Mongolian Public Health Professionals’ Association (MPHPA) is going to conduct Rapid Needs Assessment on Patients Safety. Because in Mongolia little data exists to assess and quantify patient safety needs, which is needed to serve as a baseline for use in setting priorities and measuring effectiveness of future programs. Specific areas to be addressed include:

A. Patient Identification
B. Standardizing Patient Charts
C. Intra-staff Communication
D. Patient Education
E. Medication Safety
F. Infection and Injection Control
G. Medical Equipment

Objectives of this needs assessment:

· To understand the current social and environmental patient safety challenges Mongolian faces within their hospitals by conducting focus groups with doctors, nurses, health care administrators and patients;

· To develop a recommendations and best practices patient safety manual based on findings from the needs assessment;

· Advocate for larger scale changes including enforcement and implementation of recommendations and best practices which are identified in the manual.

Program Dates: 5 months

For further information: Dr. P. Bolormaa, MD, MPH

Executive Director
Mongolian Public Health Professionals’ Association
Tel/Fax: 976-11-325190
E-mail: mphpa@magicnet.mn or mphpa.mongolia@gmail.com

http://www.mphpa.com