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.
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.
A quick guide
to COHSASA
Accreditation
Benefits
Why Use
COHSASA?
COHSASA is the only internationally-recognised, quality improvement accreditation body for healthcare facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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
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
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
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...