“Improving health care quality and safety is a critical concern for us in the Region, and we have made significant advances in recent years.” More from Dr @HananBalkhy at the Middle East Forum on Quality and Safety ⬇️ #Partners4Health
“#Qatar 🇶🇦 was one of the very first countries to adopt @WHO’s patient safety and quality frameworks, and now 16 of the 22 countries and territories in the Region are using these frameworks and related tools and interventions.” - Dr @HananBalkhy
@WHO @HananBalkhy @MOPHQatar @WHO_Qatar “That progress is all the more encouraging given the huge diversity of the Region, which includes countries and territories with very different levels of income and resources.” - Dr @HananBalkhy
@WHO @HananBalkhy @MOPHQatar @WHO_Qatar “More than half the Region’s countries face acute or chronic emergencies, and more than 140 million people here need humanitarian assistance. #Gaza and #Sudan are only the most prominent current examples among many crises.” - Dr @HananBalkhy
@WHO @HananBalkhy @MOPHQatar @WHO_Qatar “All too often, health care facilities are being targeted, infrastructure is destroyed and dedicated health workers are injured or killed. Ensuring care quality and safety takes on a new meaning in such conditions.” - Dr @HananBalkhy
@WHO @HananBalkhy @MOPHQatar @WHO_Qatar “But despite enormous challenges, we have seen some impressive achievements in recent years. The under-five mortality rate in the Region has decreased from 60 deaths per 1000 live births to 45 deaths per 1000 live births since 2010.” - Dr @HananBalkhy
@WHO @HananBalkhy @MOPHQatar @WHO_Qatar “Mortality from non-communicable diseases has fallen by more than 15% in several countries. And there have been big rises in the Universal Health Coverage Index in #Egypt, the Islamic Republic of #Iran and #Qatar.” - Dr @HananBalkhy
@WHO @HananBalkhy @MOPHQatar @WHO_Qatar @WHOiriran @WHOEgypt “Four countries have eliminated measles and rubella since 2019. #Egypt is the world’s first country to be validated by WHO as being on the path to hepatitis C elimination. And we are closer to eradicating #polio than ever before.” - Dr @HananBalkhy
@WHO @HananBalkhy @MOPHQatar @WHO_Qatar @WHOiriran @WHOEgypt @Dr_HamidJafari “Meanwhile, countries are also working hard to promote health and well-being and address the underlying causes of ill health, guided by the landmark report of the Regional Commission on Social Determinants of Health.” - Dr @HananBalkhy