Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok

Programme Overview

This five-day professional training programme delivers rigorous technical instruction on maternal, newborn, and child health clinical quality and protocols. Organised in Bangkok, the course enables health professionals to examine clinical care pathways, patient safety standards, and service delivery frameworks. Participants analyse evidence-based guidelines covering antenatal surveillance, emergency obstetric interventions, immediate newborn resuscitation, and paediatric case management, aligning facility-based practices with established global public health standards to improve clinical outcomes across primary and secondary healthcare levels.

The curriculum addresses the operational complexities of managing integrated referral networks and district-level health systems. Delegates examine the practical requirements for establishing reliable continuum of care models, linking rural outposts with secondary referral hospitals. Emphasis is placed on managing high-risk obstetric and neonatal emergencies, standardising triage procedures, maintaining clinical record systems, and monitoring patient transport arrangements. This approach ensures that emergency transfers are timely, clinically regulated, and capable of reducing preventable institutional mortality.

In addition, the course focuses on operational governance, accountability mechanisms, and supportive supervision within decentralized health structures. Participants evaluate methodologies for structuring regular clinical audits, maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response systems, and quality improvement cycles. The programme also addresses supervisory tools necessary to support community health workers, ensuring consistent outreach, prompt case identification, and robust compliance with national healthcare protocols across remote catchment populations and mountainous terrain.

Public health authorities and project implementation units face urgent mandates to lower maternal and infant mortality rates through comprehensive health system strengthening. Delivering the technical capacity required to execute the Accelerating Maternal and Child Health Outcomes Project necessitates standardising clinical protocols, upgrading emergency triage routines, and reinforcing clinical oversight across provincial and district facilities. For mountainous and geographically fragmented countries like Bhutan, building structured referral systems, instituting rigorous clinical death audits, and strengthening supervision of community healthcare cadres are critical measures to resolve operational bottlenecks and secure durable clinical improvements.

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Bangkok, Thailand, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability

• Review of World Health Organization standards for maternal and neonatal care quality
• Clinical protocols for comprehensive antenatal care and early risk stratification
• Intrapartum care guidelines and the operational application of the WHO labour care guide
• Preventive measures and early clinical identification of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
• Standard operating procedures for managing post-partum haemorrhage and obstetric shock
• Essential newborn care standards and infection prevention protocols at birth
• Basic and advanced neonatal resuscitation algorithms for district clinical staff
• Thermal control, kangaroo mother care, and management of low birthweight neonates
• Service planning and management
• Quality improvement and standards
• Human resources and workforce planning
• Financing and budgeting for services

It is designed for district health officers overseeing reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services, maternal health programme leads and technical coordinators from ministries of health, clinical nursing supervisors and chief midwives managing maternity and paediatric wards and others who want practical, current skills in health, education and social services.

The Growing Importance of Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok

Health, education and social services reach people directly, and their quality depends on planning, management and the use of evidence. Governments and partners expect better results from limited budgets.

Leaders and managers in these sectors face rising demand, staff shortages and new technologies. Strong management skills help institutions plan services, use resources well and show results.

Organisations increasingly require professionals capable of:

• Plan and manage services to meet demand
• Improve quality against standards
• Manage staff and resources effectively
• Use data to guide decisions
• Work with communities and partners

Strong health, education and social services systems help organisations:

• Deliver better services to more people
• Use budgets and staff efficiently
• Meet quality standards
• Show results to government and partners

This Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.

Who Should Attend This Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok Training?

This programme is designed for:

• District health officers overseeing reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services
• Maternal health programme leads and technical coordinators from ministries of health
• Clinical nursing supervisors and chief midwives managing maternity and paediatric wards
• Project management unit technical staff implementing multilateral donor health initiatives
• Medical officers responsible for primary health centre clinical governance and triage
• Quality improvement focal persons working within district and provincial hospitals
• Public health officers directing community health worker and outreach networks
• Health planning officers managing referral pathways and emergency patient transport
• Service managers and administrators
• Directors and senior officials
• Planning and policy officers
• Quality and standards officers

The programme suits experienced professionals as well as those moving into new responsibilities. Groups that mix institutions and countries are encouraged, because participants learn a great deal from each other’s experience.

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok Training, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care pathways against World Health Organization standards
• Analyse emergency obstetric and newborn care protocols to standardise clinical emergency response times
• Design maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response workflows for district healthcare facilities
• Formulate structured clinical audit routines to detect care gaps and guide quality improvement initiatives
• Establish integrated referral network management procedures connecting primary facilities with tertiary care
• Develop supportive supervision frameworks for community health worker networks and primary care outposts
• Construct district-level quality improvement action plans to monitor clinical adherence and patient safety
• Explain the main challenges facing their sector
• Plan services that match demand and resources
• Apply quality improvement methods

Each objective is practised during the programme through exercises, cases or group work, so that participants leave able to do it, not only to describe it.

Programme Contents and Structure

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok Training Methodology

The training employs participatory adult learning approaches focused on applied clinical governance and healthcare management. Sessions integrate technical lectures with detailed case studies based on public health operational realities. Participants work in small groups to review anonymised clinical records, execute root cause analysis exercises, evaluate referral flowcharts, and draft institutional supervisory tools. Practical simulation of clinical audit meetings allows attendees to apply regulatory standards directly to real-world scenarios, preparing them to implement audit cycles and supportive supervisory systems within their domestic health administrative frameworks.

The programme combines:

• Expert-led sessions on current practice
• Regional and international case studies
• Group work and practical exercises
• Simulations and role plays where relevant
• Discussion of participants' own challenges
• Peer learning across institutions and countries
• Practical tools and templates to take back to work
• Daily reflection and action planning

Before the programme, a short pre-assessment helps the facilitators understand each participant’s role and priorities, so that examples and exercises can be adjusted to the group. Each day ends with a short reflection in which participants note what they will apply at work.

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of this Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok Training, participants will be able to:

• Ability to adapt national clinical protocols to international guidelines for maternal and infant care
• Proficiency in organising and running multi-disciplinary maternal and perinatal death audit meetings
• Competence in designing efficient, monitored referral networks across remote and rural health districts
• Capability to create structured supervisory instruments for monitoring community health workers
• Skills to identify root causes of clinical service delays and institutional maternal complications
• Preparedness to manage technical deliverables for public and donor-financed health quality projects
• Plan services to meet demand
• Improve quality against standards

Participants leave with a personal action plan and practical tools they can use in their institution from the first week back. Institutions that send several participants can use the programme to agree shared methods and templates across teams, which makes improvements easier to sustain.

Institutional Application of Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok Training

This programme supports organisations in strengthening:

• Service planning
• Quality management
• Workforce management
• Data use
• Partnerships

Participants return with practical tools to improve:

• Service plans
• Quality reviews
• Workforce plans
• Performance reports
• Supply planning

The programme is built so that learning moves from the classroom into the institution. Participants work on their own processes and documents where possible, and leave with an action plan that their managers can review and support.

Regional Relevance & Application

Europe

European institutions apply health, education and social services within detailed regulatory frameworks and reform agendas. Participants from Europe can compare their practice with colleagues from other regions and test how established methods work under different conditions.

Africa

Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in health, education and social services increasingly operate alongside donor-financed programmes that expect clear systems and evidence. The programme helps participants adapt good practice to the institutions and resources they work with.

Middle East

In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on health, education and social services. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.

Asia

Institutions across Asia combine rapid growth with ambitious modernisation programmes. Participants from Asia can share their experience of scaling systems quickly and learn from approaches used elsewhere.

Pacific

Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to health, education and social services that suit smaller institutions.

Holding the programme in Bangkok, Thailand brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how health, education and social services is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.

Host Country Profile – Thailand

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Studying away from their own country gives participants time to focus, a fresh view of their own institution and the chance to build a network with colleagues from other countries.

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok Training Deliverables

Participants receive support before, during and after the programme, so that preparation, learning and follow-up form one continuous experience.

Before the Programme

• Participant Pre-Assessment
• Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok Readiness Assessment
• Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok Resource Pack
• Preparatory Reading Materials
• Complimentary Visa Support & Advisory

During the Programme

• Airport Pickup & Welcome Assistance
• Accommodation with Breakfast
• Welcome Networking Dinner
• Risalat Training Kit (Bag, Bottle, Mug, T-Shirt, Cap, Passport Cover, Pens, Notebook, Magnet & Keychain)
• Comprehensive Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok Training Manual
• Service Planning Template
• Quality Improvement Plan Template
• Workforce Planning Template
• Performance Dashboard Template
• Practical Workshops & Simulations
• Group Discussions & Peer Learning
• Daily Lunch and Refreshments
• Full Access to Training Venue Facilities
• Mini Pad / Tablet with Digital Learning Materials
• Field Visit (where applicable)
• Entertaining City Tour

After the Programme

• Certificate of Completion
• Risalat Programme Participation Recognition Award
• Post-Training Reference Materials
• Service Review Checklist
• Improvement Tracking Sheet
• Post-Training Support & Follow-Up Guidance
• Programme Report

Institutions can also request a tailored in-house version of this programme, delivered at their premises or online. Request a proposal.

Common Challenges in Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok, And How This Training Helps

How can institutions plan and manage services to meet demand?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Day 1: Evidence-Based Maternal Care Pathways and Quality Standards), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions improve quality against standards?

The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Day 2: Neonatal Resuscitation and Essential Paediatric Care Protocols), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions manage staff and resources effectively?

The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Day 3: Emergency Referral Network Architecture and Continuum of Care), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions use data to guide decisions?

The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Day 4: Clinical Audits and Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions work with communities and partners?

The programme addresses this directly on the fifth day (Day 5: Community Health Supervisory Systems and Implementation Planning), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where does the Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Clinical Quality & Protocols in Bangkok programme take place?

It runs from 1 Feb 2027 to 5 Feb 2027, in Bangkok, Thailand. The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.

Who should attend?

The programme is designed for district health officers overseeing reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services, maternal health programme leads and technical coordinators from ministries of health, clinical nursing supervisors and chief midwives managing maternity and paediatric wards, project management unit technical staff implementing multilateral donor health initiatives, and others who want practical skills in health, education and social services.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a Certificate of Completion from Risalat Consultants International.

Can this programme be delivered for our institution only?

Yes. We can deliver a tailored in-house version at your premises, in another city or online, built around your own cases. Use the proposal request on this page.

Do I need prior experience in health, education and social services?

No specialist background is required beyond experience in a related role. A short pre-assessment helps the facilitators adapt the sessions to the group.

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