This participant manual for the skill-building workshop delivered by staff of the USAID Health Care Improvement Project at the May 2009 Global Health Council annual conference was developed to guide workshop participants in designing their own improvement project applying the principles of modern health care improvement to the participant’s area of choice. The manual guides the participant through eight steps in conceptualizing and designing an improvement project. Using a fictional scenario for a health facility team that is trying to reduc
During the week of November 18-21, 2008, representatives from more than 16 countries came together to share experiences and enhance their understanding of Quality Improvement (QI) for programming and services targeting orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC). The African Regional Training and Exchange Event, “Care That Counts: Quality Improvement in OVC Programming” was held in Adama, Ethiopia. The team of 14 facilitators for the event included representatives from international organizations (INGOs), local non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and donors from the Unit