Browsing by Author "Dereje Bayissa"

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    Project Implementation challenges of infertility treatment Project in the case of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College,Ethiopia 2023
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023-07) Dereje Bayissa; Seifu Mamo (PhD)
    This study aimed to identify the project implementation challenges of the infertility treatment project at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia, 2023. The project is complex and requires attention to human, budgetary, and technical variables. It is the only public project being implemented nationally in Ethiopia, and one in every six couples is facing the problem of infertility. To address this exploratory study design was used, both qualitative and quantitative, at different levels of the project, including top managers, obstetricians and gynecologists, midwives, nurses, clinicians, and support staff. Data was collected from nine key informants for the qualitative, and all nine participants were participated in descriptive quantitative section to rated project implementation status by using Likert scale rating. Qualitative results were categorized and organized by content with thematic analysis, while quantitative results were presented in narration, figures, and tables. As a result, this study explored the challenges related to the implementation of an infertility treatment project at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College in Ethiopia. The major challenges identified in the early implementation of the infertility treatment project were a lack of trained personnel, medical equipment, laboratory supplies, rules and regulations, and community misperceptions of the treatment. Potentials project risks were identified in early infertility treatment project implementation and the actual faced challenges were such as delayed endorsement of rules and regulations, shortage of trained human resources, and lack of drugs and supplies respectively.This study examined the implementation of an infertility treatment project using a Likert scale. It revealed challenges related to the project team, resources, top management involvement, and risk identification status ranged from 55.56% to 88.9% in the study area. The majority of the study participants agreed or strongly agreed that a shortage of consumables and supplies interrupted the schedule of service implementation in the study area. Therefore, policymakers should strengthen active involvement in project implementation by conducting a baseline assessment, monitoring on-time requests, and purchasing basic supplies for project implementation. The Ministry of Health should focus on infertility treatment projects to improve challenges and document best practices to be used as a benchmark for future projects
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    The Effect of Exchange Control on the Performance of Commercial Banks in Ethiopia
    (A.A.U, 2024-06-26) Dereje Bayissa; Jemal Mohammed (Phd)
    This study investigated the impact of the foreign exchange control directive, implemented in Ethiopia since 2016 G.C, on the performance of commercial banks. The directive requires banks to allocate at least 50 percent of foreign exchange to priority imports, potentially affecting their financial performance. The study used five years of data from 2019 to 2023 or 80 observations from 16 commercial banks. This study assessed the distribution of foreign exchange to both priority and non-priority sectors, as well as its impact on bank performance metrics such as Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE). The study used a quantitative research design to obtain a complete understanding using secondary data and a purposive sampling technique. Descriptive and Regression analyses were used to evaluate the data. In this study, Random effect model was selected to be suitable for panel data. The aim is to answer critical questions regarding the allocation practices of foreign currency by commercial banks in Ethiopia and to evaluate the consequent effects on their performance. The study's objectives include assessing the allocation of foreign currency to priority and non-priority sectors, examining its impact on bank performance and exploring the operational efficiency, assets of the bank and sources of income as control variables. The study's finding suggested that, operational efficiency and bank assets are important determinants of bank performance, and also allocation of at least 50 percent of foreign currency to priority products has both positive and negative effects on bank performance. The findings of this research provided valuable information for policymakers, banking regulators, and financial institutions and can also serve as a basis for further studies.