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 …
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 …
ACCESS Health India Supports Major Conference in Delhi on Maternal and Child Health
ACCESS Health India and its partners are working hard to build momentum around a major event at end of year in New Delhi. The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Forum will bring together more than one thousand partners dedicated to the the achievement …
ACCESS Health at the 13th International Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium: Are small and sick babies receiving mother’s own milk in public and private sector Neonatal Intensive Care Units in India
ACCESS Health was recently invited to share learnings from India on quality improvement as part of the 13th International Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium in Paris. Ajitkumar Sudke, ACCESS Health India’s Director of Quality and Process Improvement and head of our Safe Care, …
Continuous Quality Improvement in Maternal and Newborn Care in Sangareddy Hospital
Margaret Crotty, the Executive Director of the New York based nonprofit, Partnership for Children, and one of the newest members of the Board of Directors of ACCESS Health International, recently visited Sangareddy Hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana to view their maternal and newborn …
Government of Telangana Leads Quality Improvement Initiatives Across the State to Help Save the Lives of Preterm Babies
Healthcare leaders in Telangana joined together at Niloufer Hospital to pledge their support to improve health outcomes for babies born preterm. Premature birth and low birthweight is a leading cause of infant mortality in India. The Government of Telangana has undertaken a …