In Malawi, approximately 80% of a population of 13 million resides in rural communities. The majority of these Malawians seek medical care in health centers yet limited human and material resources contributes to delays in providing the comprehensive and quality care needed. With an overall goal of improving the quality of reproductive health services, the MCHIP team sought to ensure that comprehensive, integrated services could be provided and strengthened according to national standards of care, using infection prevention as a national priority.
 
Click here to read about the success of MCHIP in integrating operational performance standards for both infection prevention and reproductive health and the resulting improvements in the quality of care provided at health centers.
 
Presented by Eneud Gumbo
Prepared by Tambudzai Rashidi, Aleisha Rozario, Fannie Kachale and Chisale Mhango