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 contingent…
A top figure in South African health improvement circles, 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…
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…
Jacqui Stewart, CEO of COHSASA, has been appointed to the steering committee of the re-instatement of the African Community of Practice. After a break of 4 years (!), ISQua is excited to re-launch the African Community of Practice! We invite…
A grand tea, rivalling the renowned spread at the Mount Nelson Hotel, was laid out in the staff room of Cure Day Hospitals Paarl to celebrate the hospital’s third accreditation award. This 21-bed facility in the picturesque town of Paarl,…
On June 20, 2024, the heads of all units at Mediclinic Durbanville gathered in the conference room to celebrate the facility receiving its sixth successive accreditation award, valid for four years until 2028. This multi-specialist hospital, one of the few…
The Uganda Martyrs’ Hospital Lubaga in Kampala, Uganda, is proud to announce that it has received its first full two-year accreditation award from COHSASA. The hospital, situated in Kampala, achieved an overall score of 33 at its baseline survey in…
People wandering into the Sandton Convention Centre last week could have been forgiven if they thought they had walked onto the set of a sci-fi futuristic film for, contained within its four walls, were some of the most remarkable innovations,…
A healthcare delegation from Ethiopia recently visited Mediclinic Paarl to learn more about their accreditation with COHSASA (The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa). COHSASA is the only internationally-recognised quality improvement accreditation body for healthcare facilities in Sub-Saharan…
The Bank Hospital in Accra, Ghana, has received a two-year accreditation award from COHSASA (The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa) following an external survey in December 2023.1 Moving an impressive 20 points from 69 at the baseline…
