scholarly journals The World Health Organization Performance Assessment Tool for Quality Improvement in Hospitals (PATH): An Analysis of the Pilot Implementation in 37 Hospitals

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Groene ◽  
N. Klazinga ◽  
V. Kazandjian ◽  
P. Lombrail ◽  
P. Bartels
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
World Health ◽  
Organization Performance ◽  
The World ◽  
Pilot Implementation ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals Implementation of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo ◽  
Talkmore Maruta ◽  
Nqobile Ndlovu ◽  
Sikhulile Moyo ◽  
Ali Ahmed Yahaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
World Health ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Quality Improvement Process ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
World Health Organization Regional

Background: The increase in disease burden has continued to weigh upon health systems in Africa. The role of the laboratory has become increasingly critical in the improvement of health for diagnosis, management and treatment of diseases. In response, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and its partners created the WHO AFRO Stepwise Laboratory (Quality) Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) program.SLIPTA implementation process: WHO AFRO defined a governance structure with roles and responsibilities for six main stakeholders. Laboratories were evaluated by auditors trained and certified by the African Society for Laboratory Medicine. Laboratory performance was measured using the WHO AFRO SLIPTA scoring checklist and recognition certificates rated with 1–5 stars were issued.Preliminary results: By March 2015, 27 of the 47 (57%) WHO AFRO member states had appointed a SLIPTA focal point and 14 Ministers of Health had endorsed SLIPTA as the desired programme for continuous quality improvement. Ninety-eight auditors from 17 African countries, competent in the Portuguese (3), French (12) and English (83) languages, were trained and certified. The mean score for the 159 laboratories audited between May 2013 and March 2015 was 69% (median 70%; SD 11.5; interquartile range 62–77). Of these audited laboratories, 70% achieved 55% compliance or higher (2 or more stars) and 1% scored at least 95% (5 stars). The lowest scoring sections of the WHO AFRO SLIPTA checklist were sections 6 (Internal Audit) and 10 (Corrective Action), which both had mean scores below 50%.Conclusion: The WHO AFRO SLIPTA is a process that countries with limited resources can adopt for effective implementation of quality management systems. Political commitment, ownership and investment in continuous quality improvement are integral components of the process.

Development of the World Health Organization Measles Programmatic Risk Assessment Tool Using Experience from the 2009 Measles Outbreak in Namibia

Risk Analysis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1072-1081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Kriss ◽  
Roselina J. De Wee ◽  
Eugene Lam ◽  
Reinhard Kaiser ◽  
Messeret E. Shibeshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
World Health ◽  
Measles Outbreak ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization Measles Programmatic Risk Assessment Tool-Pilot Testing in India, 2014

Risk Analysis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1063-1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kapil Goel ◽  
Saroj Naithani ◽  
Dheeraj Bhatt ◽  
Ajay Khera ◽  
Umid M. Sharapov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
World Health ◽  
Pilot Testing ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Application of the World Health Organization Programmatic Assessment Tool for Risk of Measles Virus Transmission-Lessons Learned from a Measles Outbreak in Senegal

Risk Analysis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1708-1717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer B. Harris ◽  
Ousseynou Badiane ◽  
Eugene Lam ◽  
Jennifer Nicholson ◽  
Ibrahim Oumar Ba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Measles Virus ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Virus Transmission ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Programmatic Assessment ◽  
Measles Outbreak ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule - WHODAS 2.0

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamyr Sulyvan Castro ◽  
Camila Ferreira Leite
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Whodas 2.0 ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
The World ◽  
Biopsychosocial Perspective ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
User Friendly

ABSTRACT The World Health Organization (WHO) planned a new functioning assessment tool - the WHODAS 2.0 (World Health Assessment Disability Schedule 2.0) - a user-friendly application instrument based on the theoretical framework of the ICF. The aim of this article is to introduce the Brazilian version of WHODAS to clinical and academic users interested in the assessment of functioning. The process was conducted according to the Translation Package offered by WHO, in addition to the permission for translating the tool. Three translators worked in this research to produce the definitive version of the manual and a set of linguistic evaluation forms. Finally, the Brazilian version was approved by WHO. All documents about WHODAS were translated and are free to download on the internet. WHODAS 2.0 addresses functioning according to the ICF domains and keeps the multifactorial and biopsychosocial perspective of the phenomenon. As it has an ICF differentiate presentation, the data collection is faster (20 minutes, on average) and more objective. Besides, it was planned to be a generic and transcultural tool. WHODAS was translated and is available on Internet to use. It is expected that the use of WHODAS will be widespread in Brazil, in clinical and research settings, aiming at the biopsychosocial approach of the functioning, as endorsed by WHO.

The World Health Organization Measles Programmatic Risk Assessment Tool-Romania, 2015

Risk Analysis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1096-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Kriss ◽  
Aurora Stanescu ◽  
Adriana Pistol ◽  
Cassandra Butu ◽  
James L. Goodson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals Estimation of measles risk using the World Health Organization Measles Programmatic Risk Assessment Tool, Iran

Heliyon ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. e00886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi ◽  
Seyed Mohsen Zahraei ◽  
Azadeh Asgarian ◽  
Sima Afrashteh ◽  
Narges Mohammadsalehi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization
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