The past couple of months have been bustling with activities within the A360 project. From a vibrant community moment to an Annual Program Review meeting, visits from the Gates Foundation and Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), and an upcoming webinar series on the introduction of a new framework for quality of care.
Our quarterly bulletin provides a snapshot of the dynamic activities from our interventions across Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. We invite you to read through and discover the impact of our initiatives firsthand.
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Global Updates
A360 2024 Global Community Moment Held
A360 held its annual Community Moment in Kano City, Nigeria. Global and local team members from Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the United States came together from Feb 5th to 9th 2024. The meeting featured country performance reviews, technical strategy reviews, knowledge management, and what lies ahead for the A360 project. Site visits to A360-supported primary health centres provided the teams with the opportunity to experience and gain insights into A360 Nigeria’s program in northern Nigeria, Matasa Matan Arewa (MMA) and its impact.
A360 Annual Program Review (APR) Held in Nigeria
A360 Nigeria hosted the 2024 Annual Program Review (APR) for the A360 project in Abuja from April 16th – 18th. The three-day meeting brought together project donors from CIFF and Gates Foundation, global and local project managers, and Ministry of Health representatives. Conversations explored aligning project deliverables with donor expectations and government focus including a site visit to meet with the beneficiaries of the intervention and key stakeholders at the community level.
PSI Public Sector Quality of Care (QoC) Framework Webinar and Tools
As part of A360’s strategy to sustain value by contributing to learning, A360 and PSI’s global QoC teams will be launching PSI’s QoC in the public sector framework. This new framework is adapted from the WHO self-care QoC framework, builds on PSI’s QoC domains and standards, and incorporates the PSI approach for a mixed health system. For those interested in/focused on QoC in the public sector, the framework:
- Can be used to guide and align PSI staff across all health areas to promote QoC in their public sector activities.
- Defines QoC pillars and provides useful guidance on how to implement QoC in the public sector.
- Provides context and content for further funding opportunities for quality mixed health system approaches for PSI activities.
In addition, the A360 and QoC teams plan to host a webinar series related to QoC in the public sector. Planned for May 23rd and July 17th, the first two webinars will cover integrative supportive supervision in the public sector: lessons learned across health areas and DHIS2/HQNIS government ownership and sustainability.
Stay tuned for the official invitation.
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