Maldives Patient Safety Journey

_{Shared by Fathimath Limya, Quality Assurance & Regulation Division, Ministry of Health, Republic of Maldives. GKPS Reference: Maldives Patient Safety Journey. Global Knowledge Sharing Platform for Patient Safety (GKPS). 2023. A015.}

Developed in 2019, in collaboration with WHO, Maldives National Patient Safety framework is developed to create an institutional framework for delivery of health care which is safe and responsive.

The guiding principles are:

• Focus on system approach

• Monitoring reporting and learning

• Ensuring sustainability

• Prompting Collaborations

• Instigating patient centered approach

• Engaging of all levels of health care

• Using evidence-based intervention

The National Patient Safety Framework is aligned to WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021- 2030: