Uganda National Association of Private Hospitals (UNAPH)

PROMOTING STANDARDS IN THE PRIVATE HEALTH SECTOR QUALITY, SAFETY, ETHICS A Self-Assessment Guide for Health Care Organizations This Guide is designed to assist health care organizations in emerging markets to reach “international standards” of quality and patient safety. It will enable them to conduct an organizational self-assessment to identify how well they are meeting defined standards in five key areas: • Governance and Leadership • Ethics and Patient Rights • Quality Measurement and Improvement • Patient Safety • Facility Safety and Emergency Management The Guide will help them to gauge how much effort they need to make and in which areas – to reach international standards. The assessment is not, in itself, intended for use as an accreditation tool, although it is likely to be a useful tool for organizations that are actively considering international accreditation. If the organization has already attained international accreditation, the Guide may ...

Guide for Investors in Private Health Care in Emerging Markets Introduction The private health sector is growing rapidly in emerging market countries. Across the developing world, people increasingly rely on private health care organizations to address their health needs. This trend will continue due to the fundamentals that drive demand – population growth, increasing life expectancy, growing disease burdens, and patients’ demand for treatment. As a result the private health sector in emerging markets can offer attractive returns to investors – from both commercial and social perspectives. The sector is not without its challenges. Consequently, financial institutions, that often are unfamiliar with its characteristics and dynamics, perceive it as risky. As a result, many private health care organizations in developing countries, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), remain underfinanced and constrained from achieving their full potential. The Guide for Investors in...

Financial Management and Record Keeping Guide for Private Hospitals and Clinics This guide is intended for owners and managers of clinics operating within Marie Stopes International’s (MSI) BlueStar network in Malawi. Because clinic managers are often both clinicians and business managers, this dual role means that skills in clinical care and business management are essential for running a successful health clinic. This guide is intended to have practical application for managers of small health care businesses seeking to improve their practices’ financial management, function sustainably, access financing if needed, and continue to offer and expand essential services. Templates are included for planning, stocktaking, and goal setting. This guide was developed by Banyan Global. Published: November 2011 Banyan Global. November 2011. Financial Management and Record Keeping Guide for BlueStar Franchisees. Bethesda, MD: Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector, Abt Asso...

Launch of NGO Code of Conduct to support Public Health Systems A group of leading service and advocacy organizations today (Thursday 29 May) announced the launch of an “NGO Code of Conduct for Health Systems Strengthening” at the Global Health Council Annual Meeting. The initial group of 22 signatories will ask international health and development organizations to join them in signing the Code, which encourages non-government organizations (NGOs) to change their practices as they operate in developing countries. Organizers of the Code said they were motivated to draft their document because development aid, while helpful in the short term, can sometimes do damage to health systems in the long term. “We are worried,” said spokesperson Dr. Wendy Johnson, “that high NGO salaries in low-income countries can lure qualified people out of the Ministries of Health and into the private sector. While this helps the private NGOs accomplish their objectives, it undermines the a...

Donors and Ministries of Health Pushed to Sign a NGO Code of Conduct; Health Alliance International Leads Effort Seattle, WA - Aug. 23, 2014  – One of the best ways to help a country is to do no harm while helping, argue a consortium of public health researchers, physicians, activists and funders in a comment published in the Aug. 23 edition of The Lancet. The consortium, led by Health Alliance International , a UW-related nongovernmental organization, are pushing for donors and ministries of health to make signing the NGO Code of Conduct for Health Systems Strengthening , a condition for receiving funding or working in their countries. The Code of Conduct, started by Health Alliance International, focuses on strengthening health systems within a country and sets ethical principles for groups to follow, including: Engaging in hiring practices that ensure long-term health system sustainability. Enacting employee compens...

HEALTH HEALTH – REGULATORY BODY National Drug Authority (NDA) P.O.Box 23096 Kampala, Uganda Secretariat Office, 46/48 Lumumba Avenue . Tel (+256) 41 255665 / 347391/2 Fax: (+256) 41 255758 Email: ndaug@nda.or.ug HEALTH CARE AND SAFETY Case Medical Centre Plot 69/71 Buganda Road Case Medical Centre P.O.Box 4547 Kampala Tel:      +256-414-250 362, 312-261 123 Fax:     +256-414-345 603 casemedicare@casemedicar.org www.casemedicare.org International Air Ambulance Plot 51 Jinja Road Kitgum House P.O.Box 8177 Kampala Tel:      +256-414-344 374 / 260 546             +256-312-200 508 Fax:     +256-414-345 768 laa@org.co.ug www.img.co.ug International Hospital Kampala (IHK) Plot 4686 Namuwongo P.O.Box 8177 Kampala Tel:      +256-4141-340 531       ...