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Mawuko Dza
1
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School of Business, University of Education, Winneba
Hafiz Yunusah
2
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
Logistics Preparedness During Health
Emergencies in Ghana
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ABSTRACT
This paper sought to investigate logistics preparedness of Ghanaian institutions during
health emergencies.Two hundred and fifty-seven (257) respondents drawn from the
security and other agencies within the EffutuMunicipality in the Central region of
Ghana constituted the sample size. The authors used structural equation modelling
(SEM) to test the study’s model and hypotheses. The study revealed that, the
availability of logistical support during emergencies is inadequate for efficient emergency
management. Regarding logistical preparedness of health professionals and security
agencies, there is much needs to be doneto attain the minimum acceptable standards.
The study further discovered that logistical resources are critical to the collaborative
effort of health workers and security agencies. However, it was evident that
collaboration among institutions does not necessarily enhance the success of emergency
management.The study is significant because the steady rise in Ghana’s population
coupled with urbanization has brought in its wake challenges that successive
governments have struggled to surmount.The occurrence of frequent disasters meant
that a study of this nature is important to bring to the fore the human and material costs,
thus awakening the sensitivities of policy makers and authorities mandated to ensure
the safety and wellbeing of the citizenry.
KEYWORDS
logistics preparedness; health emergencies; disaster; humanitarian logistics; Ghana.
Manuscript ID: #0900 Vol. 06 Issue 06 June - 2023
e-ISSN 2795-3248
p-ISSN 2795-3222
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10.5281/zenodo.8120158