Course Details

DIPLOMA IN HEALTH CARE GIVING/MANAGEMENT

Introduction :

The need to build capacity and sustain management skills among managers at all levelsfor efficient and effective management and delivery of health services hasbeenrecognized over the years. However at the moment the country lacks a cadrewhichisspecifically prepared for health services management and hence the Institute designedthis programme to provide training of this group in order to build a cadre of healthservices administrators/managers.

Name of the Programme: DIPLOMA IN DIPLOMA IN HEALTHCAREGIVING/MANAGEMENT
Programme Code: DHCM
Programme Aims:


To equip the learners with knowledge and competencies to influence andmanagehealth service delivery which will include managing the human, material resourcesandinformation management for equitable access to quality health services

 Programme Structure:

Year of Study

Semester 1

Semester 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE


Course

Code


Course

Name



Course

Code


Course

Name

MHSO 101

Health Systems Organization

MFLM 106

Foundation of Leadership &Management 2

MFM 102

Foundation of Management 1

MHRM 107

 

Human Resource Management 2

HRM 103

Human Resource Management 1

MOC 108

 

Organization Communication 2

MOC 104

 

Organization Communicati on 1

MPHI 109

 

Public Health Issues

MCSS 105

Computer Software Skill

MMIS 110

Management Information Systems

 

 

 

 

 

TWO

Semester 1

Semester 2


Course

Code



Course

Name



Course

Code



Course

Name

MCHCO 201

Communicatio n in Health Care

Organization

MOB 206

Organizational Behavior

MHP 202

Health Promotion

MHMI 207

Health Management information







 

 

MQMHC 203

Quality Management in Health Care

MITHP 208

 

Information                        Technology for Health Practitioners

MHE 204

 

Health Economics 1

MHE 209

 

Health Economics 2

MQRM 205

Qualitative Research

Methods 1

MQRM 210

Qualitative Research Methods 2

 

 

 

 

THREE

Semester 1

Semester 2


Course

Code



Course

Name



Course

Code



Course

Name

MPM 301

Project Management

 

MRPR 306

Research Project Report

MHCPP 302

Health                 Care Planning                      &

Policy

MIFW 307

 

Internship/Fieldwork

MGMH 303

Gender in Management and Health

 

 

MBF 304

Budgeting & Financial

Health Care

 

 

MEL 305

Ethics & Law

 

 


Career Prospect:


Personnel specialized in this entity find their jobs opportunities in various Organizationsand institutions including; Hospitals, psychiatric centers, Nursing Homes, andother Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) among others.

 Possible job titles in social work include:

  •  Home-Health Care Provider
  •  Nursing Assistant
  •  Health Care Giver