Publications and Tools

Here are some publications and tools that have been tried and tested in improving access and quality in family planning services. The majority of these publications and tools can be downloaded directly for your use. For more Tools, click here to visit the MAQ website.

• Refining Performance Improvement Tools and Methods: Lessons and Challenges
  by James McCaffery, Michelle Heerey, and Kirsten P. Bose

• Improving the Quality of Care: Quality Improvement Projects from The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs [2003]

• CD-ROM—Client-Provider Communication: Successful Approaches and Tools [2003] - Flyer | Order

• Heerey M, Necochea E. An Overview of Accreditation and Certification for Improving Health Service Quality. |

• Checklist to Rule Out Pregnancy [English | French | Spanish]

• The Essentials of Contraceptive Technology: A Handbook for Clinic Staff

• "Explaining So Clients Remember," in "GATHER Guide To Counseling," Population Reports, Series J, Number 48, 1998.

• "GATHER: The Elements of Counseling," in "GATHER Guide To Counseling," Population Reports, Series J, Number 48, 1998.

• "Ideas for Providers: Teach Yourself Better Counseling," in "GATHER Guide To Counseling," Population Reports, Series J, Number 48, 1998.

• "Tips for Managers: Promoting Better Counseling," in "GATHER Guide To Counseling," Population Reports, Series J, Number 48, 1998.

• Quality Accreditation/Certification Assessment Tools
  • PROQUALI
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • SFPS
  • Phillipines
    • Facility Self-Assessment Checklist
  • Egypt