Strategic objectives for the development and implementation of maternal, newborn and child health quality of care programmes

Overview

This publication sets out the strategic objectives that programme managers can use to help countries design, implement, scale up and sustain maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) quality of care programmes. Structured around five objectives—Leadership, Action, Learning, Accountability and Measurement (LALA+)—it offers health-systems-oriented guidance and indicative outputs to strengthen governance, implementation, learning and improvement processes, accountability, and the use of data to deliver better outcomes and more people-centred care. It is designed as a practical, step-by-step resource where each objective is accompanied by indicative outputs and deliverables to guide action across structures, processes and capacities, and at national (macro), subnational (meso) and facility/community (micro) levels. Policymakers and programme managers should select and adapt the elements most relevant to their context and feasibility, supporting coordinated implementation, monitoring and learning aligned with broader MNCH and health-system priorities, including progress towards MNCH-related SDG targets.