This resource works within a national quality improvement framework as a quality assessment tool.

When used within country-wide programmes, this paediatric hospital quality assessment and improvement tool provides recommendations for national health authorities on how to improve the health system performance across its main functions (i.e. governance, financing, human resources, essential medical products and technologies, health information systems and service delivery). It can also be used in a single facility for internal audit purposes. Additional key functions of the tool include developing local capacities (through a peer-to-peer model) and promoting the adoption of evidenced based guidelines.

This resource works within a national quality improvement framework as a quality assessment tool. Components include assessment of hospital support services (i.e. physical structures, staffing, basic services, etc.), case management (i.e. emergency triage and treatment, case management of respiratory disease, etc.), policies and organization of services (i.e. infection prevention, guidelines, training and audit, etc.), interviews (staff and mother/ family), and compiling/analysing the findings of the assessment and delivery feedback to facilitate the creation of an action plan.