training is estimated at 60.71%. The main bottleneck in the implementation of their functions is above all the lack of training, from which 98.18% of supervisors do not benefit and 98.36% work in unfavorable conditions. From the explanatory analysis, it appears that several roles are statistically significant in relation to ACQ at the 5% threshold, the p-value test = 0.147. Ultimately, we can therefore affirm that service supervisors know their managerial role in ACQ and are essential key players in ACQ in health establishments. Keywords: evaluation, managerial role, service supervisors, CQI, UHC, Bamako.
Classification JEL : O24, MO21
Paper type : Empirical ResearchEn analysant les rapports d’évaluations de la qualité des soins de l’Agence Nationale d’Évaluation des Hôpitaux au Mali de 2005 à 2018, nous constatons la qualité des soins constitue un véritable problème de santé publique. En raison de la place importante qu’occupent les surveillants de service dans le management hospitalier, l’évaluation du rôle des surveillants s’avère prépondérante dans l’amélioration continue de la qualité des soins. Pour cette étude, nous nous sommes posé la question de recherche suivante : quel est le rôle managérial des surveillants de service dans l’amélioration continue de la qualité de soins dans quatre Centres Hospitaliers Universitaires de Bamako ? Nous avons fixé comme objectif général d’étudier le rôle managérial des surveillants de service dans l’amélioration continue de la qualité des soins dans les quatre Centres Hospitaliers Universitaires de Bamako.
La méthodologie de recherche adoptée a consisté à faire une étude quantitative analytique non expérimentale à visée transversale. Nous avons opté pour la méthode d’échantillonnage probabiliste et la technique stratifiée. Notre population d’étude était constituée de tous les surveillants des CHU-CNOS, GT, IOTA et Point « G » de Bamako. Les informations étaient recueillies auprès des enquêtés à l’aide d’un questionnaire et d’une grille d’exploitation documentaire. Le logiciel EPI Info a été utilisé pour la saisie des données, puis celles-ci ont été exportées dans Excel et SPSS pour les analyses. L’anonymat et la confidentialité étaient requis lors de la collecte des données.
Les résultats de notre étude révèlent qu’au total, 84 surveillants de service ont été inclus dans cette étude avec un âge moyen de 51 ans environ et prédominance masculine à 57.14%. Le rôle managérial des surveillants de service est connu joué à 54,76% ; le lien existant entre le rôle managérial et l’ACQ est évalué à 32,28% seulement. L’apport des surveillants dans l’ACQ qui consiste à faire un suivi/évaluation régulier des activités, avoir la disponibilité et la compétence requises pour une bonne coordination et identifier les insuffisances et faire la formation continue est estimé à 60,71%. Le principal goulot d’étranglement à la mise en œuvre de leurs fonctions est surtout le manque de formation dont 98,18% des surveillants n’en bénéficient pas et 98,36% travaillent dans des conditions peu favorables. De l’analyse explicative, il ressort que plusieurs rôles sont statistiquement significatifs en lien avec l’ACQ au seuil de 5%, le test de p-value = 0,147.
En définitive, nous pouvons affirmer donc que les surveillants de service connaissent leur rôle managérial dans l’ACQ et sont des acteurs clefs incontournables de l’ACQ dans les établissements de santé.
Mots clés : évaluation, rôle managérial, surveillants de service, ACQ, CHU, Bamako.
JEL Classification : O24, MO21
Type du papier : Recherche empiriqu
Evaluation du rôle managérial des surveillants de service dans l’amélioration continue de la qualité des soins dans quatre centres hospitaliers universitaires de Bamako
No full textBy analyzing the quality-of-care evaluation reports from the National Hospital Evaluation Agency in Mali from 2005 to 2018, we note that the quality of care constitutes a real public health problem. Due to the important place occupied by department supervisors in hospital management, the evaluation of the role of supervisors is essential in the continuous improvement of the quality of care. For this study, we asked ourselves the following research question: what is the managerial role of service supervisors in the continuous improvement of the quality of care in four University Hospital Centers in Bamako? We set the general objective of studying the managerial role of service supervisors in the continuous improvement of the quality of care in the four University Hospital Centers of Bamako. The research methodology adopted consisted of carrying out a non-experimental quantitative analytical study with a cross-sectional aim. We opted for the probability sampling method and the stratified technique. Our study population consisted of all supervisors from CHU-CNOS, GT, IOTA and Point “G” in Bamako. Information was collected from respondents using a questionnaire and a document processing grid. EPI Info software was used for data entry, then it was exported to Excel and SPSS for analyses. Anonymity and confidentiality were required during data collection. The results of our study reveal that in total, 84 service supervisors were included in this study with an average age of approximately 51 years and a male predominance of 57.14%. The managerial role of service supervisors is known to be played at 54.76%; the existing link between the managerial role and ACQ is estimated at only 32.28%. The contribution of supervisors in ACQ which consists of regular monitoring/evaluation of activities, having the availability and skills required for good coordination and identifying inadequacies and providing continuing training is estimated at 60.71%. The main bottleneck in the implementation of their functions is above all the lack of training, from which 98.18% of supervisors do not benefit and 98.36% work in unfavorable conditions. From the explanatory analysis, it appears that several roles are statistically significant in relation to ACQ at the 5% threshold, the p-value test = 0.147. Ultimately, we can therefore affirm that service supervisors know their managerial role in ACQ and are essential key players in ACQ in health establishments. Keywords: evaluation, managerial role, service supervisors, CQI, UHC, Bamako.
Classification JEL : O24, MO21
Paper type : Empirical ResearchEn analysant les rapports d’évaluations de la qualité des soins de l’Agence Nationale d’Évaluation des Hôpitaux au Mali de 2005 à 2018, nous constatons la qualité des soins constitue un véritable problème de santé publique. En raison de la place importante qu’occupent les surveillants de service dans le management hospitalier, l’évaluation du rôle des surveillants s’avère prépondérante dans l’amélioration continue de la qualité des soins. Pour cette étude, nous nous sommes posé la question de recherche suivante : quel est le rôle managérial des surveillants de service dans l’amélioration continue de la qualité de soins dans quatre Centres Hospitaliers Universitaires de Bamako ? Nous avons fixé comme objectif général d’étudier le rôle managérial des surveillants de service dans l’amélioration continue de la qualité des soins dans les quatre Centres Hospitaliers Universitaires de Bamako.
La méthodologie de recherche adoptée a consisté à faire une étude quantitative analytique non expérimentale à visée transversale. Nous avons opté pour la méthode d’échantillonnage probabiliste et la technique stratifiée. Notre population d’étude était constituée de tous les surveillants des CHU-CNOS, GT, IOTA et Point « G » de Bamako. Les informations étaient recueillies auprès des enquêtés à l’aide d’un questionnaire et d’une grille d’exploitation documentaire. Le logiciel EPI Info a été utilisé pour la saisie des données, puis celles-ci ont été exportées dans Excel et SPSS pour les analyses. L’anonymat et la confidentialité étaient requis lors de la collecte des données.
Les résultats de notre étude révèlent qu’au total, 84 surveillants de service ont été inclus dans cette étude avec un âge moyen de 51 ans environ et prédominance masculine à 57.14%. Le rôle managérial des surveillants de service est connu joué à 54,76% ; le lien existant entre le rôle managérial et l’ACQ est évalué à 32,28% seulement. L’apport des surveillants dans l’ACQ qui consiste à faire un suivi/évaluation régulier des activités, avoir la disponibilité et la compétence requises pour une bonne coordination et identifier les insuffisances et faire la formation continue est estimé à 60,71%. Le principal goulot d’étranglement à la mise en œuvre de leurs fonctions est surtout le manque de formation dont 98,18% des surveillants n’en bénéficient pas et 98,36% travaillent dans des conditions peu favorables. De l’analyse explicative, il ressort que plusieurs rôles sont statistiquement significatifs en lien avec l’ACQ au seuil de 5%, le test de p-value = 0,147.
En définitive, nous pouvons affirmer donc que les surveillants de service connaissent leur rôle managérial dans l’ACQ et sont des acteurs clefs incontournables de l’ACQ dans les établissements de santé.
Mots clés : évaluation, rôle managérial, surveillants de service, ACQ, CHU, Bamako.
JEL Classification : O24, MO21
Type du papier : Recherche empiriqu
Options for Economic Growth in Mali through the Application of Science and Technology to Agriculture
No full textThis report represents a synthesis of individual reports and notes prepared by each
team member. The first three points in the terms of reference (TOR), provide an overview of
current S&T research institutions and programs in Mali. Promising S&T products and needed support
services are identified to encourage rapid uptake (4th item on the TOR). This discussion is
divided into two sub-sections: one presents the key findings concerning crops and the other deals
with livestock. These sections include the team’s recommendations for product- or subsector-based
activities to be pursued in Mali by researchers, extension services, and public and private
sector actors involved in different levels of the value-chain. Cross-cutting issues that affect
technology development and uptake across multiple products and subsectors (5th item on the TOR)
are analyzed. Key issues discussed are research and extension capacity; the role of natural
resource and water management in stimulating agricultural productivity growth and reducing
production risk; and downstream institutional constraints such as regulatory issues that limit
uptake and dissemination of S&T products. Resolutions are discussed
Options for Economic Growth in Mali through the Application of Science and Technology to Agriculture
No full textPrepared For The United States Agency for International Development Initiative To End Hunger In Africafood security, food policy, Mali science and technology research, research and extension, International Development, Q18,
Assembling a geospatial database of tsetse-transmitted animal trypanosomosis for Africa
No full textAbstract Background: African animal trypanosomosis (AAT), or nagana, is widespread within the tsetse-infested belt of sub-Saharan Africa. Although a wealth of information on its occurrence and prevalence is available in the literature, synthesized and harmonized data at the regional and continental scales are lacking. To fill this gap the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched the Atlas of tsetse and AAT, jointly implemented with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the framework of the Programme Against African Trypanosomosis (PAAT). Methods: The Atlas aims to build and regularly update a geospatial database of tsetse species occurrence and AAT at the continental level. The present paper focuses on the methodology to assemble a dynamic database of AAT, which hinges on herd-level prevalence data as estimated using various diagnostic techniques. A range of ancillary information items is also included (e.g. trypanosome species, survey period, species and breed of animals, husbandry system, etc.). Input data were initially identified through a literature review. Results: Preliminary results are presented for Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda in East Africa: 122 papers were identified and analyzed, which contained field data collected from January 1990 to December 2013. Information on AAT was extracted and recorded for 348 distinct geographic locations. The presented distribution maps exemplify the range of outputs that can be directly generated from the AAT database
