INFORMATION RESOURCES

PHYSICAL RESOURCES THANK YOU Lack of trained personnel

Lack of spare parts
Inadequate funds for maintenance
Substandard infrastructure/equipment
Poor management Challenges of Physical Resource Management Planning work schedul
es and including that for basic maintenance work
Supervising and inspecting basic maintenance work
Endorsing HF monthly maintenance reports
Promoting public awareness of the importance of preventive maintenance and stimu
lating community participation in maintenance activities
Ensuring that the facilities are properly tuned-in to the inspection, reporting an
d implementation of the maintenance system Roles and responsibilities of HRH All
activities that relate to
keeping facilities and equipment in good working condition and
making necessary repairs when breakdown occurs Maintenance Tagging & labeling of
assets
Physical inventory of assets
Documents of ownership
Cross referencing of financial accounting records & fixed asset records
Maintenance Standard Physical Control Procedures A physical resource management
system has to manage the assets in terms of their
purchase,
maintenance,
valuation, and
disposal. Without functioning facilities, medical equipment and medicines it doe
s not matter if the knowledge, skills and staff levels are high the delivery of
services will still be poor (WHO Report 2000).
The way in which physical resources such as Building, equipment and supply syste
ms are managed largely affects the lifetime investments and performance of healt
h system as a whole
In many countries the physical assets are in a poor functional conditions or not
appropriate for interventions to be delivered Physical resources in a Health sy
stem includes
Buildings
Medical equipment
Fire fighting equipment
Laundry and kitchen equipment
Communication equipment
Fixtures
Waste disposal equipment
Vehicles
Health facility furniture Understand the concepts of Physical Resource Managemen
t
Discuss importance of Physical Resource Management for strengthening health syst
em
Discuss maintenance of physical resources in health systems. W. OWALLA PHYSICAL
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Approaches to deal with breakdowns
Standby or back-up equipment
Inventories of spare parts
Operators able to perform minor repairs
Well trained repair
personnel Breakdown Programs Done to reduce incidence of breakdowns
Avoid associated costs of breakdowns Preventive Maintenance They are open to mis
use, abuse, theft and fraud
They need to be retained in good working condition

They need replacement, that requires planning & finance

They are usually of high value Why should Physical Resources be managed It is an
asset, used by a facility to achieve its stated
objectives What is a Physical Resource? When breakdowns become to frequent
When breakdowns become too costly
Technological change
Forecasts of future demand Replacement An attempt to determine when best to perf
orm preventive maintenance activities
Complete record for each piece of equipment
Records to include data on:
Installation
Operating times
Dates and types of repairs Predictive Maintenance SESSION OBJECTIVES TYPES OF RE
SOURCES INTRODUCTION IMPORTANCE OF PRM CONCEPTS OF PRM BE BLESSED