Quality Evidence for Health System Transformation (QuEST) Network
In low and middle-income countries 5 million people die each year from treatable conditions despite seeking health care. This means that providing access to health services is not sufficient, but improving quality across the health system is needed. Together with Harvard University, regional research networks and Swiss academia, SDC supports the establishment of a global movement for innovative research to inform policy and cost-effective investments and to improve quality of health systems.
Región/País | Tema | Período | Presupuesto |
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A nivel mundial |
Salud
Fortalecimiento del sistema sanitario
Atención primaria de salud Servicios médicos |
01.12.2018
- 31.12.2024 |
CHF 6’048’203
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- Research Organisation of South East
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Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE SALUD
SALUD
SALUD
Sub-Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE Política sanitaria y gestión administrativa
Atención sanitaria básica
Servicios médicos
Temas transversales El proyecto apoya también mejoras en la organización contraparte
Tipo de ayuda Mandato sin fondos fiduciarios
Contribución a proyectos y programas
Número de proyecto 7F10192
Contexto |
Evidence shows that 60% of all avoidable deaths (about 5 million people/year) in low and middle-income countries occur among people who actually accessed care. The response to the Covid-19 has revealed major gaps with regard to health systems’ capacity to adapt to shocks and provide quality care efficiently. Hence quality health systems that “optimize health care by consistently delivering care that improve or maintain health outcomes, by being valued and trusted by all people, and by responding to changing population needs” need to be built. Since its 2019 direct participation in the elaboration of Bellagio Declaration on High-Quality Health System[1], SDC promotes cost-effective investments and innovative research to improve quality of healthcare structural arrangements and delivery models. Yet, research and programming aiming at addressing quality have overwhelmingly focused on the service provision level, while the insufficient performance is largely attributable to complex structural, system-wide failures. In partnership with Harvard University, regional research networks and Swiss academia, SDC will support the creation of a global multi-stakeholder movement (the QuEST movement) that develops, tests and implements open-source products such as more manageable quality measurement tools and innovative evaluations of large-scale system improvement approaches. [1] The Bellagio Declaration on High-Quality Health systems is a resolution adopted by 19 Institutions and governments in Bellagio (Italy) in June 2018. As a result of the recommendations of the Lancet Commission on High-Quality Health Systems (see foot note 2). SDC was part of the advisory panel of such Commission and one of the first signatories to the declaration. |
Objetivos | The overall objective of the Quality Evidence for Health System Transformation (QuEST) Network is to improve the quality of health systems through operational research and to create a global community of practice to catalyse investments in evidence-based policy making on quality of health systems. |
Grupos destinarios |
Direct beneficiaries are: - research institutes and health systems researchers in low and middle-income countries who will develop their skills and capacities in quality assessment and improvement methodologies - governments that will benefit from relevant evidence on system quality to inform their policies. Ultimately these investments as well as the continuous application of efficient and affordable assessment tools and innovation evaluations of large-scale health system improvements will benefit patients in low and middle-income countries through adopted health policies privileging higher quality of care according to population’s needs. |
Efectos a medio plazo |
1. To build high quality evidence base and catalyze policy change for health system transformation in selected low and middle-income countries 2 To establish a global movement and research agenda related to quality of health systems |
Resultados |
Resultados previstos: The following key outputs will be achieved 2. The main steering bodies of the Core 3. A larger QuEST movement involving 4. Research communication and 5. Evidence is generated around three Resultados de las fases anteriores: The inception phase (CHF 149’000) mainly achieved results linked with the project’s setup and identification of the research streams: 1) Governance arrangements and overall structure of the QuEST movement were defined 2) Initial model of health systems’ redesign was tested in Tanzania 3) Proof of concept for the use of technology to measure end users’ satisfaction was validated 4) Partner countries and regions for setting up first QuEST centers were identified (Ethiopia, Kenya, India, South Africa, Latin America consortium in Argentina, South-East Asia consortium in China) |
Dirección / Officina Federal responsable |
COSUDE |
Crédito |
Cooperación al desarrollo |
Contrapartes del proyecto |
Contraparte del contrato Institución académica y de investigación extranjera |
Coordinación con otros proyectos y actores | Collaboration is foreseen with the SDC supported program “Making the Most of Belt and Road for global health” and potentially P4H. New synergies will be elaborated as the QuEST movement grows. |
Presupuesto | Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF 6’048’203 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF 5’512’999 |
Fases del proyecto | Fase 1 01.12.2018 - 31.12.2024 (Fase en curso) |