Women’s Health And The Ripple Effect Of The Covid-19 Pandemic
Covid-19 has upended every aspect of our lives, in ways both seen and unseen. Each day, we witness the damaging effects of the pandemic on our economies and healthcare systems, as businesses shut down and hospitals struggle to meet an overwhelming demand …
Safe Care, Saving Lives: Leaving a Legacy of Quality Improvement
In 2014, ACCESS Health partnered with the public health insurance program in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to launch a quality improvement program called Safe Care, Saving Lives. The program worked closely with the public health insurer to develop institutional structures and …
EMS World Features Every Second Counts
EMS World is a US based magazine focused on clinical care, systems operation, funding, research and other aspects of the prehospital emergency care profession. This month, the EMS Around the World column featured an excerpt from William A. Haseltine’s 2019 book Every Second Counts: Saving …
ACCESS Health at the 2018 Forum for the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
ACCESS Health was a proud participant in the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health 2018 Forum, held in December in New Delhi. The event focused on improving multisectoral action for results, sharing country solutions, and capturing and sharing best practices in …
The Quality Of Lifesaving Medicines: A New Investment Strategy
The Concept Foundation recently hosted a side event at the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Forum on the quality of lifesaving medicines. Participants in the Quality of Life-Saving Medicines: A New Investment Strategy panel discussion noted that with decreasing aid …
Sharing Learnings from the Safe Care, Saving Lives Program
ACCESS Health India recently presented lessons learned from the Safe Care, Saving Lives program to officials of the Department of Health and Family Welfare and National Health Mission in Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Thanks to government leadership, Chhatisgarh has lowered infant mortality rate of …
Safe Care Saving Lives Standard Operating Procedures
This document provides a set of standard operating procedures to design, implement, and evaluate a quality improvement program. It was developed as part of the Safe Care, Saving Lives quality improvement program which worked to improve the quality of care in public …
Safe Care, Saving Lives Change Package for Quality Improvement in Newborn Care
A change package is an evidence based set of changes that are critical to the improvement of care. This Change Package provides ideas to improve the quality of care in hospital labor rooms and newborn care units. It was developed as part …
Manyata Quality Maternal Care Initiative Featured At World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics
One of India’s most promising quality maternal care initiatives was featured at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics’ triennial World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Rio de Janeiro from October 14 to October 19. The Manyata for Mothers program improves the …
Safe Care, Saving Lives Quality Improvement Kit
Quality of care is a key component to achieving universal health coverage. The process of quality improvement consists of systematic and continuous actions that lead to measurable improvements in healthcare processes and outcomes. The benefit of quality improvement is that it helps …