Building capacity within the WHO African Region for national quality policy and strategy
Meeting report, Harere Zimbabwe, 27 - 20 August 2019
Overview
A four-day workshop was organized by the WHO Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with the Integrated Health Services Department within the Universal Health Coverage and Life Course Division at WHO headquarters. Representatives from seven countries, including a WHO country office representative from Nigeria gathered in Harare, Zimbabwe on 27–30 August 2019 to undertake a detailed examination and gain in-depth understanding of each of the essential elements of the WHO national quality policy and strategy (NQPS) process. The meeting was organized at the request of the Regional Office to build capacity of the countries that had formally requested technical support on national directions on quality.
The purpose of this meeting report is to provide an overview of workshop proceedings and to summarize key suggested actions put forward by countries in moving forward with their national directions on quality.