Table 3.

Accreditation practices by country

Accreditation characteristic	Ethiopia1	Ghana	Kenya	Malaysia	Mongolia
Pre-service accreditation	National accreditation board and professional regulatory body	National accreditation board and the professional regulatory bodies	Clinical Officers Council	Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) and Medical Assistants Board (MAB)	National Council for Educational Accreditation
In-service accreditation	Regional health bureau, the regulatory body which gives licenses	Regulatory bodies	Clinical Officers Council	Ministry of Health	National Center for Health Development of the Ministry of Health
Establishment of accreditation	Government	Government	Government	Government	Government
Who is responsible for accreditation?	Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA)	National Accreditation Board and the Medical and Dental Council	Clinical Officers Council, Ministry of Health	Medical Assistants Board and Malaysian Qualifications Agency	National Council for Educational Accreditation

¹Review and update of standards were recently completed