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𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲

On June 13, 2026, SafeCare Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health,Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Healthcare Federation, successfully organized a high-level national workshop on Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, Certification and Accreditation Readiness.

The workshop brought together leaders from public and private health facilities, MoH, EHF, quality experts, partner hospitals and media representatives to explore one central question.
“𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙥𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?”

A clear message emerged from the discussion. “Accreditation requires more than good intentions. It demands a strong, hospital-wide quality management system that is supported by continuous improvement initiatives and strengthened through external quality assurance mechanisms.”

In his welcoming remarks, Dr. Markos Feleke, President of the Ethiopian Healthcare Federation, emphasized close collaboration between EHF and the Ministry of Health, particularly the Health System Innovation & Quality Lead Executive Office. He noted that SafeCare implementation significantly contributes to the national accreditation process and highlighted Ethiopia’s potential to become a medical tourism hub in East Africa.

Dr. Abas Hassen, Lead Executive Officer for Health System Innovation and Quality at the Ministry of Health, elaborated on the Ministry’s strategic direction, stressing that the journey toward quality improvement has already begun. He underlined that early adopters gain greater advantage than late implementers and stressed that the government can’t support every facility individually. Therefore, facilities must take ownership of their quality journey by investing in structured systems and participating in recognized external quality assurance and certification programs.

Participants explored Ethiopia’s ongoing national efforts, including the Healthcare Quality Strategy and the National Healthcare Accreditation Program, which is already guiding selected facilities toward accreditation readiness and defining clear expectations for health facilities.
A key highlight was the presentation of the SafeCare Program as a practical, structured solution that helps hospitals to assess quality and safety performance, Identify and close critical gaps, and build continuous accreditation readiness systems.

Hospitals shared real implementation experiences, demonstrating how SafeCare is already helping facilities integrate quality and patient safety across departments and strengthen leadership engagement in quality improvement.

The event concluded with a recognition ceremony honouring six private hospitals as Early Adopter Facilities under the SafeCare Quality Programme, in recognition of their commitment to advancing healthcare quality, patient safety, and continuous quality improvement, serving as a model for accreditation readiness.
Amin General Hospital,
MeQrez Health services,
Teklehaimanot General Hospital,
Washington Medical Center
Yanet General Hospital,
Washington Healthcare Surgical, Internal Medicine & MCH Specialty Center