Global Health projects
Measuring and valuing quality of life to inform healthcare resource allocation
Global collaborators have developed a set of Australian values for the EuroQol EQ-5D-3L instrument. The EQ-5D instruments are used internationally to measure quality of life. Having Australian value sets for these instruments is essential to inform resource allocation for the Australian health system.
An emerging issue in health system resource allocation is the impact that health care interventions have on the broader aspects of wellbeing including dignity, safety and comfort.
Through funding from the EuroQol Research Foundation and the Australian Research Council (ARC), new approaches are being developed to account for these aspects achieving Sustainable Development Goal - 3) Good health and wellbeing.
Quality Improvement for Nursing and Midwifery in the Pacific: Regional Accreditation, Education, Leadership and Regional Development Project
The UTS World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development (WHOCC UTS) Regional Quality Improvement Programme has been developed in partnership with 22 Pacific Islands (PIC) through the South Pacific Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alliance.
The roadmap for quality improvement (PDF, 4.5MB) study was funded by the World Health Organization, and high-level regional support was provided through recommendations of leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to build sustainable systems for universal health coverage, 14th Pacific Health Ministers Meeting (link opens in an external site) March 2022.
This programme aims to assist regulation and educational institutions across PIC to improve nursing and midwifery accreditation. Contributing to SDGs 3) good health and wellbeing, 4) quality education, 17) partnerships.
The World Health Organization and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council will fund the projects next steps.
Building Alliances to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a deeply rooted cultural practice associated with adverse health outcomes. This practice affects more than 200 million women and girls globally.
The Sustainable Development Goal target 5.3.2 focuses on the elimination of all harmful practices, including FGM.
UTS is collaborating with the African Coordinating Centre for abandonment of FGM, the University of Nairobi and the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre on Women in Malaysia. Our aim is to develop a community of practice that includes researchers, mentorship and capacity building workshops for early career researchers, as well as a program of work focused on delivering rigorous evidence for prevention.
