In Nigeria’s Delta State, a public/private partnership is rehabilitating 25 defunct health facilities to provide quality primary health care services to remote and underserved communities. The Primary Health Care Revitalization and Access to Fi

Series 3, episode 1 - COVID-19 lockdown and pregnancy complications: Findings from Nepal on providing quality intrapartum care in extraordinary times

Oct 23rd, 2020 16m 1s

A recent study conducted in Nepal assessed the indirect impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the quality of intrapartum care that women received in health facilities. The study, published in The Lancet, looks at the implications of a reduced acce

In Sierra Leone, an emergency triage system is driving child mortality down: what we can learn from ‘ETAT+’ whole systems approach

Apr 6th, 2020 24m 39s

Many children’s deaths could be prevented if the most sick children were identified soon after their arrival in a health facility, and were prioritized to be treated immediately.The Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) programme w

Series 2, episode 4 – When birth companions are part of the problem: a story of disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Western Tanzania

Jan 18th, 2020 28m 11s

A recent study conducted in Ghana, Guinea, Myanmar and Nigeria and published in the Lancet showed that one in three women experienced physical or verbal mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities.Adrienne Strong is a medical anthropo

Series 2, episode 3 – In India, a group of medical and nursing students bring quality improvement skills in their life and work

Jan 9th, 2020 9m 34s

Chhavi Sharma, a medical student at the Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, explains how learning Quality Improvement skills, in addition to her clinical skills, is changing the way she approaches patients, and preparing her to be a bet

Series 2, episode 2 – In Ghana, a simple tool designed to engage communities helped increase the transparency, accountability and quality of care in health services

Jul 26th, 2019 17m 31s

Emmanuel Ayire Adongo, from the World Health Organisation Country Office in Ghana explains how a simple tool – a scorecard, building on an existing policy and community engagement structures – has made it possible to engage communities in th

Series 2, episode 1- In Ebonyi and Kogi states, health workers learn quality improvement skills on top of clinical skills, and are improving quality of care on the day of birth

Dec 3rd, 2018 23m 3s

Over 90 health facilities in the Eboni and Kogi states of Nigeria have joined a quality improvement initiative to improve the quality of care for women and newborn on the day of birth.In just two years, they have seen massive improvement in som

Series 1, episode 4 – Building systems to support health workers to deliver better care

Oct 3rd, 2018 15m 52s

There has been several pieces of work published recently on how health systems are failing and how they have to evolve and focus on quality of care, to adapt to changing needs and support Universal Health Coverage (UHC).Last month, The Lancet

Series 1, episode 3 – Building trust between families and health care workers to care for sick and small newborns in India

Sep 19th, 2018 19m 56s

What can anxious parents of small and sick newborns do to care for their baby, in a health facility? And how does their willingness to help go down with health workers? Professor Arti Maria, Head of Neonatology at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospita

Series 1, episode 2 – Water and sanitation for a better experience of care in Malawi

Sep 12th, 2018 11m 13s

Health facilities need to have access to water, sanitation, energy, as well as supplies of medicines and equipment to deliver quality care to women and newborns. These pre-requisites are a part of the World Health Organization’s standards fo

Quality Talks – series 1, episode 1- the podcast of the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Sep 5th, 2018 4m 48s

Quality Talks is the podcast of the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. Quality Talks will bring you the stories of healthcare professionals who are experienced in running and managing quality of care i

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