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Nutrition Service Quality Assessment Tool for Health Facilities (NSQA)
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Description
The Nutrition Service Quality Assessment (NSQA 2021) Tool for health facilities is a result of the revision and expansion of the Nutrition Service Delivery Assessment tool (NSDA 2015) into a systems quality assessment tool for nutrition services at all health facility levels. The NSQA tool is specifically designed for both self-assessment�(internally) and external assessment of the status and quality of nutrition services. It helps to�monitor implementation and generate evidence to inform decisions related to planning for�improving nutrition service quality within the health system. This assessment is to generate reliable information on the status and�functioning of the health facility in providing nutrition care and support services.