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Land was allocated for construction: in 1987, 2,500m2 and in 1988, 9,500m2. Then, in 1990, the Prime Minister decided to allocate the entire 3,27 acres of land to the Museum.During construction (1987 to 1995), the Project Managing Board and the Museum Department were a part of the Institute of Ethnology. On October 24, 1995, the Prime Minister made the decision on establishment of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, under National Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities. On November 12, 1997, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology inaugurated its permanent exhibition and officially opened to the public.The Museum is located in a large open area on Nguyen Van Huyen Street, Cau Giay District, about hermes bag replica 8 km from the city centre. This area used to be paddy field of the local people. During the construction of the Museum, the entire infrastructure was built, including the 700m road from Hoang Quoc Viet Street to the entrance of the Museum. 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The outdoor exhibition, which will be accomplished in the first years of the 21st century, is to highlight different types of houses in all parts of Vietnam. Pathways link the indoor and outdoor exhibitions with each other.Since its inauguration on the occasion of the 7th Summit of Franco phony in Hanoi, give date the Museum receives about 60,000 visitors annually.What is new at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology?The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is a valuable centre for the exhibition and the preservation of cultural heritages of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. To date, the Museum has collected 15,000 artifacts, 2,190 slides, 42,000 photographs, 237 audiotapes, 373 videotapes and 25 CD ROMs. It is also a centre for ethnographic research employing many experts on the different ethnic groups. People come to the Museum just not to visit or entertain, but also to learn about these ethnic groups, their cultural diversity and the uniqueness of each group and region, as well as traditional values throughout the Vietnamese country. For this reason, national and international visitors, children and students, professionals and non professionals are attracted to the Museum.The artifacts of the Museum are not only priceless antiquities, but many are everyday objects, such as knives, baskets, garments, flutes, pipes and mats. These objects reflect tangible and intangible cultural heritages of the communities, representing lives and creative activities of the people. Thus, artifacts of the Museum are so varied that they are organized into different collections. The Museum has 54 collections of each individual ethnic group. 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Not only do the texts and the object labels serve a national audience, they are also translated into English and French in order to facilitate international visitors. Thus, visitors experiencing the museum, even without a tour guide, are able to understand the main messages of the displays.New technical solutions have been used throughout the Museum, such as focused lights. The light radiates inside and outside the glass windows focusing on the most significant aspect of each object in order to set off its beauty and draw visitors' attention. In addition, a ventilation system has been installed within each display area to protect the objects from mould and decay.The outdoor exhibition area is only large enough for the most popular architectural styles to be represented. Already presented are the Ede long house, the Tay stilt house, the Yao house half on stilts, half on earth, the Hmong house whose roof is made of pomu wood, the Viet house with tile roof and the Giarai tomb. There are future plans to present the Bahnar communal house, the Cham traditional house and the Hanhi house made with beaten walls. Between the houses, there are trees indigenous to the area of each house, zigzagging paths and a meandering stream crossed by small bridges. The outdoor museum is being realised step by step.
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is both a research centre and a public museum exhibiting the ethnic groups of Vietnam. The mission of the Museum is scientific research, collection, documentation, conservation, exhibition and preserving the cultural and historic patrimony of the nation's different ethnic groups. The museum also serves to guide research, conservation, and technology that are specific to the work of an ethnographic museum.In its planning for the future, the Museum intends to present the cultures and civilisations of other countries of South East Asia as well as in the region.Vietnam is a multi ethnic country, which is composed of 54 ethnic groups. Perceiving the importance of having an ethnographic museum to preserve and present the cultural heritages of ethnic groups, the Government decided to establish a museum of ethnology in Hanoi. The Proposal for the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology was officially approved on December 14, 1987. Land was allocated for construction: in 1987, 2,500m2 and in 1988, 9,500m2. Then, in 1990, the Prime Minister decided to allocate the entire 3,27 acres of land to the Museum.During construction (1987 to 1995), the Project Managing Board and the Museum Department were a part of the Institute of Ethnology. On October 24, 1995, the Prime Minister made the decision on establishment of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, under National Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities. On November 12, 1997, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology inaugurated its permanent exhibition and officially opened to the public.The Museum is located in a large open area on Nguyen Van Huyen Street, Cau Giay District, about hermes bag replica 8 km from the city centre. This area used to be paddy field of the local people. During the construction of the Museum, the entire infrastructure was built, including the 700m road from Hoang Quoc Viet Street to the entrance of the Museum. 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The outdoor exhibition, which will be accomplished in the first years of the 21st century, is to highlight different types of houses in all parts of Vietnam. Pathways link the indoor and outdoor exhibitions with each other.Since its inauguration on the occasion of the 7th Summit of Franco phony in Hanoi, give date the Museum receives about 60,000 visitors annually.What is new at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology?The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is a valuable centre for the exhibition and the preservation of cultural heritages of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. To date, the Museum has collected 15,000 artifacts, 2,190 slides, 42,000 photographs, 237 audiotapes, 373 videotapes and 25 CD ROMs. It is also a centre for ethnographic research employing many experts on the different ethnic groups. 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The showcases have either one sided windows or four sided windows, depending on the artifacts presented. For example, some cases present many artifacts; others have only one significant object. Among the showcases in the display, 50 cases are accompanied by texts. Each object has a label denoting its name, the ethnic group and the place where it was created. There are also mannequins, maps, graphs, hardcover books, photographs, videotapes, cassette tapes, models, and 33 section panels. Though the Museum is not large, dioramas highlight certain customs or cultural features of ethnic groups.Adding to the many layers of information available to visitors, the museum provides hundreds of panels composed of explanations, illustrative photographs and maps. Unfortunately, because of fake hermes bag blue limited space, the texts are condensed. 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There are future plans to present the Bahnar communal house, the Cham traditional house and the Hanhi house made with beaten walls. Between the houses, there are trees indigenous to the area of each house, zigzagging paths and a meandering stream crossed by small bridges. The outdoor museum is being realised step by step.
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"We love those two shows," Paul Lee, ABC's entertainment president, said of "Apartment 23" and "Happy Endings" at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour just last week. "They are incredibly distinctive, they're incredibly well written . [but] we didn't have much place to put them . We're proudly behind them on Tuesdays . It wasn't just the competition, we had an incredibly disrupted launch schedule [as a result of the elections and Hurricane Sandy] . 'Happy Endings' is ready [to stand on its own] and we're going to do that as we go . These are shows that we love."
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Having looked for signs of gigantism and elephantiasis, the University of Minnesota concluded that there were no signs of the disease or abnormalities. Jeff's wife, Gina, said he was simply born that way
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The arm wrestler from Stacy, Minnesota, has been competing in arm wrestling tournaments since the 1980s, with his giant paws giving him a natural advantage.
Shocking size: Jeff says that people 'freak out' when they see the size of his hands
It wasn't until 2012, when Minnesota armwrestling champ Josh Handelland came to town, that Jeff decided to start competing seriously again this time using his left arm.
He would then go on to become the State Champion himself, which would see him invited to compete on the World Armwrestling League (WAL) circuit.
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'I was always good at arm wrestling, but the classic hermes bag replica size of my hands did shock people at first I had the strength to back it up.
Initially, Jeff did not focus purely on arm wrestling based training he would build up strength carrying out farm chores: chopping wood, shovelling and working with heavy equipment.
Recently, though, Jeff has begun taking arm wrestling more seriously, welding his own practice table and hitting the weights.
Gina said: 'I always encourage Jeff no matter what he does and it's so fun.
'Everyone thinks Jeff is really funny and we do lots of goofy things together.
'This is just the next phase.
'I love the tournaments, and he gets me on aeroplanes to nice hotels and beautiful places.
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Dismissing the "yapping" from "politicians who tweet," Obama described Trump's suggestions as harmful to the country's national security.
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23:19 6 police wounded in explosion in eastern Turkey: Turkey's state run news agency says a bomb explosion in eastern Turkey has wounded six police officers.
The Anadolu Agency says the improvised explosive device went off today as an armored police vehicle was traveling on a road near the town of Gevas, in Van province.
The agency said the attack is believed to have been carried out by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which has led a three decade long insurgency in the mainly Kurdish southeast region.
The region was again plunged into violence last summer after more than two year peace efforts between the state and the PKK collapsed.
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Police responded to an active shooter situation where a suspect may have taken hostages inside a Walmart in Amarillo, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon.
The Amarillo Police Department tweeted officers were 'on scene with armed subject at the Walmart at Georgia and Canyon Drive' at around 12.30pm.
Officials believed there was only one shooter. There had been shots fired but it was unclear how many, police told Daily Mail Online.
No injuries were immediately reported.
Apart from Amarillo police officers, sheriff's deputies from Randall and Potter Counties, as well as Texas highway patrolmen were on the scene, officials said.
The public is asked to stay away from the area.
22:19 Obama speaks after meeting NSA: Our goal is to destroy IS: United States President Obama delivers a statement after meeting his National Security Council over terrorism and groups like Islamic State and Al Qaeda in the aftermath of Orlando shootings. Here are the excerpts of his statement:
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Our message is clear, if you target America and its allies, you will not be safe. You will never be safe.
Weve taken out more than 120 top ISIL leaders and commanders.
We have to make it harder for people who want to kill Americans to get their hands on weapons that let them kill dozens: US President Obama
Be tough on terrorism. Stop making it easy as possible for terrorists to buy assault weapons.
Groups like ISIL and Al Qaeda want to make this war, a war between Islam and America or a war between Islam and the West. They want to claim that they are the true leaders of over a billion Muslims around the World who replica birkin handbags reject their crazy notions.
21:41 Pandits gather in Kashmir for 'Maha Kumbh' held after 75 years: Darshar Maha Kumbh was organised in Kashmir after a gap of 75 years on Tuesday.
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Over 20,000 Kashmir Pandits thronged to the spot at Shadipora Sangam to take holy dip.
This fair has come after a gap of 75 years and our ancestors, my grandfather use to say, that it last happened during their time. Today, I got to experience this. I am feeling blessed that I celebrated this festival with my son and my family, a Kashmiri Pandit, Rajkumar, said.
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Dismissing the "yapping" from "politicians who tweet," Obama described Trump's suggestions as harmful to the country's national security.
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23:19 6 police wounded in explosion in eastern Turkey: Turkey's state run news agency says a bomb explosion in eastern Turkey has wounded six police officers.
The Anadolu Agency says the improvised explosive device went off today as an armored police vehicle was traveling on a road near the town of Gevas, in Van province.
The agency said the attack is believed to have been carried out by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which has led a three decade long insurgency in the mainly Kurdish southeast region.
The region was again plunged into violence last summer after more than two year peace efforts between the state and the PKK collapsed.
22:49 Active shooter, possible hostages at Amarillo, Texas Walmart:
Police responded to an active shooter situation where a suspect may have taken hostages inside a Walmart in Amarillo, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon.
The Amarillo Police Department tweeted officers were 'on scene with armed subject at the Walmart at Georgia and Canyon Drive' at around 12.30pm.
Officials believed there was only one shooter. There had been shots fired but it was unclear how many, police told Daily Mail Online.
No injuries were immediately reported.
Apart from Amarillo police officers, sheriff's deputies from Randall and Potter Counties, as well as Texas highway patrolmen were on the scene, officials said.
The public is asked to stay away from the area.
22:19 Obama speaks after meeting NSA: Our goal is to destroy IS: United States President Obama delivers a statement after meeting his National Security Council over terrorism and groups like Islamic State and Al Qaeda in the aftermath of Orlando shootings. Here are the excerpts of his statement:
Our mission is to destroy ISIL (Islamic replica hermes bag State). This continues to be a difficult fight but we are making significant progress.
Our message is clear, if you target America and its allies, you will not be safe. You will never be safe.
Weve taken out more than 120 top ISIL leaders and commanders.
We have to make it harder for people who want to kill Americans to get their hands on weapons that let them kill dozens: US President Obama
Be tough on terrorism. Stop making it easy as possible for terrorists to buy assault weapons.
Groups like ISIL and Al Qaeda want to make this war, a war between Islam and America or a war between Islam and the West. They want to claim that they are the true leaders of over a billion Muslims around the World who replica birkin handbags reject their crazy notions.
21:41 Pandits gather in Kashmir for 'Maha Kumbh' held after 75 years: Darshar Maha Kumbh was organised in Kashmir after a gap of 75 years on Tuesday.
The festival was held on the confluence of sacred Sindhu and Vitasta rivers in Ganderbal district of Kashmir. Taking a dip at the junction of rivers at Shadipora is considered to be auspicious as per the Hindu mythology.
Over 20,000 Kashmir Pandits thronged to the spot at Shadipora Sangam to take holy dip.
This fair has come after a gap of 75 years and our ancestors, my grandfather use to say, that it last happened during their time. Today, I got to experience this. I am feeling blessed that I celebrated this festival with my son and my family, a Kashmiri Pandit, Rajkumar, said.
The place holds same significance for Kashmiri Hindus as Haridwar, considered to be one of the holiest cities of religious importance to the community.
At Shadipora Sangam lies an ancient Chinar tree (Platanus orientalis) that is considered mystical and fake hermes leather handbags sacred by Kashmiri Pandits.
I am happy that I am one among the fortunate ones, who are participating in this Kumbh mela. People have come here to attend the programme. It is a very big deal for Kashmiri Pandits as they are bathing in Maha Kumbh, said All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee, spokesperson, King Bharti.
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On Monday, journalist Jamie Kalven, founder of production company Invisible Institute, and University of Chicago Law School professor Craig Futterman, founder of the school's Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project, published a news release calling for the Chicago Police Department to release video footage of the police shooting that resulted in Laquan McDonald's death on Oct. 20.
"There's lots of reasons to question and doubt whether this level of deadly force was required and the only way in which it can be addressed is making the videos public," Kalven told The Huffington Post.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, a police spokesman said officers found McDonald "with a strange gaze about him," carrying a knife he used to slash a tire of a squad car and damage its windshield before running from officers. A second car arrived on the scene and attempted to box the teen into a fence. He allegedly refused requests to drop his knife, at which point an officer opened fire and shot him in the chest.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled McDonald's death as a homicide after an autopsy confirmed the teen died of multiple gunshot wounds.
The pair, who have observed questionable patterns of police conduct in the past, sought out witnesses.
In a statement released Monday, the pair state that a witness whose car was stopped by the police action saw McDonald "shying away" from the officers. The witness said the teen was not posing an immediate threat to anyone after he was successfully boxed in. He told Kalven and Futterman the teen fell to the ground after first being shot but that the officer continued to fire bullets into his body.
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One witness told CBS Chicago the shooting didn't need to happen.
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Kalven and Futterman believe that, given how the two squad cars were positioned at the scene of the shooting, those cars' dashboard cameras should have been recording at the time of the incident. Multiple businesses located on the same block of the shooting also may have captured relevant surveillance footage. Given what they believe to be the discrepancies in the CPD account fake hermes kelly bagd of the shooting, they believe the footage should be released.
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More than a month after a black 17 year old was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer, a journalist and a law professor are calling for the release of squad car video they believe exists in hopes that the footage will clear up questions about what happened that night.
On Monday, journalist Jamie Kalven, founder of production company Invisible Institute, and University of Chicago Law School professor Craig Futterman, founder of the school's Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project, published a news release calling for the Chicago Police Department to release video footage of the police shooting that resulted in Laquan McDonald's death on Oct. 20.
"There's lots of reasons to question and doubt whether this level of deadly force was required and the only way in which it can be addressed is making the videos public," Kalven told The Huffington Post.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, a police spokesman said officers found McDonald "with a strange gaze about him," carrying a knife he used to slash a tire of a squad car and damage its windshield before running from officers. A second car arrived on the scene and attempted to box the teen into a fence. He allegedly refused requests to drop his knife, at which point an officer opened fire and shot him in the chest.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled McDonald's death as a homicide after an autopsy confirmed the teen died of multiple gunshot wounds.
The pair, who have observed questionable patterns of police conduct in the past, sought out witnesses.
In a statement released Monday, the pair state that a witness whose car was stopped by the police action saw McDonald "shying away" from the officers. The witness said the teen was not posing an immediate threat to anyone after he was successfully boxed in. He told Kalven and Futterman the teen fell to the ground after first being shot but that the officer continued to fire bullets into his body.
Futterman says the witness, who they believe contacted the city "on his own initiative" to report what he saw, claims to have seen the officer fire "as many as six or seven" more shots into the boy.
One witness told CBS Chicago the shooting didn't need to happen.
"They didn't need to shoot him. They didn't. They basically had him face to face. There was no purpose why they had to shoot him," Alma Benitez said.
Kalven and Futterman believe that, given how the two squad cars were positioned at the scene of the shooting, those cars' dashboard cameras should have been recording at the time of the incident. Multiple businesses located on the same block of the shooting also may have captured relevant surveillance footage. Given what they believe to be the discrepancies in the CPD account fake hermes kelly bagd of the shooting, they believe the footage should be released.
"The bottom line is there ought to be video that exists and that video will reveal the truth of what happened," Futterman said. how much is a hermes handbag 20 incident is ongoing. The IPRA spokesman declined to comment further on the ongoing probe.
It is exceedingly rare for a Chicago police officer to be convicted of, or even charged with, shooting a civilian. Though hundreds of Chicagoans, a disproportionate number of them African American, have been shot by police throughout the past 17 years, only two officers have faced trial for a shooting death. One of them, Dante Servin, appeared in court last week on charges related to the shooting death of Rekia Boyd, a 22 year old unarmed black woman.
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"This is someone who was just utterly abandoned," Futterman told HuffPost. "There is no one to speak out for Laquan."
They are also cautiously optimistic the city and CPD could proceed more transparently with their investigation of the police shooting, given the city's "historic" step to make replica hermes birkin handbags previously veiled police misconduct files in response to an appellate court ruling earlier this year. Futterman was involved in that case.
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Mr. Robert J. Mylod, Jr. is Director of the Company. He is the Managing Partner of Annox Capital Management, a private investment firm that he founded in 2013. From 1999 to 2011, Mr. Mylod held several roles with us, including Vice Chairman, Head of Worldwide Strategy and Planning, and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining us, Mr. Mylod was a Principal at Stonington Partners, a private equity investment firm. Between October 2015 and April 2017, Mr. Mylod served as a member of the board of directors of Autobytel, a company that facilitates the buying and selling of cars online. Since 2001, Mr. savings bank providing online and mobile banking and financial services, and has served on EverBank's Compensation Committee and as the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since EverBank went public in 2012. Mr. Mylod has served as a member of the board of directors of Novocure, a cancer treatment company, and on its Audit Committee since 2012, and on its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since 2015. He also serves on the board of directors of several privately held companies. Mr. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
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Mr. Jeffrey E. Epstein is Independent Director of the Company. He is an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, which he joined in November 2011. From August 2011 to May 2014 he also served as a Senior Advisor at Oak Hill Capital Partners, a private equity firm. Mr. Epstein was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation from September 2008 to April 2011. Mr. Epstein has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Shutterstock, Inc., a global provider of licensed imagery, since April 2012 and serves as Chairman of its Audit Committee and a member of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Since January 2013, Mr. Epstein has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., a provider of in flight video, Internet and other content to airlines and their passengers, and serves as chairman of its Audit Committee and as a member of its Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. not for profit health care provider and health plan.
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Ms. Nancy B. Peretsman serves as Independent Director of the Company. She is a Managing Director at Allen Company LLC, an investment bank, with which she has been associated since 1995. During her tenure at Allen Company, Ms. Peretsman has provided advice and capital to over one hundred small, high growth businesses and served as advisor to many of the world's largest media and consumer companies. Prior to joining Allen Co., Ms. Peretsman was at Salomon Brothers from 1983 to 1995, where she headed the worldwide media investment banking practice and was a Managing Director from 1990 to 1995. Ms. Peretsman is an Emeritus Trustee of Princeton University, serves on the Board of Trustees of The Institute for Advanced Study and is a member of the National Board of Directors of Teach For America.
Mr. Thomas E. Rothman is Independent Director of the Company. He has served as Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group since March 2015. From September 2013 to February 2015, Mr. Rothman was Chairman of TriStar Productions, a motion picture and television venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment. Previously, Mr. Rothman served as Chairman of Fox Entertainment Group Inc., a media company and subsidiary of News Corp. from 2000 to 2005 and as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2012. Mr. Rothman served as President of Twentieth Century Fox Film Group from January 2000 to August 2000, and served as President of Twentieth Century Fox Production from 1995 to 2000. In 1994, Mr. Rothman founded and served as President of Fox Searchlight Pictures. Prior to that, he served as President of Worldwide Production for the Samuel Goldwyn Company from 1989 to 1994. Mr. Rothman also served as an associate and then partner with Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein Selz, a law firm, from 1982 to 1987. Mr. Rothman serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sundance Institute and the American Film Institute, emeritus. Senate as a member of the National Council of the Arts, the governing body for the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Ms. Lynn M. Vojvodich serves as Independent Director of the Company. Before joining Salesforce, Ms. Vojvodich was a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a leading venture capital firm, where she helped companies build their go to market strategies. Previously, she was the Chief Marketing Officer at Terracotta Inc., a leader in in memory and cloud enabling technology. Ms. Vojvodich has also served in various roles at organizations including Bain Company and Microsoft. Ms. Vojvodich has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company since April 2017. Ms. Vojvodich began her career as a mechanical engineer in a hard hat working on the design and construction of Gulfstream jets and offshore oil structures. in Product Design and Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Mr. Glenn D. Fogel is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company. He Previously, he served as our Head of Worldwide Strategy and Planning from November 2010 to December 2016 and as our Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, from March 1, 2009 to December 2016. Mr. Fogel joined us in February 2000. Prior to that, he was a trader at a global asset management firm and prior to that was an investment banker specializing hermes replica in the air transportation industry. Mr. Fogel is a member of the New York State Bar (retired).
Mr. Daniel J. Finnegan serves as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. He has been Chief Financial Officer since January 2009. Mr. Finnegan was the Company's Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from October 2005 to January 2009. Mr. Finnegan joined the Company in April 2004 as Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Finnegan served as Chief Financial Officer for CS Technology, Inc., a consulting company, from October 2000 to April 2004.
Ms. Ms. Prior to her appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Tans spent four years with the international Golden Tulip Worldwide replica hermes birkin handbags hotel group, where she served as Product Manager, Marketing Manager and Director of Sales. Ms. Tans also worked for the Intercontinental Hotel Group and with a number of independent hotels. Ms. Tans began her career at Hershey Entertainment and Resorts.
Mr. Peter J. Millones, Jr. serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of the Company. He has been our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since January 2001, and Executive Vice President fake hermes leather handbags since April 2003. He previously served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel from March 2000 to January 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Millones was with the law firm of Latham Watkins LLP. As part of his responsibilities, Mr. Millones oversees our executive compensation programs.
Mr. James M. Guyette serves as Lead Independent Director of the Company. He served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls Royce North America Inc., a world leading supplier of power systems to the global aerospace, defense, marine and energy markets, from 1997 through May 2015. Prior to joining Rolls Royce, Mr. Guyette was Executive Vice President Marketing and Planning for United Airlines, where he also held a number of other senior roles over nearly 30 years. Mr. Guyette served as a member of the Board of Directors of Rolls Royce plc from 1997 until May 2015, and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of PrivateBancorp, Inc., where he has served on the Board of Directors since 1989. He is a member of the St. Mary's College Moraga CA Board of Regents.
Mr. Robert J. Mylod, Jr. is Director of the Company. He is the Managing Partner of Annox Capital Management, a private investment firm that he founded in 2013. From 1999 to 2011, Mr. Mylod held several roles with us, including Vice Chairman, Head of Worldwide Strategy and Planning, and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining us, Mr. Mylod was a Principal at Stonington Partners, a private equity investment firm. Between October 2015 and April 2017, Mr. Mylod served as a member of the board of directors of Autobytel, a company that facilitates the buying and selling of cars online. Since 2001, Mr. savings bank providing online and mobile banking and financial services, and has served on EverBank's Compensation Committee and as the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since EverBank went public in 2012. Mr. Mylod has served as a member of the board of directors of Novocure, a cancer treatment company, and on its Audit Committee since 2012, and on its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since 2015. He also serves on the board of directors of several privately held companies. Mr. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Timothy Armstrong is Independent Director of the Company. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of AOL Inc. since April 2009. He also served as Chairman of the Board of AOL Inc. from April 2009 until Verizon acquired the company in June 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Armstrong served as President, Americas Operations and Senior Vice President of Google Inc. Mr. Armstrong joined Google in 2000 as Vice President, Advertising Sales, in 2004 was promoted to Vice President, Advertising and Commerce replica hermes handbags outlet and in 2007 was named President, Americas Operations and Senior Vice President. Before joining Google, Mr. Mr. Armstrong started his career by co founding and running a newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Olympic Paralympic Foundation. He is a Chair Emeritus of the Ad Council and Chairman of the IAB Education Foundation, both of which are non profit organizations.
Mr. Jan L. Docter is Independent Director of the Company. He has been a self employed business consultant since 2006. He is also an investor and actively involved in a number of early stage companies. From 2003 until its acquisition by us in 2005, Mr. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Docter served as the Chief Financial Officer of Corio NV, an international real estate investment company that was listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange until it merged with Klpierre in 2014. From 1987 to 2003, he was Chief Financial Officer, and later Deputy CEO of, Getronics NV, a Dutch based global information and communications technology services company that was listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange until it merged with Royal Dutch Telecom in 2007. From 1985 to 1988, he was Chief Financial Officer of Centrafarm Group NV, a European producer of generic drugs, which was listed on NASDAQ until 1987. Prior to that, Mr. Docter held various management positions at Polygram NV, currently known as Universal Music Group. He has also worked with the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, and served on the Advisory Board of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange until it merged with Euronext in 2000. Mr. Docter is also a non executive director of some private Dutch companies. Mr. Docter holds a Master's degree in economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.
Mr. Jeffrey E. Epstein is Independent Director of the Company. He is an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, which he joined in November 2011. From August 2011 to May 2014 he also served as a Senior Advisor at Oak Hill Capital Partners, a private equity firm. Mr. Epstein was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation from September 2008 to April 2011. Mr. Epstein has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Shutterstock, Inc., a global provider of licensed imagery, since April 2012 and serves as Chairman of its Audit Committee and a member of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Since January 2013, Mr. Epstein has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., a provider of in flight video, Internet and other content to airlines and their passengers, and serves as chairman of its Audit Committee and as a member of its Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. not for profit health care provider and health plan.
Mr. Charles H. Noski serves as Independent Director of the Company. He retired from the role of Vice Chairman of Bank of America Corporation, to which he was named after previously serving as that company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to this, Mr. Noski served as Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Vice President and as a member of the Board of Directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation. Prior to Northrop Grumman, he was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Financial Officer of AT Corporation. Before that, Mr. Noski led Hughes Electronics Corporation in various senior executive roles, including as Vice Chairman and as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Noski began his career at Deloitte Touche LLP where he was named Partner. Mr. Noski has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Microsoft Corporation since 2003 and is the Chair of Microsoft's Audit Committee and a member of its Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Noski has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Avon Products, Inc. since 2012 and is the Chair of Avon's Audit Committee and a member of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Noski is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors. In addition, Mr. Noski served as a member of the Board of Directors of Avery Dennison Corp., a global labeling and packaging company, from 2011 to 2014.
Ms. Nancy B. Peretsman serves as Independent Director of the Company. She is a Managing Director at Allen Company LLC, an investment bank, with which she has been associated since 1995. During her tenure at Allen Company, Ms. Peretsman has provided advice and capital to over one hundred small, high growth businesses and served as advisor to many of the world's largest media and consumer companies. Prior to joining Allen Co., Ms. Peretsman was at Salomon Brothers from 1983 to 1995, where she headed the worldwide media investment banking practice and was a Managing Director from 1990 to 1995. Ms. Peretsman is an Emeritus Trustee of Princeton University, serves on the Board of Trustees of The Institute for Advanced Study and is a member of the National Board of Directors of Teach For America.
Mr. Thomas E. Rothman is Independent Director of the Company. He has served as Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group since March 2015. From September 2013 to February 2015, Mr. Rothman was Chairman of TriStar Productions, a motion picture and television venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment. Previously, Mr. Rothman served as Chairman of Fox Entertainment Group Inc., a media company and subsidiary of News Corp. from 2000 to 2005 and as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2012. Mr. Rothman served as President of Twentieth Century Fox Film Group from January 2000 to August 2000, and served as President of Twentieth Century Fox Production from 1995 to 2000. In 1994, Mr. Rothman founded and served as President of Fox Searchlight Pictures. Prior to that, he served as President of Worldwide Production for the Samuel Goldwyn Company from 1989 to 1994. Mr. Rothman also served as an associate and then partner with Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein Selz, a law firm, from 1982 to 1987. Mr. Rothman serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sundance Institute and the American Film Institute, emeritus. Senate as a member of the National Council of the Arts, the governing body for the National Endowment for the Arts.
Mr. Craig W. Rydin serves as Independent Director of the Company. From October 2011 to October 2013, Mr. Rydin served as the Non Executive Chairman of The Yankee Candle Company, a maker of scented candles. Prior to being named Non Executive Chairman, Mr. Rydin was the Executive Chairman of The Yankee Candle Company. Prior to being named Executive Chairman in October 2009, Mr. Rydin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yankee Candle Inc. from April 2001 to October 2009 and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Yankee Candle Company from February 2003 to October 2013. Prior to joining Yankee Candle, Mr. Rydin was the President of the Away From Home food services division of Campbell Soup Company, a position he held from 1998 to 2001. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Rydin served as President of the Godiva Chocolatiers division of Campbell. Prior to his position with Godiva, Mr. Rydin held a number of senior management positions at Pepperidge Farm, Inc., also a part of Campbell. Mr. Rydin has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Philips Van Heusen since 2006 and is currently a member of its Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee, has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Fitness Connection since 2013, and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Au Bon Pain from 2009 until 2016.
Ms. Lynn M. Vojvodich serves as Independent Director of the Company. Before joining Salesforce, Ms. Vojvodich was a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a leading venture capital firm, where she helped companies build their go to market strategies. Previously, she was the Chief Marketing Officer at Terracotta Inc., a leader in in memory and cloud enabling technology. Ms. Vojvodich has also served in various roles at organizations including Bain Company and Microsoft. Ms. Vojvodich has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company since April 2017. Ms. Vojvodich began her career as a mechanical engineer in a hard hat working on the design and construction of Gulfstream jets and offshore oil structures. in Product Design and Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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"They're blaming each other and meanwhile nothing is getting done," St. Clements resident Duncan Allan said Friday.
"We're just being kicked around like a political football."
The provincial government expected Ottawa to fund flood mitigation projects on a 50/50 basis, similar to funding arrangements made after the 1997 flood.
But an Oct. 27 letter from federal Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan to former provincial Infrastructure Minister Ron Lemieux states a similar program is not on the table this year. Van Loan said in the letter, obtained by the Free Press, that there are various funds for infrastructure renewal and other projects, but no federal money for flood protection
"Beyond this there are no dedicated funds for disaster mitigation at the federal level at this time," Van Loan said.
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Felicia Wasylowski, spokeswoman for senior Manitoba MP and Treasury Board President Vic Toews, said Toews is looking at Ottawa's Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangement program to see how it can be used to co fund flood mitigation infrastructure north of Winnipeg.
"We are working to ensure proper due diligence is done on any new funding agreements with the province," Wasylowski said in an email.
Selkirk Interlake Conservative MP James Bezan, whose riding includes the area flooded out last spring, was more blunt.
He said he believes former premier Gary Doer's resignation and the focus on the race to replace him distracted the Manitoba NDP government.
Bezan said now with things settled down the province can focus on tabling a flood mitigation plan for the area north of Lockport.
"I'm hoping to see some concrete plans come out of it," Bezan said. "We need to have some kind of protection for residents living north of the city as well."
The federal government can't release funding until it sees a list of flood proofing projects, Bazan said.
Manitoba Conservative Leader Hugh McFadyen agreed the NDP leadership race delayed talks. "Unfortunately, the political will was not there to make these decisions," he said.
Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick was unavailable Friday, but in an earlier interview she said talks with Ottawa will take a while.
"This is not a handbag Hermes replica negotiate over lunch type of agreement," she said.
St. Clements residents have been waiting for months for provincial and municipal action on flood protection and buyouts of at risk properties.
The residents have formed a group to lobby the province for quicker action.
Members of the Coalition of the North Red River Flood Protection Group went to the legislature more than a month ago to voice their anger. They also met with Bezan and provincial officials, but said they weren't satisfied.
"It's just very frustrating," Allan said.
One couple is Hermes Kelly handbag replica spending $40,000 to have a berm built around their home before winter sets in. The couple moved back into their house in late September after spending the summer living in a trailer. Their home was swamped with ice floes on Easter Sunday. The couple wasn't eligible for a provincial buyout even though the home was deluged with 30 centimetres of water.
Meanwhile, a newsletter sent out by the RM of St. Clements recently said conditions are ripe for flooding next spring.
The newsletter said a wet, cool summer saturated the ground and that many drainage ditches remained unusually full of water over the summer.
The province is expected to release its 2010 spring flood forecast in February or early March.
The timing depends on the amount of snow we get, Manitoba senior flood forecaster Alf Warkentin said.
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Now, a Florida based hovercraft company says it can supply a hovercraft once a deal is reached with the province to break up thick river ice on the river north of Winnipeg to Lake Winnipeg.
"They're blaming each other and meanwhile nothing is getting done," St. Clements resident Duncan Allan said Friday.
"We're just being kicked around like a political football."
The provincial government expected Ottawa to fund flood mitigation projects on a 50/50 basis, similar to funding arrangements made after the 1997 flood.
But an Oct. 27 letter from federal Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan to former provincial Infrastructure Minister Ron Lemieux states a similar program is not on the table this year. Van Loan said in the letter, obtained by the Free Press, that there are various funds for infrastructure renewal and other projects, but no federal money for flood protection
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Officials from both levels copy handbag Hermes of government said Friday that discussions are continuing, but didn't release other details.
Felicia Wasylowski, spokeswoman for senior Manitoba MP and Treasury Board President Vic Toews, said Toews is looking at Ottawa's Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangement program to see how it can be used to co fund flood mitigation infrastructure north of Winnipeg.
"We are working to ensure proper due diligence is done on any new funding agreements with the province," Wasylowski said in an email.
Selkirk Interlake Conservative MP James Bezan, whose riding includes the area flooded out last spring, was more blunt.
He said he believes former premier Gary Doer's resignation and the focus on the race to replace him distracted the Manitoba NDP government.
Bezan said now with things settled down the province can focus on tabling a flood mitigation plan for the area north of Lockport.
"I'm hoping to see some concrete plans come out of it," Bezan said. "We need to have some kind of protection for residents living north of the city as well."
The federal government can't release funding until it sees a list of flood proofing projects, Bazan said.
Manitoba Conservative Leader Hugh McFadyen agreed the NDP leadership race delayed talks. "Unfortunately, the political will was not there to make these decisions," he said.
Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick was unavailable Friday, but in an earlier interview she said talks with Ottawa will take a while.
"This is not a handbag Hermes replica negotiate over lunch type of agreement," she said.
St. Clements residents have been waiting for months for provincial and municipal action on flood protection and buyouts of at risk properties.
The residents have formed a group to lobby the province for quicker action.
Members of the Coalition of the North Red River Flood Protection Group went to the legislature more than a month ago to voice their anger. They also met with Bezan and provincial officials, but said they weren't satisfied.
"It's just very frustrating," Allan said.
One couple is Hermes Kelly handbag replica spending $40,000 to have a berm built around their home before winter sets in. The couple moved back into their house in late September after spending the summer living in a trailer. Their home was swamped with ice floes on Easter Sunday. The couple wasn't eligible for a provincial buyout even though the home was deluged with 30 centimetres of water.
Meanwhile, a newsletter sent out by the RM of St. Clements recently said conditions are ripe for flooding next spring.
The newsletter said a wet, cool summer saturated the ground and that many drainage ditches remained unusually full of water over the summer.
The province is expected to release its 2010 spring flood forecast in February or early March.
The timing depends on the amount of snow we get, Manitoba senior flood forecaster Alf Warkentin said.
CAN a hovercraft break up ice quickly on the Red River?
It sounds like a funny question to be asking during such a mild fall, but to the people living along the Red handbag Hermes fake River, it's crucial.
That's because steps taken by the province last spring to cut up ice weren't always successful. Specially built ice cutters and the two Amphibex ice breaking machines did not prevent widespread flooding north of the city and water and ice damage to dozens of homes.
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Patient satisfaction and perceived quality of care
Favourable perceptions of health personnel conduct were associated with higher odds of overall satisfaction for non HIV (OR=3.53, 95% CI 2.34 to 5.33) and HIV (OR=11.00, 95% CI 3.97 to 30.51) visits. Better perceptions of resources and services were also associated with higher odds of satisfaction for both non HIV (OR=1.66, 95% CI 1.08 to 2.55) and HIV (OR=4.68, 95% CI 1.81 to 12.10) visits. Two additional dimensions of perceived quality of care healthcare delivery and accessibility of care were positively associated with higher satisfaction for non HIV patients. The odds of overall satisfaction were lower in rural facilities for non HIV patients (OR 0.69; 95% CI 0.48 to 0.99) and HIV patients (OR=0.26, 95% CI 0.16 to 0.41). For non HIV patients, the odds of satisfaction were greater in hospitals compared with health centres/posts (OR 1.78; 95% CI 1.27 to 2.48) and lower at publicly managed facilities (OR=0.41, 95% CI=0.27 to 0.64).
Conclusions Perceived quality of care is an important driver of patient satisfaction with health service delivery in Zambia.
Patient satisfactionPerceived quality of careExit interviewHIVZambiaStrengths and limitations of this studyTo the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to examine the association between perceived quality of care and patient satisfaction through exit interviews across Zambia.
Adequacy of medical resources and provider conduct and practices were significant predictors of overall patient satisfaction.
Facility characteristics such as management type, location and level of facility were important determinants of patient satisfaction.
Methodological concerns associated with over representation of users and lack of causality are acknowledged.
BackgroundFor nearly 25years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified meeting individuals' universally legitimate expectations as a key health system objective.1 Patient satisfaction and ratings have been given increasing importance for measuring the quality of health services and are routinely used in developed countries for continuous quality improvement and value based incentive payments.2 ,3 In addition to the intrinsic importance of meeting reasonable expectations, patient satisfaction and perceptions are associated with healthcare utilisation and choice of provider.4 6 Studies have also linked satisfaction to treatment adherence for HIV patients, which has important implications for individual patient outcomes and preventing resistance to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs).7 ,8
This study focuses on patient satisfaction and perceptions in Zambia, a sub Saharan African country with 16.2 million citizens.9 Approximately 80% of Zambian health facilities are publicly managed, and the government has worked to decentralise decision making to the district level since 1991.10 While service utilisation has improved in recent years, it continues to be a major concern; in the 2013 2014 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 64% of deliveries were performed by a skilled provider and 66% of children received medical attention for diarrhoea.11
HIV is a priority issue in Zambia, where adult prevalence was estimated at 13.3% in the 2013 2014 DHS.11 In 2012, Zambia dispensed ARVs to over 500000 patients at 564 facilities, most of which were stand alone vertical facilities associated with a general clinic.12 ,13 Currently, the National Aids Strategic Framework emphasises moving towards a model that integrates HIV prevention, diagnosis and treatment with other primary health services.14 While integration is still underway, a scaled up pilot at 12 primary care clinics in Lusaka found that integration offered management and organisational advantages, but not human resource or infrastructure gains.15 17
Despite evidence that satisfaction can drive the utilisation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and other priority services, Zambia lacks a systematic means of monitoring and responding handbag Hermes replica to patient opinions. Zambian patient perceptions have only been measured in a handful of small studies in limited populations. A study of maternity care in Lusaka found that while 89% of women rated care as 'good' or 'very good', 21% were shouted at, scolded or otherwise treated badly during delivery.18 In another survey, the majority of patients were not satisfied with the quality of care for sexually transmitted diseases at an urban health centre.19 A third study was conducted across three districts and found average district level adult satisfaction scores ranging from 70% to copy handbag Hermes 76%.20 Adults gave lower satisfaction ratings in periurban areas in this study, suggesting that satisfaction varies by facility type and location.20 No prior national studies have described the extent of this variation or examined factors that explain it.
Research in other developing settings have identified a variety of factors that may drive satisfaction, including provider attitudes and respectfulness, technical provider ability, wait time, drug availability, facility appearance, and patient expectations.21 25 The findings have varied depending on the country and setting, leaving a gap in knowledge as to what drives satisfaction in the Zambian context.
In this study, we report findings from exit surveys of patients receiving HIV and non HIV services at a diverse sample of facilities across Zambia. We describe levels and variations in patients' overall satisfaction, as well as their perceptions of specific interpersonal and technical aspects of care. bag Hermes copy Additionally, we examine how individual characteristics, facility level factors, and perceptions of specific aspects of care relate to overall satisfaction, to highlight areas for potential interventions to improve patient satisfaction in Zambia.
MethodsSample and data collectionThe exit interviews were conducted between Hermes bag fake December 2011 and May 2012 across 16 Zambian districts as part of the Access, Bottlenecks, Costs, and Equity (ABCE) project. The details of this project are documented elsewhere and available online.26
A two step stratified random sampling process was used to select health facilities. First, Zambia's districts (72 at the time, currently 103) were stratified on the basis of average household wealth, population density and skilled birth attendance (SBA) coverage. One district was randomly selected from each wealth population SBA category, in addition to the capital, Lusaka. In each selected district, we selected all hospitals, two urban health centres, three rural health centres, and a quota of associated health posts. The exit interviews were conducted at a subset of the facilities selected for the overall ABCE project. Our study reports on interviews conducted at 104 facilities. Compared with all facilities in Zambia, we oversampled hospitals and urban health centres and undersampled rural health centres and health posts to allow for platform specific analyses (see online supplementary appendix table 1). Our sample is representative of the Zambian population and health delivery system, except that we oversampled hospitals to allow for separate analyses of hospital data. The sample of patients who sought care was also skewed towards females, which is expected due to several factors including women seeking maternal health services and a higher HIV prevalence among women (15.1%) than men (11.3%).11
At each facility participating in the exit survey, 30 patients were systematically sampled as they exited. Sampling intervals varied from every patient to every four patients, depending on the patient volume reported by the facility manager. The sample size of 30 patients at each facility was estimated using the Kish method with the following assumptions: patient satisfaction rate of 10%, precision of 5%, of 1%, design effect of two, and non response rate of 20%. The estimated sample from the Kish method was further adjusted to allow for robust subgroup analyses (eg, HIV vs non HIV; hospital vs health clinic; rural vs urban). Interviews were conducted over at least two days at each facility. Patients were required to be 15years or older and in an appropriate physical and mental state to be eligible to complete the survey. If a patient was too young or otherwise ineligible, an eligible attendant was asked to answer on their behalf when possible. Verbal consent was obtained from all respondents, and surveys were conducted in a location where the facility staff and other patients were not present.
Trained research assistants recorded exit interview responses electronically using the DatStat data collection software. On a daily basis, data were uploaded to a database accessible from Seattle, where they were continually verified for quality during the collection process. The median interview time was nine minutes.
Favourable perceptions of health personnel conduct were associated with higher odds of overall satisfaction for non HIV (OR=3.53, 95% CI 2.34 to 5.33) and HIV (OR=11.00, 95% CI 3.97 to 30.51) visits. Better perceptions of resources and services were also associated with higher odds of satisfaction for both non HIV (OR=1.66, 95% CI 1.08 to 2.55) and HIV (OR=4.68, 95% CI 1.81 to 12.10) visits. Two additional dimensions of perceived quality of care healthcare delivery and accessibility of care were positively associated with higher satisfaction for non HIV patients. The odds of overall satisfaction were lower in rural facilities for non HIV patients (OR 0.69; 95% CI 0.48 to 0.99) and HIV patients (OR=0.26, 95% CI 0.16 to 0.41). For non HIV patients, the odds of satisfaction were greater in hospitals compared with health centres/posts (OR 1.78; 95% CI 1.27 to 2.48) and lower at publicly managed facilities (OR=0.41, 95% CI=0.27 to 0.64).
Conclusions Perceived quality of care is an important driver of patient satisfaction with health service delivery in Zambia.
Patient satisfactionPerceived quality of careExit interviewHIVZambiaStrengths and limitations of this studyTo the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to examine the association between perceived quality of care and patient satisfaction through exit interviews across Zambia.
Adequacy of medical resources and provider conduct and practices were significant predictors of overall patient satisfaction.
Facility characteristics such as management type, location and level of facility were important determinants of patient satisfaction.
Methodological concerns associated with over representation of users and lack of causality are acknowledged.
BackgroundFor nearly 25years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified meeting individuals' universally legitimate expectations as a key health system objective.1 Patient satisfaction and ratings have been given increasing importance for measuring the quality of health services and are routinely used in developed countries for continuous quality improvement and value based incentive payments.2 ,3 In addition to the intrinsic importance of meeting reasonable expectations, patient satisfaction and perceptions are associated with healthcare utilisation and choice of provider.4 6 Studies have also linked satisfaction to treatment adherence for HIV patients, which has important implications for individual patient outcomes and preventing resistance to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs).7 ,8
This study focuses on patient satisfaction and perceptions in Zambia, a sub Saharan African country with 16.2 million citizens.9 Approximately 80% of Zambian health facilities are publicly managed, and the government has worked to decentralise decision making to the district level since 1991.10 While service utilisation has improved in recent years, it continues to be a major concern; in the 2013 2014 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 64% of deliveries were performed by a skilled provider and 66% of children received medical attention for diarrhoea.11
HIV is a priority issue in Zambia, where adult prevalence was estimated at 13.3% in the 2013 2014 DHS.11 In 2012, Zambia dispensed ARVs to over 500000 patients at 564 facilities, most of which were stand alone vertical facilities associated with a general clinic.12 ,13 Currently, the National Aids Strategic Framework emphasises moving towards a model that integrates HIV prevention, diagnosis and treatment with other primary health services.14 While integration is still underway, a scaled up pilot at 12 primary care clinics in Lusaka found that integration offered management and organisational advantages, but not human resource or infrastructure gains.15 17
Despite evidence that satisfaction can drive the utilisation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and other priority services, Zambia lacks a systematic means of monitoring and responding handbag Hermes replica to patient opinions. Zambian patient perceptions have only been measured in a handful of small studies in limited populations. A study of maternity care in Lusaka found that while 89% of women rated care as 'good' or 'very good', 21% were shouted at, scolded or otherwise treated badly during delivery.18 In another survey, the majority of patients were not satisfied with the quality of care for sexually transmitted diseases at an urban health centre.19 A third study was conducted across three districts and found average district level adult satisfaction scores ranging from 70% to copy handbag Hermes 76%.20 Adults gave lower satisfaction ratings in periurban areas in this study, suggesting that satisfaction varies by facility type and location.20 No prior national studies have described the extent of this variation or examined factors that explain it.
Research in other developing settings have identified a variety of factors that may drive satisfaction, including provider attitudes and respectfulness, technical provider ability, wait time, drug availability, facility appearance, and patient expectations.21 25 The findings have varied depending on the country and setting, leaving a gap in knowledge as to what drives satisfaction in the Zambian context.
In this study, we report findings from exit surveys of patients receiving HIV and non HIV services at a diverse sample of facilities across Zambia. We describe levels and variations in patients' overall satisfaction, as well as their perceptions of specific interpersonal and technical aspects of care. bag Hermes copy Additionally, we examine how individual characteristics, facility level factors, and perceptions of specific aspects of care relate to overall satisfaction, to highlight areas for potential interventions to improve patient satisfaction in Zambia.
MethodsSample and data collectionThe exit interviews were conducted between Hermes bag fake December 2011 and May 2012 across 16 Zambian districts as part of the Access, Bottlenecks, Costs, and Equity (ABCE) project. The details of this project are documented elsewhere and available online.26
A two step stratified random sampling process was used to select health facilities. First, Zambia's districts (72 at the time, currently 103) were stratified on the basis of average household wealth, population density and skilled birth attendance (SBA) coverage. One district was randomly selected from each wealth population SBA category, in addition to the capital, Lusaka. In each selected district, we selected all hospitals, two urban health centres, three rural health centres, and a quota of associated health posts. The exit interviews were conducted at a subset of the facilities selected for the overall ABCE project. Our study reports on interviews conducted at 104 facilities. Compared with all facilities in Zambia, we oversampled hospitals and urban health centres and undersampled rural health centres and health posts to allow for platform specific analyses (see online supplementary appendix table 1). Our sample is representative of the Zambian population and health delivery system, except that we oversampled hospitals to allow for separate analyses of hospital data. The sample of patients who sought care was also skewed towards females, which is expected due to several factors including women seeking maternal health services and a higher HIV prevalence among women (15.1%) than men (11.3%).11
At each facility participating in the exit survey, 30 patients were systematically sampled as they exited. Sampling intervals varied from every patient to every four patients, depending on the patient volume reported by the facility manager. The sample size of 30 patients at each facility was estimated using the Kish method with the following assumptions: patient satisfaction rate of 10%, precision of 5%, of 1%, design effect of two, and non response rate of 20%. The estimated sample from the Kish method was further adjusted to allow for robust subgroup analyses (eg, HIV vs non HIV; hospital vs health clinic; rural vs urban). Interviews were conducted over at least two days at each facility. Patients were required to be 15years or older and in an appropriate physical and mental state to be eligible to complete the survey. If a patient was too young or otherwise ineligible, an eligible attendant was asked to answer on their behalf when possible. Verbal consent was obtained from all respondents, and surveys were conducted in a location where the facility staff and other patients were not present.
Trained research assistants recorded exit interview responses electronically using the DatStat data collection software. On a daily basis, data were uploaded to a database accessible from Seattle, where they were continually verified for quality during the collection process. The median interview time was nine minutes.