New Delhi, Delhi, India:
The Federation of Obstetricians and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), India’s skilled group representing practitioners of obstetrics and gynaecology, right this moment, introduced its collaboration with the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH)/Quality Council of India (QCI), India’s apex physique for accreditation and high quality promotion, to advance the Government’s imaginative and prescient to enhance the standard of maternity companies. This collaboration will guarantee ‘One Nation One Standard’ the place Maternity service suppliers (MSP’s) will probably be collectively assessed by NABH and FOGSI.
This is an important quality-improvement sectoral collaboration aimed toward decreasing maternal mortality in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and strengthening well being techniques for safer childbirth in India. Under the MoU hospitals and nursing houses having maternal care amenities, medical requirements will probably be assessed, making certain constant, secure, and respectful care for moms throughout and after childbirth. This collaboration is envisaged to enhance and standardize high quality throughout all MCH amenities in the nation, a landmark step in India’s evolving well being system.
Emphasizing the necessity for high quality on the foundational degree, Dr. Mahesh Verma, Chairman of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) mentioned, “We are driven to develop a culture of excellence, enhance healthcare systems, and promote continuous quality improvement and patient safety. We are delighted to collaborate with FOGSI to enhance maternal health standards in the country with its flagship initiative, Manyata.”
Dr. Atul Mohan Kochhar, CEO of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) added, “Improving the quality of maternal healthcare in the country is certainly the need of the hour as India has one of the highest numbers of maternal deaths in the world. We strongly believe that it is imperative to lift the quality standards in maternal healthcare to be able to improve our health outcomes overall. This collaboration with FOGSI is a crucial step forward to strengthen the maternal health ecosystem across the country.”
Dr. S. Shantha Kumari, President, FOGSI, and Treasurer, FIGO, mentioned, “Embedding standards for quality of care in health systems hold great potential in reducing maternal mortality and achieving the health-related SDG targets. However, in India, despite the increase in the number of women delivered in facilities, maternal mortality remains alarmingly high, suggesting gaps in quality of care. The current SRS data suggests that India’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) has improved to 103 in 2017-19, from 167 in 2011-13, highlighting improvements in our health systems but we still have a lot of ground to cover. With around 50% of women in the country delivering in private maternity hospitals, there is an urgent need for the adoption of clinical standards by the obstetric community. We welcome the collaboration with NABH that will only promise better outcomes and health for women in India.”
Dr. Hrishikesh D. Pai, President-Elect, FOGSI, and Chief Administrator, FOGSI-Manyata initiative, added, “We are delighted to come together with NABH towards improving the quality of maternity care as well as access to this care with Manyata so that every woman in the country receives quality services wherever and whenever she seeks care. This collaboration is a significant milestone and will strengthen our commitment to providing equitable and high-quality maternal care in India.”
Dr. Hema Divakar, National Convener, FOGSI-Manyata initiative mentioned, “A decade of efforts has shown us that it is worth investing in strengthening maternal health care systems so as to bridge the gap between KNOWING and DOING. Upskilling of existing human resources has made a huge impact on the quality of care in the Manyata accredited centers.”
This collaboration will contain high quality care sensitization workshops for Maternity Service Providers (MSPs) aimed toward making a pool of FOGSI specialists to assess amenities for NABH high quality accreditation and assessments of MSPs by NABH as per FOGSI’s Manyata requirements.
Although the share of India’s institutional deliveries has elevated to 88.6% in 2019-2021 (NFHS 5), the nation has one of many highest numbers of maternal deaths, globally. A substantial proportion of maternal mortality is in reality due to preventable causes corresponding to obstetric haemorrhage, pregnancy-related infections and hypertensive issues of being pregnant. To tackle this, the Government of India has more and more prioritised high quality maternal care by instituting high quality enchancment programmes in public well being amenities. However, with a big proportion of girls selecting non-public care to ship, the non-public sector performs a essential position in offering high quality maternal care to ladies. This highlights the necessity for a nationwide system to oversee the standard of maternity care amongst non-public suppliers and thereby enhance maternal well being outcomes.
To bridge this hole, FOGSI has been driving Manyata since 2013, a programme that promotes the adoption and observe of 16 medical requirements based mostly on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) requirements of high quality care for antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care. The programme proof by Ariadne Labs (Affiliated to Harvard) reveals a 70% improve in Manyata amenities having the ability to handle life-threatening problems, corresponding to obstructed labour, pre-eclampsia and/or eclampsia, and postpartum haemorrhage enormously improved. Manyata’s footprint spans 22 states throughout a community of 1500 amenities in the nation. It is a first-of-its-kind initiative which is constructing the capacities of healthcare workforce and offering certification, thereby setting a benchmark for maternal high quality care. Manyata has laid the muse for self-driven consciousness and demand in Quality enchancment amongst amenities and with this collaboration endeavours to scale collectively with NABH. The initiative is powering innovation by means of social well being entrepreneurs and institutional business fashions as a part of its sustainability and scale-up technique. It has the potential to be replicated in nations with comparable socio-economic demographic and blended well being techniques.
Hence, the sectoral collaboration between NABH and FOGSI can create a paradigm shift in the maternal well being ecosystem by complementing one another’s efforts to attain extra moms and create a extra vital affect.
Manyata is FOGSI’s flagship initiative to enhance the standard of personal maternity care for ladies in low- and middle-income classes in India. This initiative is supported by MSD for Mothers, and MacArthur Foundation. It is a top quality enchancment (coaching) and certification program that acts as a stamp of high quality making certain constant, secure, and respectful care for moms throughout and after childbirth. The program promotes the adoption and observe of 16 medical requirements -in line with World Health Organization (WHO) requirements for antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care. Currently, Manyata is current in 22 states/UTs with deliberate growth to different states. In Maharashtra, this system runs as a joint initiative between the Public Health Department, Government of Maharashtra and FOGSI, and is named LaQshya-Manyata with further 10 Facility requirements in line with nationwide requirements of care.
The initiative is led by Dr Hema Divakar, National Convener, Manyata; Dr Hrishikesh Pai, Chief Administrator, FOGSI-Manyata Initiative; and Dr Ameya Purandare, Deputy Administrator, FOGSI-NPMU and managed by Dr Samita Bhardwaj, National Program Manager, FOGSI-NPMU. The National Program Management Unit (NPMU) constituted beneath FOGSI is accountable for high quality assurance, coaching of trainers and accreditation of lead assessors, who consider non-public amenities on requirements and advocate them for certification. In Maharashtra, this evaluation is collectively undertaken by FOGSI and Public Health Department, Government of Maharashtra.
About The Federation of Obstetricians and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI)
The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) is the skilled group representing practitioners of obstetrics and gynaecology in India. With 262 member societies and over 37,000 particular person members unfold over the size and breadth of the nation, FOGSI might be one of many largest membership-based organizations of specialised professionals. FOGSI exists to encourage and disseminate data, schooling, and analysis in the sphere of obstetrics and gynaecology, to pilot and promote preventive and therapeutic companies associated to the observe of obstetrics and gynaecology for the betterment of the well being of girls and kids in specific and the wellbeing of the group in basic, to advocate the reason for reproductive well being and rights and to assist and shield the curiosity of practitioners of obstetrics and gynaecology in India.
About The Quality Council of India (QCI)
The Quality Council of India (QCI) is a non-profit autonomous group registered beneath Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 to set up an accreditation construction in the nation and to unfold high quality motion in India by enterprise a National Quality Campaign. QCI works because the National Accreditation Body. It is an autonomous group beneath Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry. QCI by means of its boards and divisions is concerned in accreditation and promotion of high quality.
The Accreditation & Quality Promotions Boards are:
1. NABL: National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories.
2. NABH: National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers.
3. NABCB: National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies.
4. NABET: National Accreditation Board for Education & Training.
5. NBQP: National Board for Quality Promotion.
About National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH)
NABH was arrange in the yr 2005 to set up and function accreditation program for healthcare organizations in India. The board is being supported by all stakeholders together with business, shoppers and authorities. It has full useful autonomy in its operations. The first accreditation programme “Hospital Accreditation” was launched in the yr 2006. Over the years, NABH has developed different accreditation in addition to certification programmes based mostly on the necessity and demand from the business, authorities and stakeholders. Besides accreditation and certification programmes, NABH additionally carries out inspections of Health Care Organizations (HCOs) for the aim of their empanelment with CGHS and ECHS. NABH additionally conducts a number of trainings and academic workshops for its shoppers and stakeholders.
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