Improving hospital planning and management (Resolution)

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ R E S O L U T I O N REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC COMITE RÉGIONAL DU PACIFIQUE OCCIDENTAL WPR/RC69.R3 11 October 2018 IMPROVING HOSPITAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT The Regional Committee, Recalling the Western Pacific regional action framework, Universal Health Coverage: Moving Towards Better Health (WPR/RC66.R2), which recommends taking a comprehensive, whole-of-system approach to make rapid progress towards universal health coverage; Recognizing the key role of hospitals in health service delivery and the importance of improving hospital performance for countries to progress towards universal health coverage; Acknowledging the contributions of both public and private sectors and the role of hospitals in providing both public health and clinical services; Concerned about the challenges Member States face, at both the facility and health system levels, in improving hospital planning and management; Recognizing also the diversity of hospitals in the different country contexts, and the need to develop country-specific facility-level and health system-level approaches to improve hospital performance; Emphasizing the need for the health sector to strengthen capabilities to drive changes necessary to improve hospital performance in the context of a people-centred and efficient health system, WPR/RC69.R3 page 2 1. ENDORSES the Regional Action Framework on Improving Hospital Planning and Management in the Western Pacific; 2. URGES Member States: (1) to use the Action Framework as guidance to improve hospital performance, as part of efforts to increase equitable access to quality, affordable and people-centred health services; (2) to allocate sufficient financial, human and technological resources to promote efficiency, accountability and quality in hospital services; (3) to monitor hospital performance based on nationally agreed indicators, including through patient feedback mechanisms, with the objective of improving the quality and safety of patient care; (4) to support hospitals to develop partnerships with primary care and social service sectors; 3. REQUESTS the Regional Director: (1) to provide technical support to Member States in building capacity and taking action at the facility and health system levels to improve hospital planning and management; (2) to foster regional exchanges of knowledge, experiences and lessons; (3) to report periodically on progress in the implementation of the Regional Action Framework on Improving Hospital Planning and Management in the Western Pacific. Seventh meeting, 11 October 2018