Update November 2021

Initial training of hospital teams from Nepal was provided in the Regional POCQI workshops organized by WHO-SEARO. Later a national Training of Trainers was undertaken in Nepal followed by training of another batch of hospital teams for a province with the support of UNICEF. Several quality improvement projects have been undertaken in these hospitals.

Nepal: QI projects

 

UPDATE December 2018

BUILDING SKILLS FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

 

Nepal organized a Point of Care Quality Improvement Workshop in September 2018. Participating hospital teams took up several QI projects to improve MNCH care.

S.No.	Facility Name	Aim Statement	Status
1	Pokhra Academy of Health Sciences	Improve early initiation of breastfeeding (within 1 hr of delivery) in normal vaginal delivery from ?60% to 80% in 6 weeks (Starting 1st Oct)	Ongoing
2	Bharatpur Hospital	Increase the % of newborn babies receiving Vit K inj from ?20% to 90% in 2 months	Ongoing
3	Surkhet Hospital	Improve immediate skin to skin contact (atleast 30 mins) in the labour room from 60% to 90% in 8 weeks	Ongoing
4	Janakpur Hospital	To increase the % of women with NVD in labour room receiving oxytocin inj within 1 min after delivery in two months from ?20% to 90%	Ongoing
5	Sethi Zonal Hospital	To increase the % of eligible babies receiving KMC in PNC / SNCU from ?50% to 80% in 2 months	Ongoing
6	Koshi Zonal Hospital	To increase the % of women receiving inj. Oxytocin after C/S delivery from 20%-50% within 6 wks	Ongoing