Exploring Strategic Management Practices in Managing and Controlling HIV/AIDS in Three Selected Regions in Ghana
Exploring Strategic Management Practices in Managing and Controlling HIV/AIDS in Three Selected Regions in Ghana
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2019
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Appiah, Ninette Afi
Obinnim, Elizabeth Dzigbordi
Ayentimi, Desmond Tutu
Donkor Emma
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International Journal of Business and Management Tomorrow
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Since the detection of the HIV/AIDS virus in Ghana in 1986, it has had a devastating consequence on all
components of our society and has become the most deadly infectious scourge. The syndrome is seen as a threat to the stability of entire nations and regions, affecting the most productive members of the society. HIV/AIDS has become a global phenomenon, however the disease is most pronounced in developing countries particularly Sub-Saharan Africa. Several programmes have been implemented by various institutions and organizations to reduce the prevalence, yet the fight has not been won. The study sought to identify the existing strategic management practices of managing and controlling HIV/AIDS in Ghana as well as determine the efficacy of the existing strategic management practices and its associated challenges. Data for the study was collected using questionnaires and interviews. In all 155 participants took part in the study. The study revealed that strategies of the organizations were to some extent effective in managing and controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ghana. The study also identified quite a number of strategic management challenges NGOs faced in the management and control of the HIV/AIDS menace. The most significant ones included: non involvement of PLWHA, wide gap between policies and laws and their enforcement
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Pongo, N. A., Tutu, A. D., Elizabeth, O., & Emma, D. Exploring Strategic Management Practices in Managing and Controlling HIV/AIDS in Three Selected Regions in Ghana.