The leadership in implementing the program rationing has been highlighted upon the organizing of the Influenza Task Force as deliberative body that represented the collective accountability to deliberately enjoin the local and Federal authorities. The undertaking has consequently indicated the management and administrative ethics in implementing the synergy. Of which various individual expertise and profession has been mobilized.
As cited, to exemplify the mobilization, the State health authorities of Pennsylvania has sourced out vaccines from other States by determining the priority scope of treatment, wherein implementing the “outreach treatment program” as an initiative to administer an optimal treatment (Spana et. al, 2005). This portion of the report shows the efficient and effective mobilization procedures, as moved by a priori of needs and urgency where treatment should take place.
It is clear that leadership, management and administrative ethics have been strongly employed in the mobilization processes, having been triggered and encouraged by the UPMC and embodied upon the Influenza Task Force. The scope of mobilization procedures has impacted the assimilation of local leadership among local and Federal authorities to do their share in the collective efforts of responding an emergency situation. Post activities and findings
According to the CB-UPMC report on the 2004-2005 influenza outbreak and shortage of the vaccines, lessons were learned in the preparedness or alertness of local health programs, specifically the adequacy of treatment and mobilization management relating to public administration. The significance of the incident in the 2004-2005 health crises have brought about intense impact to realizing the sustainable programs that may as well manage “security and control management” that may not only dealing with the influenza outbreak but a similar health crises scenario that may be related by bioterrorism (Spana et.
al, 2005). As a continuing and sustainable program of UPMC, a State-wide health-policy formulation on medical and clinical preventive treatment has been advocated and gearing nationwide campaigns for national policy implementation. The UPMC has initiated the earliest sourcing and adequate availability of anti-viral vaccines, in which being encouraged for storing in all government and private hospitals and clinics.
Meanwhile, state plans for health management and mobilization [in crisis and emergency situation] are always part of the “drill” in the Federal hospitals and clinics, in which impact assessment and case studies on “external forces” or visioning exercises are incorporated in the public administration relating to health. In preparation to similar influenza outbreak as a “cycle of season”, it cited that UPMC has been allocated by the State Health Department with a total of 31,527 doses of vaccines as of on December 2005.
Thus, UPMC enable the continuing vaccination program that covered approximately 40 percent, ranging from children and adults. Conclusion The case of the 2004-2005 influenza outbreaks have clearly challenged the alertness of the local and Federal authorities in responding to a crisis situation. The influenza outbreak has even aggravated by the insufficiency of vaccines, wherein decisive actions were intensively required. Reflective of the crisis situation, it has been proven that public administration is a practice and ethical parameter in dealing with effective and efficient accountability to manage the public good.
Which means optimizing the government resources retains the public interest. As exemplified by the incident, public administration was vital in the mobilization of collective efforts and accountabilities. The integration of diverse interests, systems thinking, opinion and beliefs necessitates the bureaucracy of leadership, wherein public administration emanates the process of decision making and policy support. What has been acted upon by the deliberative body of the Influenza Task Force was essentially administering the public forces from a variety of individuals, groups and institutions.
The “entity of management system” has been employed, resembling the bureaucratic mobilization of the State and government. It may be concluded that public administration plays a vital role to manage a homeland security, not only securing the health condition of the population but the sustainable means of the State. Thus, public administration ensures the optimal management of the public good within the socio-economic-political context, wherein the resources of the state is adequately shared and uphold with social equities.
References
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