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National Policy for Quality in Healthcare
Bridging Silos, Accelerating Improvements

Providing high quality healthcare that is
SAFE, TIMELY, EFFECTIVE, EQUITABLE, EFFICIENT, PEOPLE-CENTRED,
and ACCESSIBLE [STEEEPA] which is innovative and responsive to the needs
of the people and is delivered as a TEAM, in a CARING and PROFESSIONAL
manner in order to improve health outcomes and client experience.

This is followed by policy statements for each of the seven Strategic Priorities (SP)
areas that were identified for improvement. The seven strategic priorities areas are;

Appropriate and measurable objectives were formulated to address each strategic
priority area for improvement in the form of five-year (2022-2026) action plan.
Mechanisms to implement the strategies were delineated in the fourth section.
NPQH calls for multi-level actions from each of the key players that need to cohesively
work together with a sense of urgency to enable the achievement of national strategic
objectives for quality in health care.

With this strong team work and collaboration, we aim to bridge silos within the
health sector to accelerate improvements. This can be achieved through seamless
alignment between the NPQH and overall national health policy as well as quality
related policies and strategies that exist in different areas.

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