Introduction to the COVID – 19: Learning Diary from India
In December 2019, an acute respiratory viral infection was first identified in Wuhan city in China. Ever since then the disease has infected over 4.9 million people, killed over 320,000, and brought life to a standstill in several countries.[1] It has forced …
Reducing The Risk Of In Flight COVID-19 Transmission
All of us fly. Last year, more than 1.5 billion people took to the air. Flying both short and long distances has become a way of life not just for the privileged, but for the many. We always knew air travel was …
Bracing Ourselves for an Explosion of Cases in India — Reflections on Covid
India and its 1.3 billion residents are on a three week lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. The move was in response to troubling new predictions that suggested that without aggressive actions up to 500 million Indians could be infected and …
Use of Standardized Patients for Healthcare Quality Research in Low and Middle Income Countries
This article, recently published by BMJ Global Health, notes that the use of standardized patients is becoming increasingly common as a means to measure the quality of care. The standardized patient methodology is regarded as a gold standard for quality of care …
Visit to the Care Institute of Health Sciences Laboratory in Hyderabad, India
The Care Institute of Health Sciences is a medical training institution based in Hyderabad, India that provides comprehensive education and training for rising healthcare professionals. The Institute houses a medical model simulation laboratory that uses the latest technologies to train young healthcare …
Every Second Counts: Saving Lives with India’s Emergency Response System
Meeting the healthcare and social needs of the older population is a personal challenge for millions of Americans and billions more worldwide. It is also a growing global public health challenge. Aging Well: Solutions to the Most Pressing Global Challenges of Aging …
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 …
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 …
Safe Care, Saving Lives: Lessons Learned
The neonatal mortality rate in India is higher than its neighbors, like Nepal and Bangladesh. While the government of India has worked hard to increase access to healthcare across the country, these efforts have not led to comparable declines in neonatal and …
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