scholarly journals New Immigrant Health Professional’s Individual, Societal and Economic Impact of Ryerson University’s Internationally Trained Medical Doctors (ITMDs) Bridging Program: Results from a Pilot Bridge Training Program at the Chang School of Continuing Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shafi U. Bhuiyan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Rate Of Return ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Viable Option ◽  
The Impact

Although Canada is home to a large number of internationally educated health professionals, their skills and experiences are grossly underutilized in the Canadian healthcare landscape. Barriers to medical practice are pervasive, and as a result the majority of internationally trained medical doctors (ITMDs) work in “survival” jobs significantly below their skill level. The pilot ITMD Bridging Program was developed to provide an alternative path for ITMDs by providing the skills and competencies required for non-licensed health sector employment, ultimately aiming to improve integration of ITMDs into the Canadian workforce. This secondary research evaluates the ITMD Bridging Program by assessing the impact of the program at both individual and societal levels.Qualitative and quantitative data were used to evaluate the individual and societal impact of the program. Secondary data from participants’ entry and exit surveys, as well as key informant interviews conducted with ITMDs upon program completion were used for the analysis.  The economic impact of the program and its overall utility to the economy of Ontario were assessed through literature review and social rate of return analysis.ITMDs program participants reported substantial improvements in skills related each of the core courses including health research methods, health informatics and data management, fundamentals of project management, as well as healthcare professionals communication and leadership skills.  ITMDs also perceived the program to be a viable option to address human potential waste, enhance the economy, develop individual capacity building, and alleviate frustrations associated with labour market exclusion.  The program is also economically viable at the societal level, and represents a rate of return of 6.52%.The ITMD Bridging Program has demonstrated that providing non-licensed health sector employment is a viable option for policymakers to consider in their efforts to address the current brain waste in the Ontario healthcare sector. Bridging programs similar to the ITMD Bridging Program have the capacity to impact individual outcomes of ITMDs, the economic landscape in Ontario, and Canada at large. 

Analysis of Big Data Analytics in Healthcare Sector: Applications and Tools

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 5605-5612
Author(s):  
A. Kaliappan ◽  
D. Chitra
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Genome Database ◽  
Tremendous Amount ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Sources

In today’s world, an immense measure of information in the form of unstructured, semi-structured and unstructured is generated by different sources all over the world in a tremendous amount. Big data is the termed coined to address these enormous amounts of data. One of the major challenges in the health sector is handling a high-volume variety of data generated from diverse sources and utilizing it for the wellbeing of human. Big data analytics is one of technique designed to operate with monstrous measures of information. The impact of big data in healthcare field and utilization of Hadoop system tools for supervising the big data are deliberated in this paper. The big data analytics role and its theoretical and conceptual architecture include the gathering of diverse information’s such as electronic health records, genome database and clinical decisions support systems, text representation in health care industry is investigated in this paper.

The Indonesia-Australia Cooperation In Responding To The Covid-19 Pandemic (2020)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 851-861
Author(s):  
Mentari Mentari
Keyword(s):  
Health Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Health Security ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Descriptive Method

The COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China in late December 2019 and rapidly spread to all over the world. The COVID-19 caused by SARS-Cov-2 and more than one million people have been affected worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic not only impacts the health sector, but the pandemic triggered to the economic crisis with expansive social effects. Due to the impact of COVID-19, the international cooperation needs to be taken to responding and control the pandemic. Indonesia and Australia as a close neighbour, have worked closely in disaster risk management and currently cooperate to response the COVID-19. This study aims to describe the cooperation between Indonesia and Australia in responding the impacts of COVID-19. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive method. The data collection technique used based on secondary data in the form of literature review (library research) including books, journals, reports, organization’s websites, online articles, and scientific papers that are related to the study. The author uses the concept of cooperation to support the idea of cooperation between Indonesia and Australia to responding the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. This study provides that the cooperation between Indonesia and Australia in responding the impacts of COVID-19 are divided into three sectors, namely health security, stability, and economic recovery.

Abstract MP30: The Health and Economic Impact of a Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax in New York City: A Modeling Study

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 141 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel D Bu ◽  
Stella S Yi ◽  
Heesun Eom ◽  
Rienna Russo ◽  
Brandon Bellows ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
New York City ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
York City ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
The Impact

Background: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) are currently the single largest source of added sugar in the US diet, and consumption in New York City (NYC) remains high. Evidence suggests that a high sugar consumption increases the risk of coronary heart disease. To date, excise taxes on SSB have been implemented in several US jurisdictions. While reductions in SSB consumption have been reported in several places where the SSB tax was implemented, it is unclear what the long term health and economic impact an SSB tax could have within the demographically and socioeconomically diverse NYC. In addition, the impact of varying tax structures remains unknown. Objective: To project the cardiovascular health outcomes and cost-savings of variations on the penny-per-ounce SSB tax structure (simulating a half-penny to two-penny range) using a validated microsimulation model of cardiovascular disease. Methods: The Simulations for Health Improvement and Equity (SHINE) CVD Model was used to estimate the lifetime direct medical costs (2019 USD) and effectiveness of SSB tax from a healthcare sector perspective. Population demographics and health profiles were estimated using data from the 2013-2014 NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. CVD risk factor trajectories and risk of incident CVD events were derived from six pooled prospective U.S. cohorts. Policy effects and price elasticity were derived from recent meta-analyses. SSB tax was modeled to directly affect incidence rates of CVD events and was derived from variations of the penny-per-ounce tax scheme. Costs were discounted at 3%. Results: Compared to the non-policy situation, the SHINE CVD model projected that an SSB tax would prevent 29,341 (95% CI: 11,747-46,935) coronary heart disease (CHD) events at a half penny-per-ounce rate, 37,034 (95% CI: 19,336-54,732), at one penny-per-ounce, and 68,846 CHD events (95% CI: 51,306- 86,386) at a two-pennies-per-ounce rate over the simulated lifetimes of the NYC population. Total cost savings over this time period ranged from $662 million (95% CI $584-$741 million), $714 million (95% CI: $620-$808 million), and $1.03 billion (95% CI $0.92 - $1.16 billion), or $13.5 million/year, $14.6 million/year, $21.0 million/year for half-penny, one-penny, and two-pennies-per-ounce taxes respectively. Conclusion: Using a computer simulation model, we showed how different increments of the penny-per-ounce SSB tax could result in substantial benefits within the NYC population in terms of CVD outcomes and overall health care cost savings. Results from the SHINE CVD model may inform the ongoing policymaking efforts.

scholarly journals Socio-Cultural and Economic Impact of Kochi-Muziris Biennale

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-577
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Standard Questionnaire ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Public Area ◽  
The Impact

Kochi-Muziris Biennale is an ecumenical carnival of voguish art held in Kochi Kerala. It is the biggest dexterity carnival and largest voguish art fiesta in Asia. Kochi Biennale foundation collaborating with government of Kerala have initiated the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. The display of voguish art is spread across Kochi, with manifestations being held in galleries, site specific installations in public area heritage buildings and disused structure. The impact of Biennale in the economy of Kerala is an important area for a research work. But in this study we tried to understand the socio - cultural and economic impact of Kochi- Muziris Biennale in the state of Kerala. The study is analytical in nature and data collected from different classes of employees’ from various sectors and also from public. Primary and secondary data are collected for the study. The primary data are collected with the help of standard questionnaire and different journals, magazines and periodicals are used as secondary data.

scholarly journals DAMPAK EKONOMI WISATA BAHARI DI KABUPATEN ALOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Umi Muawanah ◽  
Riesti Triyanti ◽  
Permana Ari Soejarwo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Business Units ◽  
The People ◽  
Income Multiplier ◽  
The Impact

Kabupaten Alor merupakan salah satu kabupaten di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur yang memiliki potensi obyek wisata alam yang beragam, termasuk wisata alam bahari yang dapat mendukung perekonomian masyarakat Alor. Jumlah wisatawan yang mengunjungi kabupaten Alor pada tahun 2017 mengalami peningkatan sekitar 56% dari tahun sebelumnya. Dilihat dari banyaknya jumlah wisatawan yang mengunjungi Kabupaten Alor, maka diperlukan adanya penelitian terkait dengan pengaruh obyek wisata terhadap perekonomian masyarakat Alor. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak ekonomi langsung kegiatan wisata, dampak tidak langsung, serta dampak ekonomi lanjutan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis multplier effect dengan menggunakan. data primer dan sekunder. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan bantuan kuesioner terstruktur dan wawancara responden, terdiridari 50 wisatawan, 21 pengusaha bidang wisata bahari dan 11 tenaga kerja/karyawan dari unit usaha terkait wisata bahari. Lokasi penelitian yaitu Daerah Kalabahi, ibukota Kabupaten Alor sebagai sentrawisata bahari. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa dampak ekonomi langsung yang diperoleh dari kegiatan wisatawan di Kalabahi sebesar Rp480.000.000 per tahun dan dampak ekonomi tidak langsung yang diperoleh dari kegiatan wisatawan di Kalabahi sebesar Rp201.600.019 per tahun, serta dampak ekonomi lanjutan kegiatan wisata bahari di Kalabahi sebesar Rp20.250.000 per tahun. Nilai Keynesian Income Multiplier yang diperoleh sebesar 1,72 yang artinya setiap terjadi peningkatan pengeluaran wisatawan sebesar 1 rupiah, maka akan berdampak terhadap peningkatan pendapatan tenaga kerja dan para pemilik unit usaha di lokasi wisata diduga sebesar 1,72 rupiah. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan wisata bahari di Kabupaten Alor memberikan dampak ekonomi positif dan cukup besar terhadap masyarakat Kabupaten Alor. Ke depannya, pemerintah Alor maupun pengusaha ekowisata bahari perlu membuat paket tour wisata di Alor untuk meningkatkan lamanya tinggal di Alor dan meningkatkan dampak ekonomi ke masyarakat lokal AlorTitle: An Economic Impact of Marine Tourism in the Alor Regency Alor Regency is one of regency in East Nusa Tenggara Province. It offers a variety of natural tourist attraction including marine tourism which might support the economy of the people of Alor. The number of tourists visiting Alor Regency in 2017 has increased by around 56% from the previous year. Considering the large number of tourists visiting Alor Regency, research is needed to estimate the impact of marine tourism activities on the economy of Alor community. This study aims to analyze the direct, indirect, and continued economic impacts. This study used a multiplier effect analysis to analyze primary and secondary data. Data were collected by structured questionnaires and interview with 50 tourists, 21 entrepreneurs of marine tourism, and 11 workers from business units related to marine tourism. Research location is located in Kalabahi Region, the capital of Alor Regency as a marine tourism center.The analysis showed that the direct economic impact from tourist activities in Kalabahi amounted to IDR.480,000,000 per year and the indirect economic impacts from tourist activities in Kalabahi amountedto IDR 201,600,019 per year, as well as the continued economic impact of marine tourism activities in Kalabahi amounted to IDR 20,250,000 per year. The Keynesian Income Multiplier is 1.72, which means that if there is an increase in tourist spending by 1 IDR, it will have an impact on increasing labor income and business unit owners in tourist sites at about 1.72 IDR. This shows that marine tourism activities in Alor Regency have a positive and significant economic impact on the people of Alor Regency. In the future, it is necessary for Alor government and marine ecotourism entrepreneurs to create tour packages in Alor to increase the length of stay in Alor. Therefore, it will increase the economic impact of marinetourisme on the economy of the local community in Kalabahi, Alor.

scholarly journals DAMPAK EKONOMI WISATA BAHARI DI KABUPATEN ALOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Umi Muawanah ◽  
Riesti Triyanti ◽  
Permana Ari Soejarwo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
Business Units ◽  
The People ◽  
Income Multiplier ◽  
The Impact

Kabupaten Alor merupakan salah satu kabupaten di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur yang memiliki potensi obyek wisata alam yang beragam, termasuk wisata alam bahari yang dapat mendukung perekonomian masyarakat Alor. Jumlah wisatawan yang mengunjungi kabupaten Alor pada tahun 2017 mengalami peningkatan sekitar 56% dari tahun sebelumnya. Dilihat dari banyaknya jumlah wisatawan yang mengunjungi Kabupaten Alor, maka diperlukan adanya penelitian terkait dengan pengaruh obyek wisata terhadap perekonomian masyarakat Alor. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak ekonomi langsung kegiatan wisata, dampak tidak langsung, serta dampak ekonomi lanjutan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis multplier effect dengan menggunakan. data primer dan sekunder. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan bantuan kuesioner terstruktur dan wawancara responden, terdiridari 50 wisatawan, 21 pengusaha bidang wisata bahari dan 11 tenaga kerja/karyawan dari unit usaha terkait wisata bahari. Lokasi penelitian yaitu Daerah Kalabahi, ibukota Kabupaten Alor sebagai sentrawisata bahari. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa dampak ekonomi langsung yang diperoleh dari kegiatan wisatawan di Kalabahi sebesar Rp480.000.000 per tahun dan dampak ekonomi tidak langsung yang diperoleh dari kegiatan wisatawan di Kalabahi sebesar Rp201.600.019 per tahun, serta dampak ekonomi lanjutan kegiatan wisata bahari di Kalabahi sebesar Rp20.250.000 per tahun. Nilai Keynesian Income Multiplier yang diperoleh sebesar 1,72 yang artinya setiap terjadi peningkatan pengeluaran wisatawan sebesar 1 rupiah, maka akan berdampak terhadap peningkatan pendapatan tenaga kerja dan para pemilik unit usaha di lokasi wisata diduga sebesar 1,72 rupiah. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan wisata bahari di Kabupaten Alor memberikan dampak ekonomi positif dan cukup besar terhadap masyarakat Kabupaten Alor. Ke depannya, pemerintah Alor maupun pengusaha ekowisata bahari perlu membuat paket tour wisata di Alor untuk meningkatkan lamanya tinggal di Alor dan meningkatkan dampak ekonomi ke masyarakat lokal AlorTitle: An Economic Impact of Marine Tourism in the Alor Regency Alor Regency is one of regency in East Nusa Tenggara Province. It offers a variety of natural tourist attraction including marine tourism which might support the economy of the people of Alor. The number of tourists visiting Alor Regency in 2017 has increased by around 56% from the previous year. Considering the large number of tourists visiting Alor Regency, research is needed to estimate the impact of marine tourism activities on the economy of Alor community. This study aims to analyze the direct, indirect, and continued economic impacts. This study used a multiplier effect analysis to analyze primary and secondary data. Data were collected by structured questionnaires and interview with 50 tourists, 21 entrepreneurs of marine tourism, and 11 workers from business units related to marine tourism. Research location is located in Kalabahi Region, the capital of Alor Regency as a marine tourism center.The analysis showed that the direct economic impact from tourist activities in Kalabahi amounted to IDR.480,000,000 per year and the indirect economic impacts from tourist activities in Kalabahi amountedto IDR 201,600,019 per year, as well as the continued economic impact of marine tourism activities in Kalabahi amounted to IDR 20,250,000 per year. The Keynesian Income Multiplier is 1.72, which means that if there is an increase in tourist spending by 1 IDR, it will have an impact on increasing labor income and business unit owners in tourist sites at about 1.72 IDR. This shows that marine tourism activities in Alor Regency have a positive and significant economic impact on the people of Alor Regency. In the future, it is necessary for Alor government and marine ecotourism entrepreneurs to create tour packages in Alor to increase the length of stay in Alor. Therefore, it will increase the economic impact of marinetourisme on the economy of the local community in Kalabahi, Alor.

Understanding healthcare sector organizations from a dynamic capabilities perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruben Loureiro ◽  
João J. Ferreira ◽  
Jorge Simões
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Health Organizations ◽  
Management Positions ◽  
The Impact

PurposeDynamic capabilities (DCs) need renewing to respond to changes emerging in the environment, and organizations must build up their capacities to sustain good performance levels. This study aims to identifying and characterizing the DCs existing in public health sector organizations by surveying the DC-related areas in health organizations, contributing to broader and more systematized knowledge in this field.Design/methodology/approachThe authors sent a questionnaire to 245 professionals with leadership and management positions in healthcare organizations in this study. The authors used multivariate methods to validate the variables used to measure the DCs.FindingsIn addition to highlighting the impact of DCs on public health organizations' performance, the study’s results allowed the authors to identify hidden capacities in the organizations of this sector, which only emerge when resource management difficulties occur. These changes and difficulties may interact with users and/or professionals' needs and make organizational management a particular challenge aggravated by quick responses to ensure the organization's survival.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the literature's call for a deeper understanding of the role of DCs and contribute to a greater practical understanding of how these capabilities influence the performance of such organizations.

scholarly journals Impact on Dental Economics and Dental Healthcare Utilization in COVID-19: An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-136
Author(s):  
Naiya Patel
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
English Language ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Flow Diagram ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
The Impact

Aim: The current exploratory research establishes a correlation between the general unemployment rate due to COVID-19 and its effect on dental healthcare service utilization, workforce, and education attainments. Materials and methods: The conceptual model utilized in the study is the circular flow diagram explaining economy organization. The study is an exploratory research review. PRISMA guidelines are followed for the review of articles. The literature data for the current review study is obtained from Web of Science, Statista, Grey Literature like, the Federal Bank St. Louis, American Dental Association (ADA), Health Policy Institute, to justify the economic impact in the dental industry sector. The search terms employed to search for literature from the Web of Science database are “Dental” and “COVID-19.” Only research articles published in the past one year in English language are included as the final sample of literature review. Statista, Federal Bank, and ADA are utilized to take into consideration evolving economic impact data due to COVID-19. Results: Much less of research has been performed on the impact of COVID-19 on dental economics, and this study is one of the insights of projections about COVID-19 impact in the dental healthcare sector. The projected hardships of the economy during and post pandemic demand for timely measures in place. The dental regulating bodies must undertake those protocols to save the dental healthcare industry. Conclusions: Unlike other healthcare sectors, the impact of COVID-19 will disproportionately affect the dental healthcare sector for several reasons. Given dental healthcare services aid in generating nation’s revenue like any other sector, it demands urgent actions from regulating authorities.

scholarly journals Historicizing medical drones in Africa: a focus on Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-125
Author(s):  
Samuel Adu-Gyamfi ◽  
Razak Mohammed Gyasi ◽  
Benjamin Dompreh Darkwa
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Medical Systems ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The World ◽  
Mainstream Healthcare ◽  
The Impact

While the genesis of the drone technology is not clear, one thing is ideal: it emerged as a military apparatus and gained much attention during major wars, including the two world wars. Aside being used in combats and to deliver humanitarian services, drones have also been used extensively to kill both troops and civilians. Revolutionized in the 19th century, the drone technology was improved to be controlled as an unmanned aerial devices to mainly target troops. A new emerging field that has seen the application of the drone technology is the healthcare sector. Over the years, the health sector has increasingly relied on the device for timely transportation of essential articles across the globe. Since its introduction in health, scholars have attempted to address the impact of drones on healthcare across Africa and the world at large. Among other things, it has been reported by scholars that the device has the ability to overcome the menace of weather constraints, inadequate personnel and inaccessible roads within the healthcare sector. This notwithstanding, data on drones and drone application in Ghana and her healthcare sector in particular appears to be little within the drone literature. Also, few attempts have been made by scholars to highlight the use of drones in African countries. By using a narrative review approach, the current study attempts to address the gap above. Using this approach, a thorough literature search was performed to locate and assess scientific materials that focus on the application of drones in the military field and in the medical systems of Africa and Ghana in particular. With its sole responsibility to deliver items, stakeholders of health across several parts of the world have relied on drones to transport vital articles to health centers. Countries like Senegal, Madagascar, Rwanda and Malawi encouraged Ghana to consider the application of drones in her mainstream healthcare delivery. Findings from the study have revealed that Ghana’s adoption of the drone policy has enhanced the timely delivery of products such as test samples, blood and Personal Protective Equipment to various health centres and rural areas in particular. Drones have contributed to the delivery of equity in healthcare delivery in Ghana. We conclude that with the drone policy, the continent has the potential to record additional successes concerning the over-widened gap in healthcare between rural and urban populations.

scholarly journals The Church and the Healthcare Sector in Kenya: A Functional Analysis of Its Development through Evangelization

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 1058-1064
Author(s):  
Francis O. Barasa
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
African Region ◽  
The Church

The health sector in Kenya has grown rapidly. The corner stone of this growth was laid by the early Christian Missionaries who combined Evangelization with education and health. Thishistorical developmentled to the development and expansion of the healthcare system in Kenya by contributing to the building of a firm foundation upon which Kenya’s health care stands today. TheChurch’s education-health functional strategy cemented this milestone leading to the growth of a vibrant health care sector in Kenya. This has culminated in a well-coordinated ChurchGovernment partnership in the implementation of health programs. Today Kenya is the leading country in the East African region in the delivery of well-established and functional health care system. The Church’s pioneer efforts saw the healthcare in Kenya expand rapidly to all parts of the country thus playing a significant role in the healthcare market.The objective of this paper was therefore to explore the Church’scontribution to the development of healthcare sector in Kenya, to examine the functional role of an integrated and holistic approach to health care as a tool for the nurturing of Christian values and faith that support spiritual growth among people, to assess the sociological implicationsunderpinning the entire process of growth of health care through a Church-Government participatory partnership approach and how this approach has created a better society.Purposive sampling procedure was used to select four mainstream Churches that pioneered Evangelization in Kenya. Using qualitative approach, secondary data was obtained through face to face interviews with key informants from the four mainstream Churches.Data was transcribed and analysed qualitatively in for of themes. The findings show that the Church played a significant role in the development of health care in Kenya, they also show that the use of an integrated and holistic approach to health care was responsible for the evangelization and treatment of many Christians in Kenya and from a sociological perspective the findings show that the Church plays a significant role in unifying society. The study recommends that the Church should be supported through government policies to continue investing in the health care sector, other Churches in Kenya should adopt an integrated holistic approach to health care and the Church should strengthen its unifying role for the sake of a stable nation. The study will benefit the Church, policy makers and other stakeholders.

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