Webinar | Social accountability for quality maternal, newborn and child health services in Malawi

Register for the Webinar

Join the Quality of Care Network and White Ribbon Alliance on Tuesday, 29 March 2022 at 1:30pm Geneva for a webinar titled: Social accountability for quality maternal, newborn and child health services in Malawi.

As part of efforts to promote accountability and quality maternal, newborn and child health at national leadership level, White Ribbon Alliance Malawi and Ministry of Health Malawi, in close collaboration with regulatory bodies, have developed an integrated tool for the regulation and inspection of health facilities on quality MNCH services.
This webinar will share the experience of streamlining the oversight of regulatory bodies and establishing a standardized approach for healthcare facilities inspections. Representatives from the Ministry of Health, and the three regulatory bodies, the Nurses & Midwives Council, the Medical Council of Malawi, and the Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority, will share their views and experiences based on field testing of this tool.

Introduction: Mr. Hester Mkwinda Nyasulu, Executive Director, White Ribbon Alliance Malawi

Part 1: Experience and lessons learned in developing an integrated tool for the regulation and inspection of health facilities on quality MNCH services in Malawi

  • Dr. Bongani Chikwapulo, Head of Norms and Standards, Quality Management Directorate Ministry of Health, Malawi
  • Mr. Richard Ndovie, Assistant Registrar, Professional Practice, Medical Council of Malawi
  • Mr. Seleman Kondowe, Senior Quality Management Officer, Ministry of Health, Malawi

Part 2: Questions and Answers
In this panel discussion, the three presenters from Part 1 will be joined by:

  • Ms. Chrissy Chulu, Chief Medicines Inspection Officer, Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority, Malawi
  • Ms. Mtondera Munthali, Inspection and Investigation Specialist, Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi

This webinar is part of a series on ‘Integrating Stakeholder and Community Engagement in Quality of Care Initiatives for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health ‘. This webinar is co-hosted by the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and White Ribbon Alliance Malawi.