The purpose of this paper is to present the idea of a national health quality plan as a way of
mobilising and organising effort towards quality improvement, and stimulate debate and …

The following report combines the contributions of four health care professionals engaged in
quality improvement activities in three different areas of Africa-Ghana in West Africa, Kenya …

This paper outlines the early approaches to quality assurance, and its transition from
business to health care. It then describes the development of the more recent trends in …

There is a widespread interest in strengthening the quality agenda in low-and middle-
income countries, but the optimal strategies for achieving this are not well defined. We offer …

This document is not issued to the general public, and all rights are reserved by the World
Health Organization (WHO). The document may not be reviewed, abstracted, quoted …

Qual Saf Health Care: first published as 10.1136/qhc. 11.4. 301 on 1 December 2002.
Downloaded from package of services” for health centres and units across the country—this …

This paper provides an overview of an accreditation programme for health care facilities in
South Africa. It traces the origin of COHSASA (The Council for Health Service Accreditation …

Page 1 WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPER NUMBER 258 Managing the Quality of Health
Care in Developing Countries Willy De Geyndt MMODITIES NTDEVEL ION AND TI …

The health care industry has come under increasing pressure to define, measure and
improve the quality of health care services delivered. To set the framework for this …

Assessing and improving the quality of health care was, until recently, a low priority, both for
policy makers in developing countries, and for technical agencies. The authors review the …