The Institute for Healthcare Improvement held a quality improvement capacity building workshop for Safe Care, Saving Lives team members in August. The workshop was an opportunity for team members to develop a deep understanding of different models for quality improvement. Continuous quality improvement is at the heart of the Safe Care, Saving Lives program. Safe…
Applying Learnings Back Home: Medical Audits Collaborative
This post was authored by Gilda "Gitchi" Diaz, OIC-Vice President, Quality Assurance Group, PhilHealth, Philippines. It appeared originally on the Joint Learning Network website. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, PhilHealth, had developed a healthcare provider performance assessment system (HCPPAS) at around the same time that the Joint Learning Network's (JLN's) Medical Audits learning collaborative was launched. The new PhilHealth system…
ACCESS Health 2016 Annual Report
We are delighted to be releasing our Annual Report for 2016. Last year was a year of significant growth and expansion for ACCESS Health. We expanded our activities across India, China, and the Philippines and strengthened our work in Singapore and the United States. Please click on this link to download the report. Past reports are…
Taking it on the Road: The ACCESS Health India China Roadshow
Part of our work at ACCESS Health involves identifying new health solutions and finding the right partners who can test those solutions, prove their worth, and make them more widely available. We recently kicked off an India China Roadshow to showcase Indian healthcare startups among Chinese investors. The Roadshow gives Indian entrepreneurs the opportunity to understand…
The American Spectator Features ACCESS Health Book “Affordable Excellence”
This article originally appeared in The American Spectator. Singapore spends less on health care than any other First World nation. Its inhabitants also rank as one of the healthiest peoples on the planet. Go figure. With polls showing just 12 percent of Americans supporting one of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's repeal-and-replace measures and even…
ACCESS Health Featured in The Hindu Promoting Early Breastfeeding
This article originally appeared in The Hindu. Fewer Newborns in Telangana State get Breast Milk within an Hour In Telangana just 37% of newborns are breastfed within one hour of birth. The figure is lower than national average of 41.6%. Also, two thirds of mothers in the State breastfeed exclusively for the first six months.…
ACCESS Health Leads Premier Session on Aging at Economic Development Board Singapore Event
The Economic Development Board of Singapore organized the first "UnConference on Aging" on August 1, 2017. The "UnConference" was unlike typical conferences in that the details of the agenda were determined by the participants and not the organizers. Participants included large Singapore and multinational corporates, startups, small and medium sized businesses, business accelerators, and convenors,…
Human Chain at Niloufer Hospital Highlights Breastfeeding as a Lifesaving Intervention
Dr. Ramesh Reddy, Director Medical Education, Telangana, kicks off a weeklong celebration of World Breastfeeding Week with event at Niloufer Hospital Hyderabad August 1, 2017. More than 100 doctors, nurses, and patients at Niloufer Hospital joined the Director Medical Education, Telangana to form a human chain in commemoration of World Breastfeeding Week, August 1 to…
Aging Well: Seven Lessons of High Quality Affordable Elder Care – Insights from Experts in Elder Care in the United States
Aging Well: Seven Lessons of High Quality Affordable Elder Care - Insights from Experts in Elder Care in the United States profiles leading elder care workers and organizations in the United States. Meeting the healthcare and social needs of an older population is a worldwide public health challenge. Aging Well is a timely response to the global change…
Hanamkonda Pioneers Simple Solutions to Reduce Sepsis Among Newborns
At the Government Maternity Hospital in Hanamkonda, Warangal District Telangana the Safe Care, Saving Lives team is finding simple solutions to solve major challenges affecting the health and wellbeing of mothers and newborns. In the Special Newborn Care Unit of the hospitals, infections pose one of the greatest risks. Safe Care, Saving Lives team members…