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GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES TO
ACHIEVE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE IN
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
BY
DR (MRS) ‘BUNMI FATUNGASE
CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST
OOUTH, SAGAMU
INTRODUCTION
THE FRAGILE STATE OF ADULT
HEALTH IN THE FACE OF
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND
POLITICAL INSTABILITY IS
APPARENT IN REGIONS
OUTSIDE AFRICA , AND
INFACT OF GREATER
CONCERN IN AFRICA.
RESPOSIBILITIES OF UNIVERSITY
ADMINISTRATORS
 ADMISSIONS
 SUPERVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS( PROMOTIONS,TENURES,
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EVALUATIONS)
MAINTENANCE OF OFFICIAL RECORDS
MAINTENANCE AND AUDIT OF FINANCIAL FLOWS AND
RECORDS
MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF CAMPUS BUILDINGS
MAINTENANCE OF CAMPUS GROUNDS
SAFETY AND SECURITY OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY ON
CAMPUS
FUNDRAISING
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
HEALTH CHALLENGES/ HARZARDS
 HARZARD : A SITUATION THAT POSES A LEVEL OF
THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR
ENVIROMENT
 HARZARD + POSSIBILITY = RISK
 FOR EFFECTIVENESS AS AN ADMINISTRATOR,
IDENTIFICATION OF HARZARD RISKS IS IMPORTANT
FOR AN ADMINISTRATOR TO BE
UP IN THE GAMES THEN HE / SHE
MUST IDENTIFY THE HARZARDS
AROUND
HAZARD 1
 1) PHYSICAL HARZARDS: CONDITIONS / SITUATIONS
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THAT CAN CAUSE BODY PHYSICAL HARM OR
INTENSE STRESS.
-HEAT STRESS ( TROPICAL CLIMATE)
-DEHYDRATION
-POOR LIGHTING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES
FURNITURE-CHRONIC BACK ACHE
INAPPROPRIATE USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONBBS, EMAILS, PHONE CALLS ( INJURIES, RTAs etc)
HARZARD 2
 BIOLOGICAL HARZARDS: THESE ARE BIOLOGICAL
AGENTS THAT CAN CAUSE HARM TO THE HUMAN
BODY: e.g;
- VIRUSES ( HIV/AIDS, EBOLA), PARASITES, BACTERIA,
FUNGI
- FOOD –JUNKS/FAST FOODS). EATING DISORDERS[
PUD, OBESITY]
HARZARD 3
 PSYCHOLOGICAL HARZARDS: EMOTIONAL, MENTAL
AND SOCIAL RELATED ISSUES
-WORK RELATED STRESS ISSUES( DEADLINES,
MEETING PLANS, TARGETS, JOB INSECURITY, OVERLY
RESTRICTIVE WORK RULES)
- POOR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS( SUPERIORS,
SUBORDINATES, CASUALS)
-MENTAL ILL HEALTH ISSUES
-EMOTIONAL TRAUMAS- WORK DEMANDS/FAMILY
ISSUES
-OFFICE POLITICS
INCIDENTS
 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: THEY ARE INFECTIOUS
DISEASES OR TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OR ILLNESSES
, THAT RESULT FROM THE INFECTION, PRESENCE
AND GROWTH OF PATHOGENIC BIOLOGIC AGENTS
IN AN INDIVIDUAL HUMAN OR ANIMAL HOST.
 EXAMPLES : HIV/AIDS, STIs, EBOLA, FLU,
TUBERCULOSIS, MEASLES
 NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES(NCD: MEDICAL
ILLNESSES THAT ARE NOT INFECTIOUS, AND NONTRANSMISSIBLE AMONG PEOPLE. THEY MAY BE
CHRONIC ILLNESSES OF LONG DURATION OR SLOW
PROGRESSION.
 EXAMPLES : CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, CANCERS,
DIABETES, ASTHMA, CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, EYE
PROBLEMS, BONE PROBLEMS, OBESITY,
MALNUTRITION, MENTAL ILL HEALTH , CHRONIC
KIDNEY DISEASE( CKD)ETC.
ATTENTION!!!
 THE BURDEN OF NCD IS INCREASING, ACCOUNTING
FOR NEARLY HALF OF THE GLOBAL BURDEN.
 THE MORTALITY AND BURDEN RESULTING FROM
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES ARE RAPIDLY
INCREASING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE
OURS IN NIGERIA.
 NCDs KILLED ALMOST 4X MANY PEOPLE THAN AS
CDs
SILENT KILLER
STRESS;
 THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM
AROUND THE WORLD THAT AFFECTS
NOT ONLY HEALTH BUT ALSO
PRODUCTIVITY/ EFFECTIVENESS
 SIGNIFICANT HEALTH AND SAFETY
ISSUE
CAUSES OF WORK-RELATED STRESS
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LONG HOURS
HEAVY WORK LOAD
CHANGES WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
TIGHT SCHEDULES
JOB INSECURITY
LACK OF AUTONOMY
BORING WORK
INSUFFICIENT SKILLS FOR JOB
OVER-SUPERVISION
INADEQUATE WORKING ENVIROMENT
LACK OF PROPER RESOURCES
FEW PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
HARASSMENTS
DISCRIMINATION
POOR RELATIONSHIP WITH COLLEGUES/ BOSSES
CRISIS INCIDENTS; WORKPLACE DEATH
SYMPTOMS OF WORK-RELATED
STRESS -1
PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS:
 FATIGUE
 MUSCULAR TENSION
 HEADACHES
 HEART PALPITATIONS
 SLEEPING DIFFICULTIES (INSOMNIA)
 GASTROINTESTINAL UPSETS ( DIARRHEA OR
CONSTIPATIONS)
 DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS
SYMPTOMS OF WORK-RELATED
STRESS -2
PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS:
 DEPRESSION
 ANXIETY
 DISCOURAGEMENT
 IRRITABILITY
 PESSIMISM
 FEELINGS OF BEING OVERWHELMED AND UNABLE
TO COPE
 COGNITIVE DIFFICULTIES; POOR DECISION MAKING
AND LACK OF CONCENTRATION
SYMPTOMS OF WORK-RELATED
STRESS -3
 BEHAVIOURAL SYMTOMS:
 ABSENTEEISM
 AGGRESSION
 DIMINISHED CREATIVITY AND INITIATIVE
 DROP IN WORK PERFORMANCE
 PROBLEMS WITH INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
 MOOD SWINGS AND IRRITABILITY
 LOWER TOLERANCE OF FRUSTRATION AND IMPATIENCE
 DISINTEREST
 ISOLATION
SOLUTIONS
 GENERAL HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
 CREATE TIME FOR YOURSELF
 ROUTINE EXERCISE/BRISK WALKS
 HEALTHY MEALS/ NO SKIPPING OF MEALS
 ADD FRUITS AND VEGGIES
 HEALTHY SOCIAL HABITS
 DON’T ALLEVIATE STRESS BY SMOKING, ALCOHOL
CONSUMPTION
 ROUTINE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS
 RELAXATION / APPROPRIATE VACATION
SOLUTIONS -2
 LISTENING TO MUSIC
 BOOST YOUR SELF ESTEEM WITH POSTIVE THINKING AND
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CONFESSION TO SELF
PRAYERS/ SPIRITUAL DEVOTION
AVOID CROWDY SCHEDULES; DO MOST DIFFICULT TASK
WHEN YOU ARE STILL FRESH
LEARN TO DELEGATE RESPONSIBLY
HAVE A FRIEND OF SAME SEX IN THE SYSTEM YOU CAN
TALK TO.
TALK OVER YOUR CONCERNS WITH DIRECT BOSS
SEEK PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING :
PSYCHOLOGIST/DOCTOR.
CAUTION
 STRESS COULD MASK A SERIOUS MEDICAL AILMENT
 STRESS COULD PREVENT EARLY DETECTION OF
ANOTHER DEADLIER DISEASE
 STRESS CAN ALSO PREDISPOSE TO MORE SERIOUS
PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR PSYCOSOCIAL ISSUES.
 GIVE ATTENTION TO CHANGING HEALTH ISSUES
WHICH MAY ALSO AFFECT YOUR PRODUCTIVITY AT
WORK( MENOPAUSE, MID-LIFE CRISIS ETC)
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