Executive summary Although health outcomes have improved in low-income and middle-
income countries (LMICs) in the past several decades, a new reality is at hand. Changing …

Building upon the successes of Countdown to 2015, Countdown to 2030 aims to support the
monitoring and measurement of women's, children's, and adolescents' health in the 81 …

This document Delivering quality health services: a global imperative for universal health
coverage describes the essential role of quality in the delivery of health care services. As …

Background Emerging data show that many low-income and middle-income country (LMIC)
health systems struggle to consistently provide good-quality care. Although monitoring of …

Objective To evaluate the service readiness of health facilities in Bangladesh, Haiti, Kenya,
Malawi, Namibia, Nepal, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania …

Background Person-centered reproductive health care is recognized as critical to improving
reproductive health outcomes. Yet, little research exists on how to operationalize it. We …

Background This study aimed to assess the quality of antenatal care (ANC) women received
in Migori county, Kenya—including both service provision and experience dimensions—and …

Background Ensuring the right to respectful care for maternal and newborn health, a critical
dimension of quality and acceptability, requires meeting standards for Respectful Maternity …

Background High satisfaction with healthcare is common in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs), despite widespread quality deficits. This may be due to low expectations …

Background Many low and middle income countries are implementing reforms to support
Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Perhaps one of the most ambitious examples of this is …