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October 2018

A Patients Experience at ISQua2018

By | Oct. 30, 2018 | 0

“Welcome, welcome, welcome, you’re an engineer with experience in safety and quality systems and continuous improvement. We need people like you!”

That was three years ago.

Declaration of Astana

By | Oct. 25, 2018 | 0

Heads of State and Government, ministers and representatives of States and Governments, participating in the 'Global Conference on Primary Health Care: From Alma-Ata towards universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals' are meeting in Astana today and tomorrow (25th & 26th October 2018) to reaffirm the commitments expressed in the ambitious and visionary Declaration of Alma-Ata of 1978 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; and have released the new Declaration of Astana. 

 

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ISQua support of the Astana Declaration

By | Oct. 24, 2018 | 0

The world came together for two days in Astana, Kazakhstan, at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care (From Alma-Ata towards Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals) to renew a commitment to primary health care to achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. The Conference was held at the Palace of Independence and co-hosted by the Government of Kazakhstan, WHO and UNICEF.

 

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WHO Technical Series on Safer Primary Care

By | Oct. 24, 2018 | 0

This week at the 40th anniversary of the Declaration of Alma-Ata, the world will assemble at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care, Astana, to recommit to strengthening primary health care for achieving universal health coverage. Safe primary care is key to the attainment of Health for All, with safety being essential to make universal health coverage effective; because even when care is available, quality problems are widespread and take various forms.

 

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Global Framework for Development and Stewardship to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

By | Oct. 22, 2018 | 0

The goal of the Global Framework for Development and Stewardship to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance (the Framework) is to promote and protect the health of humans, animals, plants and to protect the environment in recognition of their interconnection under the One Health approach.

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Building the App Store for Health with Dr Kenneth Mandl

By | Oct. 22, 2018 | 0

We were delighted to host Dr Ken Mandl for his first live webinar for ISQua on the topic of Building the App Store for Health.

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