In February 2017, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, India, and Bangladesh, led by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and with support of partners, established the Quality of Care (QoC) Network for improving QoC for maternal, newborn, and child health. Improving QoC measurement is one of the QoC Network's core priorities. 

With various attendees, including lead UN agencies, governments, and civil society, the interactive dialogue will seek to share the QoC Network's evidence and experiences at the global and national levels in addressing challenges around QoC measurement. The interactive dialogue will also aim to share current trends, good practices, innovative approaches, and lessons learned; identify common challenges across countries regarding QoC measurement; and promote linkages between national strategies and the global normative framework for QoC measurement. The outcomes of the dialogue will contribute to enabling pathways to drive collaboration, coordination, cross-country learning, and alignment, and share evidence within the maternal and newborn health community.