Accréditation Sans Frontières — 2023
Georgia NAP established. SheniEkimi Certification pilot initiated.
“Signing the National Adaptation Partner agreement with PHIG was the first time ASF’s governance model — standards written centrally, applied and verified locally — moved from a design on paper to an operating relationship with a real national institute. Formally constituting the Accreditation Decision Committee and receiving our first facility applications in the same year was not a coincidence: a standard means nothing until someone independent of the people who wrote it decides whether a real facility meets it.”
— Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD · Founder and President
Year in Brief
- Georgia NAP Agreement formally concluded — PHIG becomes ASF’s first National Adaptation Partner
- Coordinator and Monitor certification pathways formally established; first cohort enters training
- Accreditation Decision Committee formally constituted; first facility applications received
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Activity
Georgia NAP — PHIG
The ASF-PHIG National Adaptation Partner Agreement was formally concluded. The Public Health Institute of Georgia became ASF’s first National Adaptation Partner. The SheniEkimi Certification programme at certificate.ge was formally aligned with ASF certification standards and thresholds.
The module is available for laboratory-type facilities that have completed an ASF self-assessment.
Training Infrastructure
The ASF Academy training catalogue expanded to 75 courses. Coordinator certification pathway (8 hours per facility type, 80% pass mark) and Monitor certification pathway (16 hours per facility type, 85% pass mark) formally established. First cohort of Coordinators and Monitors entered training.
Standards Activity
Hospital Standard revised to v2.0 incorporating updated WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030 alignment. Evidence base citations added to all criteria.
Financial Summary
Full audited accounts available at the registered office in Paris.
ADC Decisions
ADC formally constituted with initial member cohort. First facility applications received and under review.
Complaints
No formal complaints received via public reporting channel.
Re-Verifications
No random re-verifications conducted — programme entering operational phase.
Looking Ahead to 2024
With applications under review, 2024 is expected to produce ASF’s first formal accreditation decisions. The International Standards Council and Patient and Public Council — both specified in the governance model but not yet constituted — are next.
Annex A — Documents and Infrastructure, 2023
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Hospital Standard v2.0 | Revised for WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030 alignment |
| ASF Academy training catalogue | Expanded to 75 courses |
| Coordinator certification pathway | 8 hours per facility type, 80% pass mark — established |
| Monitor certification pathway | 16 hours per facility type, 85% pass mark — established |
| Georgia NAP Agreement | PHIG formally concluded as ASF’s first National Adaptation Partner |