Monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
Health Partners International (HPI) has a well-established track record of undertaking monitoring and evaluation (M&E) at sector and project level. We believe that monitoring and evaluation should support the building of capacity in each area. Indicators should be set that are manageable in number and realistic to achieve. However, there must be enough indicators to provide an adequate overview of development in the sector.
Our work in this area has taken us to a number of countries, including Malawi, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique, Bangladesh, Kenya, Zambia, Eritrea, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, India and Papua New Guinea.
Some of our projects
- Evaluation of the Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework (CRSF) 2002-7 to combat AIDS/HIV and development of the CRSF 2008-12 - Caribbean
- Monitoring of the National AIDS Programme - Malawi
- Health sector performance reviews - Ghana
- Review of technical assistance to health and population sector programme - Bangladesh
- Review of the health sector - Papua New Guinea
Background information
M&E in the health sector in developing countries is receiving more attention due, in part, to new national poverty reduction strategies and international agreements over the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as well as a shift in funding mechanisms.
With more financial support from donor agencies being provided through budget support or basket fund arrangements and through Sector-Wide Approaches (SWAps), emphasis is shifting away from discrete projects to support for the entire sector. Consequently, sector-wide, rather than project-based, monitoring and evaluation is required.
Current monitoring and evaluation related issues in the health sector and HIV/AIDS sub-sector include:
- how to identify and define a practical and realistic set of indicators
- how to establish M&E teams with international and local expertise that will win them the confidence of all partners
- how to build a supportive rather than confrontational relationship with partners
- how to ensure that the monitoring and evaluation process is not too onerous
- how to maintain independence
- how to ensure methodological rigour.