We make healthcare
facilities safer and better

COHSASA conducts quality improvement programmes and accreditation in a wide range of healthcare facilities – hospitals, clinics, hospices, day clinics and consulting rooms – on the continent of Africa.

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What we do

COHSASA works to strengthen and improve
health systems through standardisation, quality improvement, and accreditation.

COHSASA, along with its second edition of Healthcare Facility Standards and its Surveyor Training Programme, has received accreditation from the International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (IEEA), valid until 2027. The ISQuaEEA offers third-party external evaluation services to health and social care organisations, as well as standards-developing bodies worldwide.

Improving healthcare. One facility at a time.

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Why Use
COHSASA?

COHSASA is the only internationally-recognised, quality improvement accreditation body for healthcare facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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The COHSASA Mission

To assist healthcare facilities in Africa and developing countries to deliver quality healthcare through sustained improvement, using internationally recognised standards, patient safety principles, and operational research.

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Over 600 facilities have participated in the COHSASA programme in the past two decades.

ISQua 2024 in Istanbul brought health professionals together

ISQua 2024 in Istanbul brought health professionals together

Oct 2, 2024

The ISQua conference, held in Istanbul this year, brought many different health professionals from all across the globe to discuss the latest initiatives, trends and research in the field of quality improvement, standards and accreditation. There was a substantial...

Global Award for South Africa Health Professional

Global Award for South Africa Health Professional

Sep 27, 2024

Jacqui Stewart of COHASA, was honoured this week in Istanbul when the ISQua (International Society for Quality in Health Care) conferred the Society’s Life Membership Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements in her service to ISQua.

HASA Conference Brings It Home

HASA Conference Brings It Home

Sep 12, 2024

For delegates attending the HASA conference in Sandton last week, it was a seamless and smartly organised affair. For those working behind the scenes to create a successful exhibition and programme, it was months of sweat and toil that paid off well. The conference...

“Providing the highest quality of care while ensuring patient safety should be the goal of every healthcare facility. Accreditation not only establishes high quality standards but also strengthens and leads to an overall improvement of medical care. This is a strong rationale that justifies the need for quality improvement and accreditation programmes and ultimately guarantees a return on investment.”

Dr Edgar Kalimba
Senior Consultant Paediatrician/Pulmonologist and past CEO of King Faisal Hospital (2019-2021), the first facility in Rwanda to receive a four-year accreditation award from COHSASA in 2020.

“Mediclinic believes that continuous quality improvement leads to better clinical outcomes, better patient experience and cost efficiency. It also mitigates health and safety risks, medico-legal risks, and reputational risks. This is where the value lies for our hospitals: the investments we make in time and money to implement COHSASA accreditation standards adds value to each patient we care for.”

Riaan Vorster
Former General Manager of Mediclinic Panorama, Western Cape.

“COHSASA accreditation is crucial for healthcare facilities because it ensures quality and safety standards, promotes continuous improvement, boosts patient confidence, enhances staff morale and training, ensures regulatory compliance, improves operational efficiency, and allows for benchmarking against other accredited institutions. This leads to better patients outcomes and institutional performance.”

Arthur Egulu | Quality Assurance Manager
Uganda Martyrs Hospital Lubaga 

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