As Cohsasa celebrates its 30th anniversary of quality improvement and accreditation in Africa, it is transforming its previously conservative image into a modern, vibrant representation inspired by the continent’s rich culture. 1 Nov 2024 Read more A top figure in South African health improvement circles, Jacqui Stewart of Cohsasa, was honoured this week in Istanbul when the ISQua (International Society for Quality in Health Care) conferred the society’s Life Membership award in recognition of her outstanding achievements in her service to ISQua. 30 Sep 2024 Read more A grand tea, rivalling the renowned spread at the Mount Nelson Hotel, was laid out in the staff room of Cure Day Hospitals Paarl to celebrate the hospital’s third accreditation award. This 21-bed facility in the picturesque town of Paarl, Western Cape, received high praise for its achievement. 23 Jul 2024 Read more On 20 June 2024, the heads of all units at Mediclinic Durbanville gathered in the conference room to celebrate the facility receiving its sixth successive accreditation award, valid for four years until 2028. This multi-specialist hospital, one of the few in South Africa offering robotic surgery, was not the only one honoured; the adjoining 26-bed Mediclinic Durbanville Day Clinic also received a three-year accreditation certificate. 28 Jun 2024 Read more The Uganda Martyrs’ Hospital Lubaga in Kampala, Uganda, is proud to announce that it has received its first full two-year accreditation award from Cohsasa. 28 May 2024 Read more People wandering into the Sandton Convention Centre last week could have been forgiven if they thought they had walked onto the set of a sci-fi futuristic film for, contained within its four walls, were some of the most remarkable innovations, diagnostics, technologies and services in the field of medicine and health on display. 9 Apr 2024 Read more The Bank Hospital in Accra, Ghana, has received a two-year accreditation award from Cohsasa (The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa) following an external survey in December 2023. This is the second facility in Ghana to be awarded accreditation by Cohsasa. The first was the C and J Medicare Hospital and Diagnostic Centre which was accredited from 2018 to 2020. 12 Mar 2024 Read more Featuring an impressive lineup of experts in the field, the event will delve into the crucial theme of "Ensuring Patient Safety in the ESG Drive". This acronym, which stands for environmental, social, and governance, represents a comprehensive framework for assessing the sustainability and ethical practices of companies. The theme will be explored through panel discussions and keynote speakers. In addition to the conference sessions, there will be an accompanying exhibition showcasing the latest advancements in healthcare. 29 Feb 2024 Read more The speaker line-up and the conference programme for the inaugural Hospital Show in Sandton on 13 to 14 March is now live. Please see: https://hospitalshow.co.za/. 19 Feb 2024 Read more As the only one of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (Cohsasa) which assesses and accredits a range of healthcare facilities throughout the continent is pleased to announce that it has achieved international accreditation until December 2027. This follows a comprehensive survey by the International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (ISQua EEA) in September last year and not only validates Cohsasa as an organisation, but also endorses the second edition of its Health Facility Standards for Inpatient and Ambulatory Care and its Surveyor Training Programme. 18 Jan 2024 Read more The inaugural Hospital Show and Conference, set for 13 to 14 March at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, promises to attract a diverse audience, including attendees from across Africa. Co-located with the GP Expo and Nursing Practice, this event is not only free for all HCPs but also offers a valuable certificate of attendance for CPD hours. 16 Jan 2024 Read more There were celebrations recently when CEO of Cohsasa, Jacqui Stewart, presented a four-year accreditation certificate to Mediclinic Cape Gate. It was the fourth time that this 164-bed multi-specialist hospital in Brackenfell in the northern suburbs of Cape Town had been accredited. This time the hospital achieved an enviable score of 98 out of a possible 100 points. 3 Nov 2023 Read more Unit heads of Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt in Bellville gathered this week to receive a seventh accreditation certificate from Cohsasa. This 189-bed acute hospital in the northern suburbs of Cape Town has now received its third four-year accreditation award which signals that the facility has quality improvement principles deeply embedded in the DNA of daily hospital operations. 6 Oct 2023 Read more The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (Cohsasa) has appointed two new members to its board. They are Dr Brenda Kubheka and Dr Victor Litlhakanyane. 1 Sep 2023 Read more The Selebi-Phikwe Government Hospital, located in the Central District of Botswana has been accredited for a second time for two years. Its first accreditation was from 2019 to 2021. This is a feather in the cap for the Botswana Department of Health and Wellness which has committed itself to a process of accreditation since 2009. 24 Aug 2023 Read more The most prestigious academy in the field of quality and safety in patient care, The ISQua Academy of Quality and Safety in Health Care (IAQS), has welcomed two new members from Africa - Ethelwynn Stellenberg, emeritus associate professor: Department of Nursing and Midwifery at Stellenbosch University and national chairperson of the South African Medico-Legal Association. She is also a board member of Cohsasa. 13 Jul 2023 Read more Mediclinic Vergelegen is setting a pace for quality improvement, patient safety, and accreditation in Somerset West in the Western Cape. The hospital was handed its second four-year accreditation certificate by the CEO of Cohsasa, Jacqui Stewart, this week. This is the hospital's seventh accreditation award since receiving its first one in 1996. With such a long history of compliance with international standards, it is clear, said Stewart, that Mediclinic Vergelegen has quality improvement deeply embedded in its DNA. 11 Jul 2023 Read more It was cake for everyone at the Cure Day Hospital in Somerset West when Cohsasa handed over a second three-year accreditation certificate to Carmen Bester, the hospital manager, and staff. And what a cake it was! Emblazoned with Cohsasa and Cure Day Hospital logos, the large chocolate cake was eye-catching and delicious. 10 Jul 2023 Read more Staff at Cure Day Hospitals Bellville gathered in the foyer in front of a colourful painting this week to celebrate receipt of their three-year accreditation certificate from the CEO of Cohsasa, Jacqui Stewart. Cure Day Hospitals is making great strides in the quality improvement game with nine of their eleven hospitals now in the Cohsasa programme. This high percentage in the Cohsasa quality improvement and accreditation programme signals that Cure Day Hospitals is an organisation that is serious about providing safe and better care to their patients. 5 Jul 2023 Read more The hospital general manager and head of units and quality teams assembled in the conference room of Mediclinic Paarl this week to receive an accreditation certificate from Cohsasa CEO, Jacqui Stewart. This hospital has been in the Cohsasa programme since November 1996 and has received seven subsequent accreditation awards. The latest, awarded by the Cohsasa Board in late May when the hospital scored 97, is a four-year accreditation award suggesting that quality improvement is deeply entrenched in the culture of the hospital. 21 Jun 2023 Read more The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (Cohsasa) has released the names of health facilities that have been accredited at its latest board meeting. Health facilities that receive accreditation awards from Cohsasa must meet extremely rigorous, internationally recognised standards, signifying that patients attending these facilities can expect to receive safe, quality care. 26 May 2023 Read more The Mediclinic Group in South Africa has put its best foot forward with one of the highest number ever of its facilities receiving four-year accreditation awards at a recent Board Meeting of Cohsasa. A total of eight Mediclinic hospitals, scattered throughout South Africa and Namibia, achieved the highest accolade: a four-year accreditation. 17 Mar 2023 Read more Kenya is in the limelight this quarter with two hospitals in Nairobi achieving accreditation awards. These are Avenue Parklands Hospital and Metropolitan Hospital which each achieved two-year awards. Other hospitals which have achieved accreditation belong to the Mediclinic Group in South Africa. 30 Nov 2022 Read more When a hospital is accredited for a sixth time, pundits would say it is a safe assumption that it is functioning like a well-oiled machine: only a few tweaks are necessary to meet rigorous international standards. 13 Oct 2022 Read more To mark the annual World Patient Safety Day, three organisations - Cohsasa of South Africa, AfiHQSA of Ghana and C-CARE (IHK) of Uganda are collaborating to bring you the latest thinking across Africa regarding medication without harm - the theme for this year's World Health Organization (WHO) third global patient safety challenge. 5 Sep 2022 Read more Following the Covid global pandemic, there has been an increase in the number of healthcare facilities seeking quality improvement training and accreditation programmes. While many hospitals had placed such improvement initiatives on hold during the height of the pandemic, they are now entering such programmes in higher numbers. 25 Aug 2022 Read more Can you imagine operating a hospital in the middle of winter at the height of a pandemic and in the middle of a civil riot? Imagine further that you are desperately short of oxygen and food for patients because trucks cannot find their way through blockaded protests. This is not Ukraine. This is KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa in July 2021 when political grievances and economic pressures led to looting and riots. This after a devastating Covid surge only five months prior. 20 Jul 2022 Read more A look at six accredited South African private hospitals and how they managed to operate during Covid. 19 Jul 2022 Read more The following facilities have been accredited by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (Cohsasa) signifying that patients attending these facilities can expect to receive safe, quality care. 25 May 2022 Read more The following facilities have been accredited by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (Cohsasa) signifying that patients attending these facilities can expect to receive safe, quality care. 28 Feb 2022 Read more The following facilities have been accredited by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (Cohsasa) signifying that patients attending these facilities can expect to receive safe, quality care. 9 Dec 2021 Read more Two global healthcare accreditation bodies are joining forces to seek to expand the medical travel space in Africa by ensuring that patients are safe and receive quality care. 7 Oct 2021 Read more Mediclinic Milnerton has been awarded a four-year accreditation by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (Cohsasa) signifying that the healthcare facility has achieved a high level of excellence. Cohsasa is a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 27 Aug 2021 Read more The healthcare facilities listed below have been awarded accreditation by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 26 May 2021 Read more The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (Cohsasa) has elected a new chairperson and vice-chairperson to lead the organisation. 10 Mar 2021 Read more In a significant step forward for South Africa's palliative healthcare sector, late last year saw the fourth edition of the Standards for Palliative Healthcare Services being recognised internationally and accredited for four years by the global authority on standards development and assessment. This is the International Society for Quality in Health Care's External Evaluation Association (IEEA). 21 Jan 2021 Read more King Faisal Hospital Kigali has become the first hospital in Rwanda to receive a four-year accreditation award from The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (Cohsasa). The occasion was celebrated at a ceremony on 29 October 2020 held at the Marriott Hotel in Kigali. 26 Nov 2020 Read more Only less than two weeks to go until Omnia Health Live Africa comes to your screens. 7 Oct 2020 Read more Sheer grit and determination on behalf of all members of staff at the Helderberg Hospice in Somerset West in the Western Cape was required, and delivered, for the facility to receive its fifth accreditation in the middle of a global pandemic. The accreditation means that the hospice meets robust international standards as determined by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (Cohsasa). 9 Sep 2020 Read more The first Life Healthcare hospital in South Africa, the Kingsbury Hospital in Claremont, Cape Town, has been accredited for two years by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). 27 May 2020 Read more The healthcare facilities listed below have been awarded accreditation by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (Cohsasa), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 4 Mar 2020 Read more 4-6 May 2020
Johannesburg, South Africa 6 Feb 2020 Read more The healthcare facilities listed in the table below have been awarded accreditation by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 3 Dec 2019 Read more The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for Medical Travel Services and The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (COHSASA), have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration between the two accreditation programs to strengthen the protocols and services provided by healthcare providers to medical travel and international patients in Africa. 25 Oct 2019 Read more As better methods for providing safe and efficient health service delivery occupy much of the political debate in South Africa - and around the world - but particularly as it concerns the proposed introduction of NHI, it is timely that the world's largest conference on such matters will be in Cape Town next week from 20 to 23 October 2019. 17 Oct 2019 Read more The healthcare facilities listed in the table below have been awarded accreditation by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 9 Sep 2019 Read more Cohsasa's new Healthcare Standards Development Coordinator is Dr Nicholas Burger. He comes into Cohsasa as a seasoned scientific researcher with three degrees in the field of sports science and exercise medicine but with a wider understanding of the intricacies shaping healthcare service delivery. 6 Aug 2019 Read more Three Mediclinic hospitals in the Western Cape received Katrin Kleijnhans Quality Trophies from The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (COHSASA) recently. 24 Jun 2019 Read more The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (COHSASA) is deeply honoured and proud to announce that its CEO, Jacqui Stewart, has been elected to the International Academy of Quality & Safety in Health Care (IAQS), established by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), to recognise distinguished individuals who have made a significant contribution in the field of quality and safety in healthcare. 14 Jun 2019 Read more The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC is a leader in the field of healthcare quality improvement, patient safety and accreditation of health care facilities across Africa. 14 Mar 2019 Read more The CEO of The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), Jacqui Stewart, has been selected as one of the 100 Most Impactful Healthcare Leaders by the World Health & Wellness Congress for 2019 scheduled for 14 February in Mumbai, India. 4 Mar 2019 Read more The healthcare facilities listed in the table below have recently been awarded accreditation by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 4 Mar 2019 Read more The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (COHSASA), has achieved its fifth accreditation from the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), the global authority with a mission is to improve the quality and safety of healthcare worldwide. 20 Dec 2018 Read more The healthcare facilities listed in the table below have recently been awarded accreditation by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 4 Dec 2018 Read more The healthcare facilities listed in the table below have recently been awarded accreditation by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 29 Aug 2018 Read more These are the words that Deputy Nursing Service Manager Karin Lategan used when she spurred personnel at the Mediclinic Constantiaberg onwards towards the hospital's fifth accreditation survey since 1996. It was these efforts that earned her the prestigious Katrin Kleijnhans Award for Quality, by her peers at the hospital. 3 Jul 2018 Read more There were scenes of celebration - dancing, singing, DJ spinning, jazz and marimba bands, choirs and praise prayers - when Jwaneng Mine Hospital in Botswana achieved a score of 99 out of a possible 100 for their recent fifth COHSASA accreditation award. 3 Jul 2018 Read more Jacqui Stewart, the Chief Executive Officer of The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), will chair the Quality Management Conference, one of 16 conferences at Africa Health, the largest platform in the African healthcare market for international and local companies to meet, network and do business. 17 Apr 2018 Read more The International Hospital Kampala (IHK), a 100-bed private hospital in Uganda and part of the International Medical Group, has noticed a significant drop in hospital-acquired infections (HAI) and more successful monitoring of continuous quality improvement and adverse events since its second accreditation with COHSASA. 23 Mar 2018 Read more The healthcare facilities listed in the table below have been awarded accreditation by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 22 Feb 2018 Read more The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) brings you the first IHI Africa Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare which takes place at the Durban International Conference Centre from 19-21 February 2018. 17 Jan 2018 Read more The healthcare facilities listed in the table below have been awarded accreditation by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 8 Dec 2017 Read more To ensure that it provides safe, quality care to all its patients, the Cure Day Clinics Group is entering all its hospitals in the quality improvement and accreditation programme of the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). 2 Aug 2017 Read more Proud members of the Mediclinic Morningside Clinical Management Team received the Katrin Kleijnhans Quality Trophy from the CEO of The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa, Jacqui Stewart. 27 Jul 2017 Read more COHSASA welcomed three new board members at its quarterly May 2017 meeting to take the vision and mission of the organisation forward. There was also a change of leadership at the top of the board. Ms Sharon Slabbert has been appointed Chairperson of the Board with Professor Gert van Zyl as Vice-Chair. 29 Jun 2017 Read more COHSASA was one of 540 companies from 18 different countries to host an exhibition for three days at the largest health conference on the continent. Africa Health 2017 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in the Midrand attracted over 10,000 health professionals under one roof. 22 Jun 2017 Read more The healthcare facilities listed in the table below have been awarded accreditation by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 1 Jun 2017 Read more Proud members of the Mediclinic Cape Gate nursing team gathered in the hospital's board room in May 2017 to receive the Katrin Kleijnhans Quality Trophy from Quality Advisor and Surveyor, Riel le Roux, of the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa - COHSASA. Mediclinic Cape Gate is the third hospital in the Mediclinic Group to receive the award. 31 May 2017 Read more Proud members of the Mediclinic Cape Town management team gathered in the hospital's boardroom on Monday, April 10 2017, to hear who had received the Katrin Kleijnhans Quality Trophy from the CEO of the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa, Jacqui Stewart. It turned out to be the Clinical Risk Manager and her team, Karin Coetzee. 20 Apr 2017 Read more Proud members of the Mediclinic Durbanville management team gathered in the hospital's boardroom on Monday, 27 February 2017, to receive the Katrin Kleijnhans Quality Trophy from the CEO of the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa, Jacqui Stewart. 13 Mar 2017 Read more In sub-Saharan Africa, many healthcare clinics do not have the resources to provide safe and effective care - resources such as a consistent supply of medication or the infrastructure to keep patient records safe and secure. SafeCare provides these clinics an option to improve care for their patients with quality improvement standards they can comply with even under restricted conditions. 10 Mar 2017 Read more In 2019 Cape Town will play host to what is regarded as the most prestigious of all conferences dealing with quality improvement and patient safety in health care. 17 Feb 2017 Read more Press statement from the CEO of The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), Ms Jacqui Stewart, on the report of the Office of the Health Ombud, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, No guns: 94+ silent deaths and still counting. 13 Feb 2017 Read more Even a heavy downpour of rain could not stop the jubilant spirits of Botswana hospital and clinic staff as two hospitals and three clinics – all in the public sector – recently celebrated their two-year accreditation awards from COHSASA. These are the first hospitals and clinics under the control of the Botswana Ministry of Health and Wellness to achieve to receive the sought-after COHSASA accreditation awards. 1 Feb 2017 Read more Reddington Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria has won one of the country's most prestigious excellence awards for service delivery for the third year running. The hospital picked up the "Private Healthcare Provider of the Year" award at this year's Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) as it did in 2014 and 2015. 6 Jul 2016 Read more The following hospitals have received full accreditation from the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company based in Cape Town. 6 Jun 2016 Read more Jan Pienaar is what we at COHSASA like to call a "Quality Champion". It means he knows what quality improvement in health is about, he knows how to implement it and he has been successful at it. 25 Apr 2016 Read more Ms Jacqui Stewart has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) from today (1 April 2016) having held the position as Interim CEO since the retirement of founder and former CEO, Professor Stuart Whittaker, last year. 1 Apr 2016 Read more The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) is pleased to announce the appointment of its new deputy chairperson, Sharon Slabbert. 4 Mar 2016 Read more The workshops will provide attendees with the knowledge, the tools and the templates to investigate adverse incidents and implement various quality improvement projects and processes in their health institutions. 26 Jan 2016 Read more COHSASA is offering a range of quality improvement and patient safety workshops in 2016. These will be held in Cape Town in the course of 2016 - dates to be decided. If you would prefer that a workshop is conducted on premises at your organisation instead of staff travelling to Cape Town, kindly get hold of Dr Katrin Kleijnhans at az.oc.asashoc@nirtak. 11 Dec 2015 Read more Dr Abigail van der Linde joined COHSASA Quality Adviser Team on 1 December 2015. She brings with her a solid commitment and dedication to ensuring that all people - regardless of age, race, income and health status - have the best possible healthcare available. 10 Dec 2015 Read more Dr Nicole Spieker, Director Quality of PharmAccess Foundation and Managing Director of SafeCare, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has been appointed to the COHSASA Board. Dr Spieker has worked closely with COHSASA over the past six years. 9 Dec 2015 Read more COHSASA's series of practical workshops held at our headquarters in Cape Town in 2015 has proved to be extremely popular. The motivation for the workshops is to ensure that health workers have the knowledge they need to provide safe and quality care to their patients. 7 Oct 2015 Read more The following healthcare facilities have been awarded full accreditation by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 17 Sep 2015 Read more COHSASA is running a series of practical workshops in 2015 on improving the care pathway for patients and improving the delivery of safe and quality healthcare by facilities. After its first successful workshop in April, COHSASA will host the second workshop on Quality Improvement from 6-8 July 2015 at the COHSASA head office in Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa. 9 Jun 2015 Read more The following healthcare facilities have been awarded full accreditation by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 20 May 2015 Read more Due to numerous and ongoing requests COHSASA will run a number of workshops in 2015 on a variety of topics. The individual workshops will cover different topics including: 5 Mar 2015 Read more There has been a bumper crop of accreditation awards for hospitals and Environmental Health Offices of the City of Cape Town from the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). 27 Feb 2015 Read more The chairman of the COHSASA Board, Professor Erwin Schwella, is pleased to announce that Jacqui Stewart has been appointed as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of COHSASA. She is currently the deputy CEO. 24 Feb 2015 Read more The South African-based NPO, COHSASA (The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa), has received global recognition for its programmes to improve quality and safety in healthcare institutions. 20 Feb 2015 Read more Dr Stephen Taylor, a public health specialist with a wealth of experience, has been appointed to the board of the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). 10 Dec 2014 Read more Two Mediclinic hospitals - Mediclinic Welkom and Mediclinic Vergelegen - have each achieved the highest accreditation award available from the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). Both hospitals have achieved a four-year accreditation award which signifies they have maintained standards of excellence over time. 11 Nov 2014 Read more The following hospitals and healthcare facilities have been awarded accreditation by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). This means the healthcare organisations have entered a quality improvement programme and have been assessed against, and have met, internationally recognised standards. 23 Sep 2014 Read more The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) wishes to express its profound sadness at the death of a Member of its Board and renowned HIV/AIDS specialist, Professor Joep Lange, who died tragically in the Malaysian Airlines Ukraine crash on Thursday 17th July 2014. 23 Jul 2014 Read more The following hospitals and healthcare facilities have been awarded full accreditation by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. 10 Mar 2014 Read more History in Botswana healthcare was made in Gaborone last week when South African quality improvement and accreditation organisation, COHSASA (the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa) and Boitekanelo College signed a memorandum of agreement to join forces. 4 Mar 2014 Read more Erwin Schwella, professor of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University, has been appointed chairman of the board of the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). 31 Jan 2014 Read more The following hospitals and healthcare facilities have been awarded accreditation by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit organisation based in Cape Town. This means the healthcare organisations have entered a quality improvement programme and have been assessed against, and have met, standards that are recognised by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua). It also means that the facilities listed below are well placed to provide quality and safe care to the communities it serves. 18 Dec 2013 Read more The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) has introduced a new four-year award to give appropriate recognition to healthcare facilities in its quality improvement and accreditation programme that show consistently high standards over a period of time. 18 Sep 2013 Read more The Council for Health Service Accreditation (COHSASA) has issued its latest accreditation awards to healthcare facilities in Africa, including the King Faisal Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. 6 Jun 2013 Read more The first edition of 'SafeCare Standards' for clinics and health centres in resource-restricted settings has been accredited by the prestigious International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) known as the 'accreditor of accreditors.' SafeCare offers a unique set of standards that are realistic for resource-restricted settings while not compromising on quality levels. This has now been acknowledged by this official accreditation of the standards. 14 Mar 2013 Read more The healthcare facilities below have each received a three-year Accreditation Award from COHSASA (The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa) which means that they are compliant with internationally accredited standards. A three-year accreditation means that these facilities have consistently maintained their levels of standards compliance between external surveys. 13 Mar 2013 Read more COHSASA records a successful seven-year history working with the HPCA (Hospice Palliative Care Association) of South Africa. There are currently 27 hospices accredited to internationally recognised standards in South Africa. 26 Feb 2013 Read more The following hospitals and healthcare facilities have been awarded accreditation by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). This means the healthcare organisations have entered a quality improvement programme and have been assessed against, and have met, internationally recognised standards. 23 Nov 2012 Read more The following facilities have been measured against international health quality standards and have been accredited by COHSASA (the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa) following a board meeting on August 17, 2012. 27 Aug 2012 Read more The following facilities have received accreditation awards from the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). This is a not-for-profit organisation which has been working in South Africa for the past 17 years to improve the standard of healthcare in facilities. 28 May 2012 Read more Three organisations from three different continents have taken the next step in their commitment and dedication to improve the safety and quality of health care provided in resource-restricted countries. 20 Feb 2012 Read more Africans have a choice not to accept sub-standard care and filthy facilities from healthcare providers and are as entitled to safe healthcare as anyone living in Europe or the United States. 22 Mar 2011 Read more An international initiative spanning three continents that will provide healthcare facilities in resource-restricted settings with a means to improve service delivery will be launched at a conference in Cape Town today. 18 Mar 2011 Read more Making patient safety a priority in hospitals and clinics meant there had to be a change of mindset at the highest level so that even respected surgeons worked through basic safety checklists before they operated, Dr Carmen Audera-Lopez from the WHO's Patient Safety Programme said in Cape Town on March 10, 2011. 17 Mar 2011 Read more An African network of healthcare policy-makers focusing on patient safety has been established following a landmark conference on basic healthcare standards in Cape Town. 16 Mar 2011 Read more Hospitals and clinics in South Africa face audits, and penalties will be applied if they do not meet basic healthcare standards. 15 Mar 2011 Read more Top South African healthcare evaluation and standards setting body, the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) this week received a third successive thumbs-up as a competent accrediting body from the international watchdog on health standards and accreditation, the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua). 18 Feb 2011 Read more Healthcare improvement organisations join forces to implement safety and quality standards of care in facilities in resource-poor countries. 27 Oct 2010 Read more |
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