Project

Quality of maternal and prenatal care: bridging the know-do gap.

Acronym
QUALMAT
Code
41W09109
Duration
01 May 2009 → 30 April 2014
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Public health care
    • Public health sciences
    • Public health services
    • Social medical sciences
Keywords
quality of care prenatal care staff motivation maternal health Africa
 
Project description

The project wants to improve the quality of maternal and prenatal care by increasing staff motivation through a system of performance based incentives and through a computerized clinical decision support system. The project is coordinated by the University of Heidelberg and is implemented by a consortium of 6 partners in three African countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania.