Riphah University inks accord for patients safety

Islamabad:Riphah Institute of Healthcare Improvement & Safety (RIHIS), a constituent Institute of Riphah International University and Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC), Jordan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation between two organisations to strengthen and implement patient safety and quality improvement programmes in Pakistan.

The MoU was announced earlier at 2nd International Conference on Patient Safety (ICPS) which was organized by RIHIS at Agha Khan University, Karachi in October, 2017 and now it has been formally signed by Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed, Project Director RIHIS and Dr. Salma Jaouni, CEO of HCAC at 4th Quality Health Care Conference & Exhibition in Amman-Jordan.

RIHIS was established in January 2017 by Islamic International Medical College Trust (IIMCT)/Riphah International University. The RIHIS aspires to take leadership in the national movement to improve quality and safety in healthcare. Creation of the RIHIS will pioneer a culture of accountability and patient safety that aim to eliminate preventable harms, improve patient experiences and health outcomes, and reduce waste in health care delivery at the lowest cost possible. The RIHIS is conducting courses and Workshops and will launch Diploma and Masters in Healthcare Quality and Safety to train leaders in quality improvement and patient safety and to promote research that defines best practices for healthcare quality improvement and patient safety.