Join MSH at the International Society of Quality in Health Care (ISQua) 2024 Conference

Join us at the 40th International Society of Quality in Health Care (ISQua) International Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, September 24–27, 2024, where the MSH delegation will present our work on improving the quality, accessibility, and case management of health services, as well as on approaches for enhancing malaria and antenatal-postnatal care (ANC-PNC) services in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Guatemala, and Nigeria.

E-Poster and Lightning Talks

Wednesday, September 25 | 10:45 AM–12:15 PM (EEST)

Human-Centered Design Approach for Group Antenatal-Postnatal (ANC-PNC) Improves Accessibility of ANC-PNC Services

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• Project: Healthy Women, Healthy Families (Shustha Ma, Shustha Poribar), Bangladesh
• First Author: Farzana Islam
• Presenter: Shafia Rashid

Thursday, September 26 | 12:30–13:30 PM (EEST)

Improving Malaria Case Management Quality by Reducing Irrational Use of Antimalarials—A Systems Thinking Approach in Four Southern States (Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, and Oyo) in Nigeria

• Screen 3
• Project: US President’s Malaria Initiative for States (PMI-S)
• First Author and Presenter: Augustine Firima

Oral Presentations

Wednesday, September 25 | 10:45 AM–12:15 PM (EEST)

Strengthening Quality Assurance System for Malaria Microscopy to Improve the Quality of Parasitological Confirmation in Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau, and Zamfara States in Nigeria

• Plenary Room
• Project: PMI-S
• First Author and Presenter: Methodius Okouzi

Integrating Traditional Care for Indigenous Women Seeking Antenatal Care in Rural Guatemala: Results from an Ethnographic Study

• Breakout Room 7+8
• Project: Healthy Mothers and Babies in Guatemala (Utz’ Na’n)
• First Author and Presenter: Arja Huestis

Improving the Quality of Antenatal Care (ANC) and Postnatal Care (PNC) Services by Strengthening Supportive Supervision of Service Providers at Private Health Facilities in Urban Slums of Bangladesh

• Plenary Room
• Project: Healthy Women, Healthy Families (Shustha Ma, Shustha Poribar)
• First Author: ATM Rezaul Karim
• Presenter: Anjuman Begum

Poster Presentations

Wednesday, September 25 | 12:30 and 17:00–19:00 PM (EEST) | Poster Exhibition Area

Group Models of Care for Quality of Care in Fragile State

• Project: Assistance for Families and Indigent Afghans to Thrive (AFIAT)
• First Author: Bibi Samrina Siddiqui-Foshanji
• Presenter: Shafia Rashid

Key Progress Regarding Continuous Quality Improvement in Antenatal Care (ANC) Services in Urban Slums of Bangladesh

• Project: Healthy Women, Healthy Families (Shustha Ma, Shustha Poribar)
• First Author and Presenter: Anjuman Begum