TY - JOUR T1 - A Call to Action: Reinvigorating Interest and Investments in Health Infrastructure JF - Global Health: Science and Practice JO - GLOB HEALTH SCI PRACT SP - 711 LP - 715 DO - 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00674 VL - 9 IS - 4 AU - Lindsay M. Mallick AU - Joshua Amo-Adjei Y1 - 2021/12/31 UR - http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/9/4/711.abstract N2 - See related article by Rokicki et al.Person-centered care and measurement of the client experience has captured the spotlight in the field of quality of care,1 especially amidst growing awareness of pervasive mistreatment and disrespectful care.2,3 Despite the importance of this topic, a focus on strengthening infrastructure cannot fall by the wayside. In this issue of GHSP, Rokicki et al. draw our attention to structural aspects of delivery care and demonstrate their importance in health care delivery.4In essence, infrastructure is essential for high-quality care, yet improvements in health infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have not progressed on pace with the increasing demand for health services, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.5 A renewed focus on infrastructure to both improve health and protect and retain the health care workforce—a focus that works in tandem with efforts to promote person-centered care, is environmentally friendly, and aims to equip facilities to handle infectious disease outbreaks—is direly needed. Here, we make the plea to reinvigorate interest and investments in health infrastructure.In the past several decades, we have seen a dramatic increase in the use of health care facilities, especially for childbirth in LMICs, but the investments in improving access and use of services have not yielded expected decreases in maternal and newborn deaths.6,7 As Rokicki et al. mention,4 lack of high-quality care for many common, treatable conditions currently contributes to more excess deaths than lack of use of health care facilities,8 thus warranting further examination of health systems and quality of care.Quality of care is a multidimensional construct that encompasses a spectrum of inputs and processes integral for achieving optimal health and satisfaction with care. Infrastructure—namely, electricity, water, equipment, and physical resources—along with medicines and human resources, is the … ER -