International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 11(3), pp. 85-89, July 2023

ISSN: 2360-7866

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijarer2023200

 

Full Length Research

 

 

Health Care Human Resource Management in the Era of COVID 19 in Nigeria

 

Umar Faruk ABUBAKAR1 and Ibraheem Oluwatoyin SALIHU2

 

1School of Health Information Management, Aminu Kano University Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. 2Postgraduate School of Health Information Management, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State, Nigeria. E-mail: toyeenibraheem@gmail.com

Corresponding author’s E-mail: famzarab@gmail.com  

Accepted 15 July 2023

Abstract

Abstract: The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way human resource management is being conducted. The challenges managers face vary with their hospital’s location and size, but it is clear that many private healthcare facilities will have to tighten their belts. Instead of laying off workers or slashing wages, some facilities are seeking alternate corporate strategies such as using technology to support telemedicine, work-from-home or reviewing costs to stretch the budget. Employees look up to leaders for reassurance, especially in times of instability. It is important that those in leadership roles communicate clearly with managers and staff and demonstrate a clear commitment to employee health and business sustainability. The study reviewed the inherent challenges bedeviling the health care institutions with emphasis on the aspects of human resource and its management, health care human resources skills requirements and health care human resource challenges during COVID-19. At the end of the review the study proffer recommendations as a way forward towards militating the negative impact of COVID-19 as it affects human resource management in health care institutions in Nigeria.

 

Key Words: COVID-19, Telemedicine, Leadership, Human resources Economics.

Paper type: research