PAHO And International Hospital Federation Sign Agreement To Strengthen Hospital Management In The Americas
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The collaboration will focus on three core aims: supporting the development of hospital management competencies; strengthening hospital management, systems, and processes; and advancing the transformation to net zero-, climate resilient and sustainable healthcare.
PAHO, jointly with the IHF, will provide guidance on the restructuring and upgrading of hospitals and on the delivery of specialized care to ensure adequate accessibility for hospital-based services, including emergency, operative, critical, and outpatient care.
Furthermore, the collaboration seeks to expand digital health services within hospitals and associated networks, promoting innovative approaches to enhance healthcare delivery. PAHO and IHF will promote the development of programs for healthcare delivery that strengthen climate resiliency in hospitals and in leadership decisions.
PAHO will work with the IHF on leadership capacity development and on the provision of training for senior managers and executives within hospitals, in particular in topics such as hospital organization, management, operation and oversight, and in promoting a culture of quality in healthcare delivery.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the IHF is a non-profit global organization that provides its members with a platform for knowledge exchange and networking with different actors in the health sector to improve the standard, quality, and level of service delivery.
PAHO is the specialized health agency of the Inter-American System and serves as the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Americas. It works with countries throughout the region to improve and protect people's health.