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ArticleGlobal health action2021

Monitoring Quality of Care in the WHO Africa Region-A study design for measurement and tracking, towards UHC attainment.

Regina Titi-Ofei, Doris Osei-Afriyie, Humphrey Karamagi

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Article in Global health action, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Regina Titi-OfeiData, Analytics and Knowledge Management Unit, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo.ORCID 0000-0002-8753-6021
Doris Osei-AfriyieDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9062-7506
Humphrey KaramagiData, Analytics and Knowledge Management Unit, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo.ORCID 0000-0002-6277-2095

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper reports on the design of a study to generate a quality of care index for countries in the World Health Organization Africa Region.Quality of care, for all people at all times, remains pivotal to the advancement of the 2030 agenda and the attainment of Universal Health Coverage. We present a study protocol for deriving a quality of care index, hinged on indicators and data elements currently monitored through routine information systems and institutionalized facility assessments in the World Health Organization Africa Region.This paper seeks to offer more insight into options in the Region for strengthening monitoring processes of quality of care, as a step towards generating empirical evidence which can galvanize action towards an improved care process.The methodology proposed in this study design has broad implications for policymaking and priority setting for countries, emphasizing the need for robust empirical measures to understand the functionality of health systems for the delivery of quality essential services. Application of this protocol will guide policymaking, as countries work to increasingly improve quality of care and adopt policies that will best facilitate their advancement towards Universal Health Coverage.

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Delivery of Health CareUniversal Health InsuranceAfricaHumansQuality of Health CareWorld Health Organizationdata analyticsHealth systems developmentquality of careuniversal health coverage

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PMID34320908
PMCPMC8330734

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