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In collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and other health sector partners, IHI has designed a fast-moving large-scale quality improvement (QI) initiative with the aim of accelerating the Ministry’s efforts to improve maternal and neonatal health (MNH) outcomes in Ethiopia. This initiative is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, and has three core components:
Develop a unified Ethiopian National Health Care Quality Strategy that is aligned with the Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP) and builds on the existing initiatives in the country which focus on quality and equity.
Launch and test a scalable model of health system improvement in health facilities and communities linked by learning collaboratives. The model will support FMoH priorities to improve maternal and newborn outcomes, initially across four regions, with the ultimate goal of scaling up to all 11 regions of Ethiopia.
Strengthen and develop a sustainable, self-sufficient Ethiopian health care quality culture and capability across multiple levels of the health system.
High quality accessible care for sick and small infants is critical to improving neonatal survival. Under the supervision of the Country Director, the Neonatal Health Advisor will act as part of a pediatric specialist team to support the establishment of quality neonatal units at the primary hospital level in IHI-supported woredas (districts). This is part of a larger woreda-wide MNH quality improvement collaborative.
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