Document Type
Fact Sheet
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
Because policymakers are challenged by numerous, overlapping definitions of quality of care, with uncertainty about which to adopt, there is a need for common understanding of each construct and its contribution to family planning (FP). This factsheet describes several definitions of quality in health care that are widely accepted. It concludes that improving and assuring quality of care is a legal, ethical, and practical imperative, and is instrumental in achieving outcomes that benefit women, children, and programs. If donors embrace, fund, and hold governments accountable to the fullness of a rights-based approach for FP with an explicit focus on assuring quality, and if governments and NGOs embed rights principles within FP program planning, implementation, and monitoring, they can transform the paths toward their FP2020 goals.
Recommended Citation
"Fact sheet—How does quality of care relate to a rights-based approach to family planning programs?" Washington, DC: Population Council, 2016.
DOI
10.31899/rh8.1047
Language
English
Project
Scaling Up and Financing Improved Delivery and Monitoring of Quality of Care
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Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, International Public Health Commons, Maternal and Child Health Commons, Women's Health Commons