The Maldives' National Patient Safety Framework: Ensuring quality & safety (November 2021)

Summary

Patient safety is fundamental to healthcare and is a major concern for the Republic of Maldives. For strengthening the patient safety framework, Ministry of Health (MOH), Republic of Maldives had requested the WHO for assistance in assessing prevalent the status in the year 2016. Now the Ministry of Health has decided to develop the National Strategic plan for the Patient Safety in the country. This report looks at the current patient safety situation in the Maldives and their action plan for implementation of a patient safety framework.