Analyzing the Efficiency Differences among Basic Health Units in Sargodha District

  • Touqeer Abbas
  • Muhammad Amir Aslam .
  • Muhammad Waqas .
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v3i1.254

Abstract

Pakistan has adequate infrastructure for health services delivery at primary level. The study aims to calculate the technical efficiency of Basic Health Units (BHUs) in Sargodha by using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) with the choice of inputs and outputs being specific to BHUs operation. DEA model results reveals that the mean technical efficiency under, Constant Returns to Scale (CRS) and Variable Returns to Scale (VRS) was 0.719 and 0.807 while the mean scale efficiency was 0.88. Study exposed that 77 % BHUs were technically inefficient under CRS while 66 % BHUs were technically inefficient under VRS modal. Overall 76% BHUs were inefficient and destructing the infrastructure. Moreover, findings evidently point to adverse inefficiency of BHUs in health services delivery. Study concluded that existing high level of inefficiency in BHUs needs institutional fascination for scaling up BHUs to meet both regional as well international targets such as Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and recommended such measures that may curb the waste.

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Published
2011-07-15
How to Cite
Abbas, T., ., M. A. A., & ., M. W. (2011). Analyzing the Efficiency Differences among Basic Health Units in Sargodha District. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 3(1), pp. 42-50. https://doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v3i1.254
Issue
Vol 3 No 1 (2011)
Section
Research Paper

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