Country learnings and opportunities to advance pediatric quality of care
As part of efforts to strengthen implementation of maternal, newborn and child health quality of care, the Quality of Care Network and the Quality of Care subgroup of the Child Health Task Force are starting a new series of webinars on pediatric quality of care. The purpose of this series is to share opportunities, challenges, […]
Strengthening National Health Management Information Systems for measuring maternal and newborn health quality of care
This was the first webinar in a series aimed to discuss progress, learnings and challenges experienced by Ministries of Health in improving the capabilities of health information systems and overall Monitoring and Evaluation to improve MNCH Quality of Care and address emerging health challenges. What works? How and why does it work? Are there any […]
Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response: Materials to support implementation
This webinar launched the ‘Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response: Materials to support implementation’. It was hosted by the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing (MCA), WHO and by the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in collaboration with UNICEF and the Maternal and […]
Sierra Leone National Forum
Thursday 8 July 2o21 at 8am EDT, 12pm GMT and 2pm CEST In 2021 and 2022, the participating countries in the Network for Improving the Quality of Care of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health are hosting National Forums to discuss progress and share examples and experiences of implementing Quality Care for MNCH. The lessons and […]
Engaging the private sector in improving quality of care for maternal, newborn and child heath in Bangladesh
This webinar shared Bangladesh’s lessons on engaging the private sector to improve quality of care for women, newborns and children. USAID’s MaMoni Maternal and Newborn Care Strengthening Project (MaMoni MNCSP) has been working specifically with the private sector in Bangladesh to facilitate the introduction of best practice for maternal and newborn health interventions. The speakers presented the […]
Infection prevention & control
What does infection prevention and control (IPC) mean in the time of COVID-19? What are the IPC implications in delivering high quality essential maternal, newborn and child health services during the pandemic? An introduction to IPC recommendations for COVID-19 in the context of MNCH services gave an overview of how to set up a safe MNCH service […]
Now is the time to transform care for newborns (session 1)
All presentations are available on the right-hand menu. Expanding provision of care to all newborns, including the most vulnerable ones, is imperative to make progress towards the goal of ending preventable newborn deaths by 2030. The webinar presented how people-centered care for small and sick newborns and the experience of India in caring for newborns […]
What’s normal in labour?
The Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Health, just organized on 6 June a webinar on ‘What’s in a good birth? WHO recommendations on intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience’. Dr Olufemi Oladapo, presented the newly released WHO guideline on intrapartum care and explained why we may have to reconsider […]
Quality improvement for newborn health: from local solutions to national learning network
In this webinar, Dr Vikram Datta presented how a medical college in New Delhi started using quality improvement (QI) techniques to address hypothermia in newborns and subsequently reduce newborn mortality. He explained how his team then gradually connected with other health professionals and spread its learnings and know how to create a self sustained learning […]
Point of care quality improvement for maternal and newborn health
The first webinar on point of care quality improvement was held on 29 March 2017. The materials and references from the webinar are on the right hand side (Photo: In March 2005 in India, a nurse is teaching a mother how to breastfeed a newborn child. ©UNICEF/Khemka)