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Standards for Providing Quality R Palliative Care Across Africa

African Palliative Care Association APCA (2011) C2

The African Palliative Care Association is pleased to publish the first edition of Palliative Care Standards for Africa. The development of these standards was achieved through wide consultation with service beneficiaries and providers, and they have been developed to suit different levels of ... more

Adopting low-cost, quality-assured HIV tests to sustain access to life-saving services

World Health Organization WHO (2025) CC

Adapting HIV testing services in the context of reduced and declining funding. Presentation May 2025

Ensuring equitable access to quality HIV care for affected populations in complex sociocultural settings: Lessons from Nigeria

Salihu, A.; et al. (2025) CC

PLoS One 20(5): e0319807. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.031980 The implementation of people-centered, evidence-driven, culturally, and religiously sensitive program enabled SFH to reach a high number of AP in northern Nigeria. This helps improve equity in access to care by AP. There are sp ... more

School Lessons Lesson 6: Water Quality Test

SODIS Sauberes Trinkwasser für alle (2011)

Self-assessment tool: Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality & Accountability, V1.1 - 11 March 2016

CHS Alliance (2016) C1

The CHS is a voluntary and measurable standard, which means its application can be objectively assessed. The CHS Verification Scheme allows organisations to measure the extent to which they have successfully applied the CHS requirements, and allows them, to demonstrate that they have done so. The Sc ... more

WHO QualityRights Tool Kit Assessing and improving quality and human rights in mental health and social care facilities

World Health Organization WHO WHO (2012) C_WHO

The aim of the WHO QualityRights tool kit is to support countries in assessing and improving the quality and human rights of their mental health and social care facilities. The tool kit is based on an extensive international review by people with ... more

WHO Global Learning Laboratory for Quality UHC

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The WHO Global Learning Laboratory (GLL) for Quality UHC links the experiences, expertise, and wisdom of people across the world on important issues relating to quality in the context of UHC. The GL ... more

Inclusive Education and Children with Disabilities: Quality Education for All in Low and Middle income Countries

Wapling, L. Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM) (2016)

A systematic literature review of education systems in low-and middle income countries commissioned by CBM

A Comparison of Summary Measures of Quality of Service and Quality of Care for Family Planning in Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania

Mallick, Lindsay, Wenjuan Wang, Temsah, Gheda (2017) C1

DHS Methodological Report No. 20

This study used Service Provision Assessment (SPA) and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania to compare traditionally used additive methods with a data reduction method—principal component analysis (PCA).
We scored ... more

WASH FIT: A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities (Second edition)

UN Children's Fund UNICEF; World Health Organization WHO (2023) C_WHO

Fully functioning water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and health care waste management services are a critical aspect of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices, and ensuring patient safety and quality of care. Such services are also essentia ... more

Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT): A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

2nd edition WASH FIT is a risk-based, continuous improvement framework with a set of tools for undertaking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) improvements as part of wider quality improvements in health care facilities. It is aimed at small prima ... more

A global overview of national regulations and standards for drinking-water quality

World Health Organization (WHO) (2018) C_WHO

When setting national drinking-water quality regulations and standards, many countries consider the WHO Guidelines for drinking-water quality (GDWQ). To better understand the extent to which the GDWQ are used and reflected in these standards, ... more

Health systems research for AB PM-JAY: mainstreaming quality of care in empanelled hospitals under AB PM-JAY

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

This report presents key findings from a study carried out on the ‘Mainstreaming quality of care in empanelled hospitals under PMJAY’. It provides a detailed analysis of current coverage and perceptions of ... more

Determinants of damaged or poor quality supplies SOP

Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) (2011) C2

Last revised 2015. Original Word document on: http://www.epnetwork.org/Resources/Standard%20Operating%20Procedure/Determinants%20of%20damaged%20or%20poor%20quality%20supplies_SOP.doc

Engaging the private sector in delivering quality maternal, newborn and child health services

World Health Organization WHO (2024) C_WHO

The purpose of this workbook is to assist ministries of health, health managers and practitioners in engaging with the private sector on delivery of quality maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) services in lower- and middle-income countries. Pr ... more

WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2014) C_WHO

Energy use in the home is a vital and ubiquitous feature of human society. Energy is used for a wide variety of purposes, including cooking, space heating, light- ing, small-scale income generation, various household tasks, and entertainment.

India's Healthcare System - Overview and Quality Improvements

Growth Analysis Studentplan (2013) CC

Buruli ulcer laboratory network and new external quality assessment programme for PCR-based diagnosis in the WHO African Region. Terms of reference

World Health Organization World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

A total of 18 laboratories from 13 countries participated in the four rounds of EQA: 10 laboratories from eight African endemic countries, four of which participated in all four rounds and three in three rounds. The overall results showed that the median performance of these laboratories improved ov ... more

Infection Prevention and Control: Triage and Quality of Care Improvement in Facilities Caring for Ebola Patients in Sierra Leone

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO