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Helping Programs that Treat Tuberculosis and HIV Address the Needs of Mobile Populations
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/helping-programs-that-treat-tuberculosis-and-hiv-address-the-needs-of-mobile-populations
MEASURE Evaluation and partners studied mobility patterns, treatment outcomes, and the feasibility of regional client tracing strategies among people in care for HIV and/or TB in the Lake Victoria region, bordered by Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.2020-05-05T21:26:12ZNews ItemWorld Malaria Day 2020: Two countries
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On World Malaria Day, we talked to three experts about the ongoing malaria surveillance, monitoring, and evaluation (SME) work in two countries at different stages of intervention. 2020-04-24T22:11:31ZNews ItemWhat We're Reading on COVID-19
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For World Health Day, April 7, we share some of what we’ve been reading on COVID-19.2020-04-03T18:09:49ZNews ItemPandemic Control—ethical considerations
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Mobilizing resources from governments and the private sector to quickly collect and analyze data on emerging diseases is essential, but health information systems are most helpful when they are well established before an emergency. 2020-04-03T17:41:59ZNews ItemInternational Women’s Day Includes Health and Empowerment
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/international-women2019s-day-includes-health-and-empowerment
International Women’s Day celebrates the accomplishments of women in all aspects of society, including their rights for access to health services that meet their needs. Meeting client needs was an aspect of the topic investigated in a recent study in two districts of Botswana.2020-03-06T14:22:31ZNews ItemA Decision Tree: Making decisions on data demand and use
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/a-decision-tree-making-decisions-on-data-demand-and-use
The MEASURE Evaluation project developed and published a Decision Tree for Designing Interventions for Data Demand and Use to help guide national government ministries, donors, and implementers in designing interventions to improve data use.2020-03-03T17:24:11ZNews ItemSeeking Consensus on How to Measure the Impact of Family Planning Total Market Approaches
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/seeking-consensus-on-how-to-measure-the-impact-of-family-planning-total-market-approaches
A new guide offers a step-by-step approach for evaluating total market approach (TMA) activities. 2020-02-19T17:15:48ZNews ItemA Decade of Collaboration: Mali’s Health System Prepared to Serve the Population
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/a-decade-of-collaboration-mali2019s-health-system-prepared-to-serve-the-population
The story of Mali and the MEASURE Evaluation project is one of transformation, collaboration, and achievement in improving health information systems to deliver better healthcare for Malians.2020-01-30T21:15:23ZNews ItemTools for Gender-Based Violence Data
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/tools-for-gender-based-violence-data
High-quality data are essential for a country to get an accurate picture of how gender-based violence (GBV) is affecting its population—as is true with any public health issue. 2019-11-25T19:33:30ZNews ItemLearning to count
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/learning-to-count
Population size and trends for better planning2019-11-25T14:51:15ZNews ItemBuilding data analysis muscle
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/building-data-analysis-muscle
For M&E officers and health program staff 2019-11-11T15:50:38ZNews ItemWhat’s in it for ME in M&E?
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/what2019s-in-it-for-me-in-m-e
Everything–from program purpose, to planning, to professional development2019-11-05T18:48:23ZNews ItemDimensions of routine data quality and data management
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/dimensions-of-routine-data-quality-and-data-management
What you need from assessment setup to analysis
2019-10-31T13:32:46ZNews ItemWorking where the need is
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/working-where-the-need-is
Improving equity in access to health services2019-10-21T19:18:04ZNews ItemMake your data better
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/make-your-data-better
Tools for self-assessment of data quality2019-10-14T14:47:31ZNews ItemDon’t let your data just sit there!
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/don2019t-let-your-data-just-sit-there
Learn the principles of data use for program planning.
2019-10-08T16:01:50ZNews ItemGetting lost in raster, vector, and shapefiles?
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/getting-lost-in-raster-vector-and-shapefiles
Find your way through geospatial data visualization.2019-10-01T13:55:14ZNews ItemThink you can frame an implementation research question on health?
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/think-you-can-frame-an-implementation-research-question-on-health
A comprehensive online course shows you how. 2019-09-12T13:33:03ZNews ItemWorkshops in 4 countries; 1,000s of downloads
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/workshops-in-4-countries-1-000s-of-downloads
MEASURE Evaluation developed curricula on impact evaluation and qualitative methods in evaluation. 2019-08-23T18:06:48ZNews ItemLife's little instruction books for information system security and maturity
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/life2019s-little-instruction-books-for-information-system-security-and-maturity
Access resources for improving health information system management and security of electronic health records. 2019-08-20T17:59:56ZNews Item160,000 downloads of the “411” on a 360-degree look at health information systems
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/160-000-downloads-of-the-411-on-a-360-degree-look-at-health-information-systems
These MEASURE Evaluation resources provide a learning space for countries looking for guidance on health information systems strengthening. 2019-08-09T16:00:42ZNews ItemWhat’s in your toolbox? Here’s how to assess health information, data quality, and routine data
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/what2019s-in-your-toolbox-here2019s-how-to-assess-health-information-data-quality-and-routine-data
These MEASURE Evaluation tools can help improve health information system (HIS) performance.2019-08-06T14:41:36ZNews ItemHealth data—use it or miss out. Here’s how.
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/health-data2014use-it-or-miss-out-here2019s-how
Access popular tools and guidance for improving use of health data.2019-08-01T14:09:47ZNews ItemProviding TB Clients the Care They Need: Assessing the Quality of Tuberculosis Services in the Philippines
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/providing-tb-clients-the-care-they-need-assessing-the-quality-of-tuberculosis-services-in-the-philippines
MEASURE Evaluation conducted a Quality of TB Services Assessment in randomly selected health facilities across the country to identify where services were of high quality and where there were gaps. The QTSA includes four tools—the facility audit, the provider interview, the patient interview, and the register review.2019-10-15T20:58:46ZNews ItemWere you among the 500+ participants in the webinar session on impact evaluation?
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/were-you-among-the-500-webinar-session-on-impact-evaluation
Access MEASURE Evaluation tools and webinars for building evaluation capacity.2019-07-19T16:17:17ZNews Item5 universities + 2 continents + 43 modules in 4 units = a way to learn health informatics
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/5-universities-2-continents-43-modules-in-4-units-a-way-to-learn-health-informatics
Learn about the health informatics for low- and middle-income countries short course for health information system professionals.2019-07-19T16:07:01ZNews ItemWhat's black and white and downloaded 26,800 times?
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/what2019s-black-and-white-and-downloaded-26-800-times
Learn about the Routine Health Information System (RHIS) curriculum. 2019-07-12T16:08:33ZNews ItemWorld Population Day
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/world-population-day-2019
Access the updated family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) indicators database. 2019-07-09T16:58:23ZNews ItemFramework for Evaluating National Malaria Programs in Moderate- and Low-Transmission Settings
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/framework-for-evaluating-national-malaria-programs-in-moderate-and-low-transmission-settings
Roll Back Malaria’s Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (RMB MERG) Evaluation Task Force developed a framework for evaluating national malaria programs in moderate- and low- transmission settings.2019-07-01T13:26:10ZNews ItemMEASURE Evaluation: USAID Awards UNC $36 Million to Support Malaria Control and Elimination
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/measure-evaluation-usaid-awards-unc-36-million-to-support-malaria-control-and-elimination
A malaria-focused program just awarded—“Strengthening Surveillance, Monitoring, and Evaluation for Malaria Control and Elimination (PMI Measure Malaria)”—will provide $36 million in new funding for MEASURE Evaluation. 2019-11-21T13:39:59ZNews ItemZanzibar Study Shows Routine Health Information Systems Data Can Help Malaria Prevention Efforts
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/zanzibar-study-shows-routine-health-information-systems-data-can-help-malaria-prevention-efforts
A new study released June 21, 2019 in the Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine shows that routine health management information systems (HMIS) are an important tool for determining the impact of malaria investments in Zanzibar. 2019-06-24T16:29:44ZNews ItemDay of the African Child: Helping government policy action to support vulnerable children
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/day-of-the-african-child-helping-government-policy-action-to-support-vulnerable-children
On the Day of the African Child (Sunday, June 16), we highlight our work in Ghana and Uganda to assess, address, and monitor care for children. 2019-06-14T19:07:11ZNews ItemMEASURE Evaluation Strengthens Ability of Three Ministries in Burkina Faso to Prevent Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/measure-evaluation-strengthens-ability-of-three-ministries-in-burkina-faso-to-prevent-outbreaks-of-infectious-diseases
On May 9–10, 2019 in the district of Pô, Nahouri province, Center-South region of Burkina Faso, MEASURE Evaluation hosted an event to train key personnel in the human health, animal health, and environmental sectors on the country’s new One Health electronic platform.2019-06-11T14:15:23ZNews ItemNew Health Facility Registry Will Support Decision Making for Better Health in Nigeria
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/new-health-facility-registry-will-support-decision-making-for-better-health-in-nigeria
A new tool to track health facilities nationwide was just launched in Abuja, Nigeria.2019-06-24T15:40:43ZNews ItemMEASURE Evaluation Co-organizes the International Conference on Big Data for Health
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/measure-evaluation-co-organizes-the-international-conference-on-big-data-for-health-in-dhaka
The conference provided a timely platform to exchange knowledge, experiences, and expertise to discuss digital innovations and ways to harness big data for sustainable development in health service delivery.2019-05-30T13:46:38ZNews ItemFamily Planning Data Collaboration Advances DHIS 2 for Improved Program Data
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/family-planning-data-collaboration-advances-dhis-2-for-improved-program-data
As Bangladesh moves further toward digital health information management, it is realizing more of its capacity to generate, analyze, and use high-quality data for planning and decision making. This was emphasized at a recent signing ceremony. 2019-04-24T16:04:23ZNews ItemMaking Decisions on Data Quality
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/making-decisions-on-data-quality
Read about new data quality tools—one is a guide to existing tools; another helps countries lead their own data quality assessments. 2018-12-20T20:40:16ZNews ItemCan Analysis of Tweets Inform Interventions to Prevent Gender-Based Violence?
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/can-analysis-of-tweets-inform-interventions-to-prevent-gender-based-violence
MEASURE Evaluation recently explored the feasibility of using large social media datasets to track changes in attitudes on gender norms regarding sexual relationships between younger women and older men and attitudes on gender-based violence against women and girls.2018-11-21T21:14:11ZNews ItemAssessing, Addressing, and Monitoring National Care Reform in Armenia
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/assessing-addressing-and-monitoring-national-care-reform-in-armenia
The training aimed to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation capacity of specialists who are involved in the reform of the national care system that serves vulnerable children. 2018-11-14T17:13:25ZNews ItemMEASURE Evaluation Sub-grantee, Mudasir Saeed: Building Experience and Challenging Stereotypes in Pakistan
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/measure-evaluation-sub-grantee-mudasir-saeed-building-experience-and-challenging-stereotypes-in-pakistan
A Q&A with MEASURE Evaluation sub-grantee Mudasir Saeed focuses on building experience and challenging stereotypes in Pakistan. 2018-11-08T16:17:07ZNews ItemRipple Effect Mapping, and other MEASURE Evaluation Presentations at Evaluation 2018
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/ripple-effect-mapping-and-other-measure-evaluation-presentations-at-evaluation-2018
MEASURE Evaluation has contributed seven presentations and two posters covering topics from gender to Twitter. This story focuses on work related to the ripple effect mapping (REM) method. 2018-10-24T21:33:04ZNews ItemUNC Awarded $48 Million D4I Project to Support Data Use and Evidence Building in Global Health
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/unc-awarded-48-million-d41-project-to-support-data-use-and-evidence-building-in-global-health
A new $48 million award, Data for Impact (D4I), begins this month. Its goal is to help low-resource countries gather and use information to strengthen their health policies and programs and improve the health of their citizens. 2018-10-31T19:59:45ZNews ItemMEASURE Evaluation Awarded More than $35 Million to Improve Data and Impact in Fight against Tuberculosis through the TB DIAH Project
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/measure-evaluation-awarded-more-than-35-million-to-improve-data-and-impact-in-fight-against-tuberculosis-through-the-tb-diah-project
A tuberculosis (TB)-focused program just awarded will provide more than $35 million in new funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for MEASURE Evaluation to strengthen TB data and knowledge sharing worldwide. 2019-03-19T18:40:37ZNews ItemSocial Services Support Improved Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/social-services-support-improved-adherence-to-tuberculosis-treatment
People treated for tuberculosis (TB) in Ukraine are more likely to stay on their medication if they receive some social services, according to a study conducted by MEASURE Evaluation.2018-08-15T19:01:14ZNews ItemImproving Quality of Malaria Data Supports Better Decision Making in the Health Sector
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/improving-quality-of-malaria-data-supports-better-decision-making-in-the-health-sector
Since 2009, the USAID-supported MEASURE Evaluation Project has been working with Mali’s National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) in supporting the Routine Malaria Information System (RMIS).2018-08-15T18:58:30ZNews ItemInnovative Self-Assessment to Improve Care for Children
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/innovative-self-assessment-to-improve-care-for-children
MEASURE Evaluation works with four countries in Europe and Africa on reforms for child care.2018-08-10T23:13:05ZNews ItemNews Article: Training a Tech-Savvy Health Workforce
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/training-a-tech-savvy-health-workforce
Kenyatta University in Kenya, in collaboration with MEASURE Evaluation, and four other universities, hosted a week-long training program in July on appropriate application of information communication technologies (ICTs) to health programs. 2018-07-31T18:51:37ZNews ItemMEASURE Evaluation Receives Research Award from IAS for Study on Programs Integrating HIV and Tuberculosis Care in Ukraine
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/measure-evaluation-receives-research-award-from-ias-for-study-on-programs-integrating-hiv-and-tuberculosis-care-in-ukraine
2018-07-27T15:26:59ZNews ItemLearning what works to improve health information systems
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/learning-what-works-to-improve-health-information-systems
The project has written four documents that synthesize literature and project activities in four areas of work. 2018-05-31T14:52:00ZNews ItemFamily Planning and Reproductive Health Indicators Database
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/family-planning-and-reproductive-health-indicators-database
The database provides a comprehensive listing of key indicators for monitoring and evaluating family planning and reproductive health programs.2018-06-07T14:40:49ZNews ItemTransforming malaria surveillance
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/transforming-malaria-surveillance
MEASURE Evaluation offers this visualization of what routine health information systems can accomplish for malaria surveillance.2018-05-15T19:23:03ZNews ItemA tribute to our dear friend, Subrata
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/a-tribute-to-our-dear-friend-subrata
Subrata Kumar Bhadra passed away unexpectedly on March 27, 2018. Subrata had a long history with MEASURE Evaluation. Ever eager, consistently positive, and always smiling, he was one of a kind. 2018-03-29T18:52:25ZNews ItemBig Steps in a Short Time: Guinea Celebrates a Stronger Health Information System
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/big-steps-in-a-short-time-guinea-celebrates-a-stronger-health-information-system
MEASURE Evaluation is proud to have been a part of the Guinean government’s response to reorganize its health information system to serve its citizens. Read about the progress and a related meeting.2018-05-15T19:22:30ZNews ItemMEASURE Evaluation Project Scores UNC’s Largest-Ever Award: $232 Million for Social Science Research
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/measure-evaluation-project-scores-unc-s-largest-ever-award
One of the largest research awards made to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) just got bigger, making MEASURE Evaluation not only UNC’s largest project in global health, but the largest single award the university has ever received, at $231.9 million2018-05-15T19:24:02ZNews ItemSimple Steps with Lasting Impact for Newborn Survival
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/simple-steps-with-lasting-impact-for-newborn-survival
Every child born should have the optimum chance of survival. 2018-05-15T19:24:46ZNews ItemBuilding a Network
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/building-a-network
New interoperability toolkit helps integrate health information systems in developing countries
2018-05-15T19:28:44ZNews ItemA Tool to Rely On
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/a-tool-to-rely-on
A new, innovative toolkit helps assess and build M&E capacity in the public sector.2018-05-15T20:15:25ZNews ItemMethods for Measuring Impact of Malaria Control Efforts on Child Deaths
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/methods-for-measuring-impact-of-malaria-control-efforts-on-child-deaths
MEASURE Evaluation has co-authored six of nine publications contained in a special supplement of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.2019-04-17T17:22:06ZNews ItemImproving Care for Vulnerable Children
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/improving-care-for-vulnerable-children
More than 60 participants gathered in London to consider ways to further develop and strengthen country leadership in assessing and ultimately accelerating national reform in alternative care for children in four countries.2018-05-15T23:22:22ZNews ItemPublic Health: Building Bridges to the Most Vulnerable
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/public-health-building-bridges-to-the-most-vulnerable
Karar Zunaid Ahsan, called Zunaid, is a PhD candidate in the Gillings School of Public Health at UNC, focusing on practical ways to deliver better health care to vulnerable populations, and working to analyze data to achieve that goal.2018-05-15T23:22:47ZNews ItemHow Monitoring and Evaluation Is Taught in MPH Programs Around the World
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/how-monitoring-and-evaluation-is-taught-in-mph-programs-around-the-world
A recent review of how monitoring and evaluation is taught in masters of public health programs globally follows a continuing trend from knowledge-based learning to competency-based learning.2018-05-15T23:23:10ZNews ItemMalaria Interventions Assessment in Nigeria Is “First of Its Kind”
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/malaria-interventions-assessment-in-nigeria-is-201cfirst-of-its-kind201d
The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) engaged MEASURE Evaluation to lead an evaluation to document progress of malaria control interventions and assess changes in malaria outcomes in four Nigerian states that received PMI support.2018-05-15T23:23:30ZNews ItemPEPFAR ambassador recognizes MEASURE Evaluation staff for work on DATIM
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/pepfar-ambassador-recognizes-measure-evaluation-staff-for-work-on-datim
Certificates were awarded to five MEASURE Evaluation team members in June to recognize their contributions to the development and maintenance of DATIM (Data for Accountability, Transparency and Impact).2018-05-15T23:23:48ZNews ItemImproving Health Networks: A Smart Idea
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/improving-health-networks-a-smart-idea
Using organizational network analysis, MEASURE Evaluation identified organizations providing some aspect of HIV care and investigated the ways in which they work—or don’t work—together. 2018-05-15T23:24:07ZNews ItemFactors that Affect Collection and Use of Sex- and Age-Disaggregated Data
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/factors-that-affect-collection-and-use-of-sex-and-age-disaggregated-data
MEASURE Evaluation has released three publications to help donors, governments, and groups working on health information systems to better understand factors that affect collection and use of sex- and age-disaggregated data. 2018-05-15T23:24:30ZNews ItemA Word on Verbal Autopsy: Measuring malaria deaths in the developing world
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/a-word-on-verbal-autopsy-measuring-malaria-deaths-in-the-developing-world
Relatives can provide more complete data on malaria deaths, which aids policy and program planning. But new techniques are needed.2018-05-15T23:24:52ZNews ItemData crucial for effective HIV response: Four podcasts from MEASURE Evaluation
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/data-crucial-for-effective-hiv-response-podcasts-from-measure-evaluation
Stigma, geography, size estimation, and gender: Four brief podcasts from our experts on developing the tools needed to reach global 90-90-90 goals and stem the tide of HIV transmission.2018-05-15T23:25:14ZNews ItemImproving Data Quality in Mobile Community-Based Health Information Systems
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/improving-data-quality-in-mobile-community-based-health-information-systems-1
Intended for those designing a mobile application or planning an mHealth programme, guidelines from MEASURE Evaluation focus on strengthening data quality in mobile community-based health information system(s) (HIS) around the world. 2018-05-15T23:25:39ZNews ItemBest Practices for Adolescent- and Youth-Friendly HIV Services
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/best-practices-for-adolescent-friendly-youth-services
MEASURE Evaluation recently published findings of a review of youth-oriented HIV programs with the objective to uncover proven and promising practices and make them available to the global community. 2018-05-15T23:26:06ZNews ItemAvailability and Quality of Family Planning Services by Faith-Based Organizations in Malawi, Kenya, and Haiti
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/availability-and-quality-of-family-planning-services-by-faith-based-organizations-in-malawi-kenya-and-haiti
A recent study by MEASURE Evaluation contributes new evidence on the availability and quality of family planning services by faith-based organizations.2018-05-15T23:26:41ZNews ItemMEASURE Evaluation Works to Improve the Lives of Vulnerable Children in Armenia
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/measure-evaluation-works-to-improve-the-lives-of-vulnerable-children-in-armenia
MEASURE Evaluation staff, and representatives of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), met with the Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Artem Asatryan, on June 13, 2017, to kick off a two-year program to help Armenia improve its child care programs.2018-05-15T23:27:07ZNews ItemHelping vulnerable children to thrive
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/helping-vulnerable-children-to-thrive
MEASURE Evaluation has conducted a performance evaluation of the Sustainable, Comprehensive Responses for Vulnerable Children and Their Families” (SCORE) activity, which develops household-specific plans to improve children’s lives.2018-05-15T23:27:29ZNews ItemGoing Paperless
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/going-paperless
MEASURE Evaluation helps Swaziland ensure data quality as the country digitizes its health information system.2018-05-15T23:27:50ZNews ItemTracking Malaria Cases One by One
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/tracking-malaria-cases-one-by-one
MEASURE Evaluation provides training to strengthen surveillance in Senegal 2018-05-15T23:28:17ZNews ItemInternational Women’s Day
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/international-women2019s-day
We asked two of our gender experts to talk about their work and the differences they see in attention paid to women in developing countries. 2018-05-15T23:28:39ZNews ItemElectronic Management Information Systems Strengthened in Bangladesh
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/electronic-management-information-systems-strengthened-in-bangladesh
A recently released report from the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare features work by MEASURE Evaluation to strengthen the country’s electronic management information systems.2018-05-15T23:29:00ZNews ItemFive Ways We Help to Change the World
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/five-ways-we-help-to-change-the-world
Achieving improvements in global health isn’t done alone—it takes a system. Here’s how we help on many fronts to improve lives. 2018-05-15T23:29:22ZNews ItemChallenges and Opportunities in Data Quality, Privacy, and Security
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/challenges-and-opportunities-in-data-quality-privacy-and-security
MEASURE Evaluation undertook an assessment to study how mobile phone user behavior among health workers in LMICs may affect data quality—including data privacy, security, and confidentiality.2018-05-15T23:29:41ZNews ItemRoutine Data, Uncommon Evaluation: An Innovative, Mixed-Methods Assessment of Malaria Interventions in Nigeria
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/routine-data-uncommon-evaluation
MEASURE Evaluation helped assess effectiveness of interventions to reduce malaria disease intervention in Nigeria.2018-05-15T23:30:01ZNews ItemVisualizing What Needs to Be Done for Better Health
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/visualizing-what-needs-to-be-done-for-better-health
For the past year, MEASURE Evaluation has been providing technical assistance to a cadre of 14 health professionals in Zambia to create compelling health information products that communicate and lead to action.2018-05-15T23:30:23ZNews ItemImproving Data Use to Combat Malaria in the DRC
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/improving-data-use-to-combat-malaria-in-the-drc
National- and provincial-level staff from the National Malaria Control Program, Health Management Information System Division, and other malaria organizations and implementing partners are in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to participate in data collection for a MEASURE Evaluation data use assessment. 2018-05-15T23:30:55ZNews ItemCan Mobile Phones Help Moms Have Healthier Babies?
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/can-mobile-phones-help-moms-have-healthier-babies-1
When the South African National Department of Health needed to provide vital info to pregnant women, MEASURE Evaluation SIFSA helped to provide support for the NDoH MomConnect project, a mobile text messaging program that’s reached more than 900,000.2018-05-15T23:31:17ZNews ItemGEMNet-Health Innovates Model for Its Trainings
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A recent training workshop on impact evaluation of health programs, held in July in Accra, Ghana, showcased a new model for joint trainings conducted by a network of regional training institutions.2018-05-15T23:31:51ZNews ItemGirls are counting on us to count them
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MEASURE Evaluation is a leader in the field of gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation (M&E) by increasing the capacity of individuals and organizations to collect, analyze, and use gender-sensitive health information for better program and policy decision making at local, national, and global levels.2018-05-15T23:32:09ZNews ItemAs mHealth Expands, a Call to Curb the Enthusiasm
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Mobile health (mHealth) technologies can improve access to health services and data for decision making, and the technology has the potential to lower health costs by reducing redundancy. But are mHealth programs fulfilling their potential, and are developing countries ready to fully implement mHealth?2018-05-15T23:32:29ZNews ItemMeasuring the Impact of Malaria Interventions in the DRC
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Since 2011, MEASURE Evaluation has provided technical and administrative support to the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative to evaluate the impact of interventions to control malaria in 16 priority countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 2018-05-15T23:32:50ZNews ItemStrengthening Referral Systems for HIV Clients in Tanzania
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A study in Tanzania suggests the importance of monitoring the HIV referral system between community and clinical services. 2018-05-15T23:33:14ZNews ItemData for Decision Making for Malaria Control in Mali
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MEASURE Evaluation supports Mali's efforts to control malaria through key interventions.2018-05-15T23:33:37ZNews ItemGeographic Information Systems Working Group Meeting: GIS to Support PEPFAR
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The annual meeting of the MEASURE Evaluation Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Working Group in June 2016, in Washington, DC, focused on how geospatial data and tools support PEPFAR in the fight for an AIDS-free generation.
2018-05-15T23:34:04ZNews ItemAssessing Trafficking in Persons and Health
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MEASURE Evaluation announces the publication of a systematic literature review of 70 peer-reviewed, published articles to help guide practice, policy, and research to assess TIP and health. 2018-05-15T23:34:29ZNews ItemA Total Market Approach to Improve Access to Family Planning
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The “total market approach” to family planning, can address gaps and inequities in access for couples through coordination and collaboration among the three key players for family planning: government health care services, nonprofit health care services, and the business/commercial sector for family planning products.2018-05-15T23:34:52ZNews ItemUganda Tool for Prioritizing Vulnerable Households Adapted in Two Countries
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On the Day of the African Child, we focus on the needs of vulnerable children on the continent and a success taking place right now, through adaptation of a tool built for one country being applied in two more to help children.2018-05-15T23:35:13ZNews ItemNew Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Resources
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MEASURE Evaluation helps the health sector in developing countries use geospatial tools such as GIS to provide a more complete understanding of health in a community. The project recently added several new GIS resources.2018-05-15T23:35:38ZNews ItemApp Competitions
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MEASURE Evaluation explored gray literature and talked with app competition leaders to understand better what these contests might offer, focusing on best uses of competitions.2018-05-15T23:35:57ZNews ItemTransforming Rural Health Workers' Jobs through Digitization
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Effective use of digital information and communication technologies is poised now to change the way rural health workers work and to offer them an increased level of efficiency. In Bangladesh, a pilot program has begun transforming the rural health workers’ jobs and the accuracy of the data they gather. 2018-05-15T23:36:29ZNews ItemMalaria: Facing a Health Crisis with a Solid Plan
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MEASURE Evaluation is working to improve health information systems and malaria outcomes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2018-05-15T23:37:22ZNews ItemTanzania: CRVS Strengthening with SAVVY Implementation
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In Tanzania, a team is helping the country record births and deaths for health data.2018-05-15T23:37:56ZNews ItemGender Data Sheds Light on Vulnerable Populations in Zambia
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/gender-data-sheds-light-on-vulnerable-populations-in-zambia
When policymakers get access to gender-related data to inform national health strategies, as well as program development and implementation, health outcomes for vulnerable populations improve.2018-05-15T23:38:56ZNews ItemSchistosomiasis and HIV Acquisition
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A comprehensive review of secondary data sources has confirmed a long-suspected link between female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) and HIV infection for women in southern Africa. 2018-05-15T23:39:30ZNews ItemPrivacy, Security, and Confidentiality of EHRs
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/privacy-security-and-confidentiality-of-ehrs
Use of electronic health records (EHRs) can improve quality of care, reduce costs, enhance patient mobility, improve reliability, and enable evidence-based medicine. However, to realize these benefits, privacy, security, and confidentiality of EHRs must be ensured.2018-05-15T23:39:55ZNews ItemLearning, to Prevent the Next Outbreak
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Guinea was ground zero for the 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus, and health experts were concerned that other critical health issues such as routine care for maternal and child health, might suffer because of clinic closures or fears of contracting the virus. MEASURE Evaluation conducted a rapid assessment to understand better the effects of Ebola and published a journal article on the results.2018-05-15T23:40:20ZNews ItemA Purpose-built Tool Provides Transparency for Enrollment in Services
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MEASURE Evaluation is proud to contribute to improving the situation of orphans and other vulnerable children globally through our monitoring and evaluation support for programs that build the resilience of vulnerable families. Especially for the Day of the African Girl Child (Sunday, October 11), we recognize the work in Uganda to identify the most vulnerable. 2018-05-15T23:40:43ZNews ItemWeekly Malaria Monitoring Helps Mali Track Potential Outbreaks on a Web-based Database
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/weekly-malaria-monitoring-helps-mali-track-potential-outbreaks-on-a-web-based-database
The USAID mission in Mali requested MEASURE Evaluation to support the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) to expand its malaria data reporting system to some of the health facilities in the region and to ensure timely and accurate malaria case reporting as a way to identify and head off any outbreak. MEASURE Evaluation responded by setting up a Malaria Epidemic Surveillance System (MESS) for early detection of malaria outbreaks. 2018-05-15T23:41:08ZNews ItemSeptember 26, World Contraception Day
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/september-26-world-contraception-day
MEASURE Evaluation works to ensure optimal demand, analysis, and use of data to measure the performance of family planning programs and to inform family planning policies in developing countries. 2018-05-15T23:41:51ZNews ItemKnow Human Trafficking, Know Your Response: M&E Indicators for Trafficking in Persons and Health
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/know-human-trafficking-know-your-response-m-e-indicators-for-trafficking-in-persons-and-health
The MEASURE Evaluation project has published Trafficking in Persons and Health: A Compendium of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators, providing guidance on measurement where trafficking, gender and health intersect.2018-05-15T23:42:23ZNews ItemWorld Population Day: A market approach to meet contraceptive need
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On World Population Day (July 11, 2015) MEASURE Evaluation draws attention to its ongoing collaboration with the EVIDENCE project to work on what is called the “total market approach” (TMA) to providing family planning. 2018-05-15T23:42:44ZNews ItemMeasurement and Accountability for Results in Health Summit
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MEASURE Evaluation is participating in the MA4Health Summit and offers four fact sheets on topics being discussed.2018-05-15T23:43:12ZNews ItemBangladesh Urban Health Survey Results Shared at International Conference on Urban Health
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The Bangladesh Urban Health Survey 2013 (UHS 2013), aimed to determine the changes in the health and service utilization profile of the urban population, with explicit attention to examining whether the differences between slum and non-slum groups have narrowed since the 2006 survey.2018-05-15T23:43:42ZNews ItemHealth Systems that Can Talk to Each Other Can Respond Better to Emergencies
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The Ghana Ministry of Health is hosting an international meeting on ways to improve health information systems so that countries in the region can better respond to health needs, such as the Ebola epidemic.
2018-05-15T23:44:08ZNews ItemNational Malaria Control Program Staff Receive M&E Training in Democratic Republic of Congo
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/national-malaria-control-program-staff-receive-m-e-training-in-democratic-republic-of-congo
MEASURE Evaluation conducted a two-week course for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of malaria programs in DRC, supported by USAID/PMI.2018-05-15T23:44:34ZNews ItemFamily Folders: Low-resource Health Data with a Big Impact
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/family-folders-low-resource-health-data-with-a-big-impact
Community Health Information Systems in Ethiopia2018-05-15T23:44:59ZNews ItemFundamentals of Implementation Research Online Course Tailored for High-bandwidth Audiences
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/fundamentals-of-implementation-research-online-course-tailored-for-high-bandwidth-audiences
MEASURE Evaluation has restructured the popular Fundamentals of Implementation Research online course. The update transformed the existing, low-bandwidth online course into an engaging and interactive alternative for those in high-bandwidth settings.2018-05-15T23:45:25ZNews ItemForum Focuses on Collaborative Efforts to Fight Malaria in Kenya
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MEASURE Evaluation PIMA helped facilitate the second Kenya National Malaria Forum. The forum brought together stakeholders involved with malaria and health in Kenya.2018-05-15T23:45:47ZNews ItemPreliminary Results of Bangladesh Urban Health Survey 2013 Released
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/preliminary-results-of-bangladesh-urban-health-survey-2013-released
In response to the rapid growth in urban population, the government of Bangladesh and USAID tasked a research team at icddr,b, based in Bangladesh, and MEASURE Evaluation with conducting a survey designed to obtain a broad health profile of the urban population of Bangladesh. The Urban Health Survey (UHS) 2013 is the second nationally representative survey providing insight into health status and health-seeking behavior in Bangladesh’s cities. 2018-05-15T23:46:10ZNews ItemTransforming Gender Norms, Roles and Power Dynamics for Better Health in India
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/transforming-gender-norms-roles-and-power-dynamics-for-better-health-in-india
A dissemination event and two-day workshop held October 15-17, 2014, in New Delhi, India, shared findings from a systematic review of the influences of gender-integrated programming on health outcomes.2018-05-15T23:46:37ZNews ItemNew mHealth Service for Pregnant Women in South Africa
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/new-mhealth-service-for-pregnant-women-in-south-africa
South Africa launched its first large-scale mHealth service, MomConnect, in August 2014. The project uses mHealth tools to provide pregnant women with information about available health services.2018-05-15T23:47:27ZNews Item MEASURE Evaluation End-of-Phase-III Event in Zambia
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MEASURE Evaluation’s capacity building program in Zambia was celebrated in a close-out event held in Lusaka at the end of July. With the end of MEASURE Evaluation Phase III approaching, a local committee organized the event to recognize the collaboration between MEASURE Evaluation and the Government of Zambia over the past 16 years2018-05-15T23:47:57ZNews ItemLong-term Capacity Building in Central America
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Recent dissemination meetings in Costa Rica and Panama shared findings from secondary analyses of national sexual and reproductive health surveys. The findings in both countries are the result of long-term capacity building processes to promote secondary analysis of national health surveys.2018-05-15T23:48:21ZNews ItemZambian Capacity Building Workshop Series
https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/newsroom/news/zambian-capacity-building-workshop-series
A June workshop concluded a four-part capacity building series of workshops for a team of Zambians. The workshop prepared participants to serve as master trainers for future data analysts as well as improve their own data analysis, interpretation and presentation skills.2018-05-15T23:48:51ZNews ItemThe Next Phase of MEASURE Evaluation
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The objective of the MEASURE Evaluation Phase IV project is to enable countries to strengthen their systems to generate high quality health information that is used for decision-making at local, national, and global levels.2018-05-15T23:49:15ZNews Item