Monitoring and evaluation of health sector reforms in the WHO African Region

The study sought to establish the relationship between monitoring and evaluation practices and performance of County Maternal Health programmes in Kenya. The combined monitoring and evaluation practices included planning for M&E, stakeholder engagement, capacity building for M&E, and M&E data use. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. To obtain 282 respondents, stratified random sampling was used. A self-administered structured questionnaire was the study's research instrument. Using descriptive narratives, qualitative data was analyzed within specific themes. Quantitative data was analyzed descriptively using measures of central tendencies and measures of dispersion. Regression was conducted for testing the study hypotheses. Data was presented using frequency tables. The study found that stakeholders’ engagement in M&E and capacity building for M&E influenced the performance of County Maternal Health Programmes in Kenya. The study also found that the respondents agreed that planning for M&E and the data management for M&E. This implied that the combined monitoring and evaluation practices influence performance of County Maternal Health Programmes in Kenya.The study found a strong correlation between the performance of county maternal health programmes and combined monitoring and evaluation practices. The study concluded that combined planning for M&E monitoring and evaluation practices influenced the performance of county maternal health programmes. The study suggests that management develop an effective methodology as well as raise awareness of M&E activities for the success of the project. The study also suggests that human resources issues such as workers charged with monitoring and evaluation ought to have technical capabilities, and roles and duties of monitoring and evaluation personnel should be outlined at the start of projects. To ensure M&E sustainability health sector reforms, investments in strong and vibrant technical harmonization platforms that can sustain the change agenda at all times and every required level.

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Monitoring and Evaluation of COVID-19 response in the WHO African Region: challenges and lessons learned

Epidemiology and Infection ◽

10.1017/s0950268821000807 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Benido Impouma ◽

Caitlin M. Wolfe ◽

Franck Mboussou ◽

Bridget Farham ◽

Tessa Saturday ◽

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Keyword(s):

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

African Region

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New Zealand's new health sector reforms: back to the future?

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.322.7295.1171 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 322 (7295) ◽

pp. 1171-1174 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

N. Devlin

Keyword(s):

Health Sector ◽

Health Sector Reforms ◽

The Future

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Equity and health sector reforms: can low-income countries escape the medical poverty trap?

The Lancet ◽

10.1016/s0140-6736(01)05975-x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 358 (9284) ◽

pp. 833-836 ◽

Cited By ~ 256

Author(s):

Margaret Whitehead ◽

Göran Dahlgren ◽

Timothy Evans

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Health Sector ◽

Low Income Countries ◽

Poverty Trap ◽

Health Sector Reforms

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PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI BUDIDAYA JAMUR TIRAM UNTUK MEWUJUDKAN KEMANDIRIAN BERWIRAUSAHA DI ERA NEW NORMAL PADA KELOMPOK WANITA TANI (KWT) MAJU BERSAMA DUSUN PELEMPAT KABUPATEN LOMBOK BARAT

J-ABDI: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ◽

10.53625/jabdi.v1i1.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Mey Susanti AS ◽

Dewi Rispawati ◽

Basuki Srihermanto ◽

Suryaningsih

Keyword(s):

Health Sector ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Women Farmers ◽

New Normal ◽

Community Activities ◽

First Case ◽

The Family ◽

High Motivation ◽

The Government ◽

The Impact

Indonesia reported the first case of Covid-19 on March 2, 2020. Data as of March 31, 2020 showed that there were 1.528 confirmed cases and 136 deaths. The Covid-19 death rate in Indonesia is 8.9%, the highest in Southeast Asia. After confirming the first case, the Government of Indonesia took various countermeasures to reduce the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in various sectors. Not only the health sector but also the economic sector has suffered no less serious impacts due to this pandemic. At the family level, the small and middle levels of society become weak and decline, this is due to restrictions on community activities. Due to these conditions, it is necessary to make efforts that we must do to be able to restore the economic condition of the family by utilizing the potential that exists around it. This service was carried out at the Women Farmers Group called ‘Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) Maju Bersama’ Pelempat, Meninting Village, West Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara Province. The method used in this activity is implemented in 4 (four) activity stages, namely 1) Preparation, 2) Socialization, 3) Activity Implementation, and 4) Monitoring and Evaluation. The results of the activity showed that members of Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) Maju Bersama have understood the technique of developing oyster mushroom cultivation and have high motivation to become entrepreneurs through cultivating oyster mushrooms as well as making it to increase people's income in the New Normal Era of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Health sector reforms in contemporary China: a political perspective

Globalization and Public Sector Reform in China ◽

10.4324/9781315857626-15 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 118-141

Keyword(s):

Health Sector ◽

Contemporary China ◽

Health Sector Reforms ◽

Political Perspective

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Information Technology and Resistance to Public Sector Reforms

User-Driven Healthcare ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2770-3.ch002 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 14-33

Author(s):

Roberta Bernardi

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Public Sector ◽

Health Information ◽

Resistance To Change ◽

Health Sector ◽

Health Information Systems ◽

Health Sector Reforms ◽

Public Sector Reforms ◽

Global And Local

The objective of the chapter is to discuss how Information Technology can mitigate constraints to policy implementations stemming from a highly contested context. Main recommendations have been drawn by discussing main challenges met by Kenya in the restructuring of its health Information Systems as demanded by health sector reforms. The discussion will focus on how Information Technology can be used to limit the drawbacks of a highly contested policy context, mediate between global and local interests, and mitigate resistance to change. The chapter concludes with main recommendations on how to extend research on the implications of software designs in implementing public sector reforms and other policies in developing countries.

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Health policy in developing countries

10.1093/med/9780198816805.003.0021 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 301-322

Author(s):

Thein T. Htay ◽

Yu Mon Saw ◽

James Levinson ◽

S.M. Kadri ◽

Ailbhe Helen Brady ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Health Policy ◽

Health Sector ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Health Policies ◽

Health Coverage ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Development Goals ◽

High Standards

The purpose of this chapter is to underscore the role of an integrated stewardship process and decentralization of healthcare services through high standards of governance towards effective health policies in developing countries. Changing disease patterns and challenging health status in developing countries calls for a rigorous monitoring and evaluation of prevailing health systems so that their new health policies be able to tackle these emerging health needs. Three stages of health transition and globalization have highlighted their impacts on health problems and health policies. The optimal composition and interactions of actors in health policy have influenced the strategic directions and policy implementation. In implementing the global and national health policies within the context of health system strengthening, national policies will better assure that health priorities in local settings are addressed and country-led while international assistance supports the health sector priorities. With the creation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and now the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), more attention is being given in these countries to policies and programmes which are results- and outcome-oriented. Possible strategies to improve health policy and the overall status of health in developing countries are recommended including Universal Health Coverage and the SDGs, among others.

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