Quality Assurance Project: Application of Quality Circle in Public Health

Under the Integrated Population Development (IPD) project, the major thrust was to improve the quality of health services imparted in the public health institutions of five IPD selected districts through the quality assurance project. In 2002, the Government of Gujarat selected Vardaan Foundation to introduce concept of Quality in Public Health with the support of IPD 5 Project of UNFPA. The Board of Trustee deputed Dr. Harshit Sinha to materialize this challenge as known to be mammoth task within the span of 120 days. Dr. Harshit Sinha pilot tested the concept “QUALITY CIRCLE” for improving quality at primary, secondary and tertiary levels two IPD districts of Gujarat. He developed the model to introduce concept of quality in Public Health using the formulae ‘4ME’ as Manpower; Material, Measurement, Monitoring and Environment. He has also developed a instruction manual first time of its kind.  After the end of UNFPA assisted, IPD 5 project, the idea and concept was became the inspirational source to develop a separate quality cell under the commissionrate of Health in the state of Gujarat. The report is available online at http://varfound.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/QC_Final_Report.pdf