Aga Khan Hospital receives US Gold Seal Accreditation

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Aga Khan Hospital receives US Gold Seal Accreditation
Aga Khan Hospital receives US Gold Seal Accreditation

Africa-Press – Tanzania. THE Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam has received the third Gold Standard re-accreditation of Joint Commission International (JCI) USA as a remarkable symbol of quality, safety and patient centred care.

It attained the status 29th July this year and it remains the first and only hospital in Tanzania to have achieved that.

A statement that was availed to the media in Dar es Salaam recently, it stated that the Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation is the most objective and prestigious international certification in the field of healthcare that is considered the ‘gold standard’ of quality and is a confirmation of the compliance of a medical organization with internationally accepted medical standards.

The statement further reads that it is a matter of immense pride and happiness that the Tanzanian institution was able to achieve the unique distinction.

In essence, the Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania operates an integrated healthcare system across the country and has been engaged in providing quality health care for over 90 years in uplifting quality of health care through its wide range of service.

During the re-accreditation process, the hospital was evaluated by international surveyors, delving into more than one thousand measurable elements, covering all aspects of healthcare delivery that included efficiency of procedures and appropriateness in documentation of patients’ records.

It also highlighted patients’ engagement and education, infection control, medication management, physician practice, safety and maintenance, including equipment and disaster preparedness.

In their recommendation, tmembers noted that the re-accreditation is a clear demonstration of joint efforts, inclination and commitment by the team at the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam for an outstanding goal to provide international quality standard, safety and patient centred care at home.

Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam (AKH-Dar)is part of Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) established in 1964 to provide general medical services, specialist clinics and state of the art diagnostic services in the country.

In the course, it has grown in recent years, expanding its services and upgrading its facilities. The expansion programme has emphasised the introduction of high-quality, high-technology laboratory, medicine, and radiology services, which have enhanced the capability of AKH-Dar to provide referral services as part of the AKHS international referral system, with links to the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi and the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.

With community health programmes in large geographical areas in Central and South Asia, as well as East Africa, and more than 200 health facilities, including nine hospitals, the AKHS is one of the most comprehensive private not-for-profit health care systems in the developing world.

AKHS has facilities in Kenya and Tanzania that provide care to over 800,000 patients annually in both rural and urban areas, and preventive and curative contexts. Its hospitals and health centres provide an increasingly comprehensive range of high-quality clinical services.

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1 COMMENT

  1. Congratulatipns for your achievement.
    You all have worked very hard to achieve this award. Wishing you all good health happiness and success in your endeavours. Amen

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