This research seeks to answer the question What are the meanings of quality healthcare in
humanitarian settings? The research is multidisciplinary in its approach and draws on …

Aspirations of quality, equitable and respectful care for all women in childbirth have, so far,
been unrealised. Sub-optimal care remains the norm in many settings despite decades of …

I was feeling sick, sick, and pains here. My doctors saying 'flu'and then 'stress'. I go to the
Casualty and it was the heart attack and sugar too high... I no English. Doctors no Punjabi …

This paper proposes a three-level approach to capacity building within the context of
humanitarian global health care: augmenting healthcare delivery, assisting local community …

Background There is a growing concern that the quality of health systems in humanitarian
crises and the care they provide has received little attention. To help better understand …

Existing definitions and measurement approaches of quality of health care often fail to
address the complexities involved in understanding quality of care. It is perceptions of …

Although definitions of quality in healthcare may vary, it is accepted that there are standards
towards which we should be aiming. Thus quality improvement is an important part of …

Different concepts of quality in health care have implications for nature, structure and
composition of health service systems. Issues of access, cost and quality of care are …

Quality of care is a priority for US Agency for International Development (USAID). The
agency's missions abroad and their host country partners work in quality improvement, but a …

State University (Detroit) and adjunct professor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center
(Omaha) College of Nursing. She is the founder and leader of the academic field of …