Many Tajikistan Hospitals Not Equipped to Care for Moms and Newborns, Assessment Shows

TheIntraHealth International-ledTajikistan Health& Nutrition Activity (THNA) has achieved a major landmark in the country’s approach to improving the quality of its maternal health care. THNA’s in-depth assessments of 14 hospital maternity wards and six primary care centers mark the first significant assessment of hospitals in the country.Tajikistan is the poorest country in central Asia, and health care for pregnant women, mothers, and newborns is inadequate. Using an assessment protocol established by the World Health Organization, THNA experts and specialists from Tajikistan's Scientific Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology (SRIOG) worked to:Identify the availability and level of basic health care services for women and newborns at the outpatient level, the support system for the outpatient facilities, quality-improvement processes regarding clinical conditions, and facilities’ guiding and organizational principles.Identify key problems to be resolved in the provision of better medical care.Initiate an evidence-based discussion with health facility staff on needed improvements.Begin designing an action plan for improving the quality of services provided at each facility—a joint process including management and staff at the facilities, trainers from SRIOG, and THNA staff.With field work in May and analysis in June, the team was challenged to reconcile significant discrepancies between the real and the reported situation. Official reports,...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news