Abstract:
This research work focused on motivation and performance in the Enugu State Ministry of Health, (M.O.H.) comprising both the Local Government and State Health workers. Materials for the study were gathered primarily through interviews, observations and questionnaires. Also secondary data, were collected from the database of the State Health Management information system (HMIS). From the data collected, the researcher found that workers are more active in health facilites with adequate frugs, equipments, security, occasional trainings and regular salaries (morivations) as these translate to high patients attednadnce or patronage. The situation is not the same in facilities were health workers are not well motivated. Arising from this some recommendations were made among which are: the need for regular supply of drugs followed by proper accounting system. The state should also embark on aggressive structural rehabilitation of health facilities and also proper training and retraining of staff.
