Quality improvement at district scale (QUADS) project - community intervention : implementation and process monitoring

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2020

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Tanzania’s National Quality Improvement (QI) Strategic Task Force established an accelerated plan for quality improvement in maternal and newborn care, but struggles with a small evidence base. The paper reduces evidence gaps by providing a review of community QI implementation with 163 teams across 4 councils of Mtwara Region, Tanzania. The paper provides details and evaluation of the operational model for various village health facilities, as well as charting the referral process. Collaborative teams include ward executive officers who lead village executive officers to supervise community health workers (CHW) along with health facility personnel.

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QUALITY OF CARE, ANTENATAL CARE, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, EVIDENCE-BASED PLANNING, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, ACCESS TO HEALTH, WOMEN’S HEALTH, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, TANZANIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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