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MEASURE Evaluation NewsHealth Facility Assessment Technology ForumThis on-line forum will provide opportunity for people with experience or general interest in using PDAs or GPS in HFA or household surveys. Participants will discuss experiences and lessons learned in using technologies for large scale data collection efforts. Forum on Community-Level HIV/AIDS Program Information Reporting ToolkitThis on-line forum is intended to get input from a wide range of professionals with expertise in the area of routine health information systems on the CLPIR toolkit which is being field tested in several countries. Symposium Registration Ends January 9th!In an effort to strengthen the links between data and decision making, a symposium will be held January 28-29, 2009 in Arusha, Tanzania, with the objective of sharing experiences in evidence-based decision making. Malaria Indicator Survey Tool Implemented in 8 African CountriesMEASURE Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) and MEASURE Evaluation worked together to develop a core set of malaria program indicators and data collection tools. New Training Partner for Asia and Near East Region: Public Health Foundation of IndiaNew regional training and capacity building partnership with Public Health Foundation of India IHFAN Partnership Improves Availability of Health Facility Assessment DataIHFAN's www.ihfan.org features a metadata repository to improve the availability, quality and use of health facility targeted data in developing countries. Child Status Index Used in EthiopiaSave the Children adopted the Child Status Index tool as part of its staff training in Ethiopia. MEASURE Evaluation Concludes Second PhaseMEASURE Evaluation contributes to strengthening health systems world-wide. MEASURE Evaluation Takes on New PartnerMEASURE Evaluation welcomes new partner, Management Sciences for Health, to the project as it enters its third phase. 32 OVC Case Studies ReleasedThis series of case studies examine programs serving orphans and vulnerable and children in South Africa that receive support from PEPFAR. Strengthened Commitment to M&E in Eastern CaribbeanStakeholders identify data and information needs, strengthened commitment to M&E. PRISM Case Studies AvailablePRISM case studies illustrate how PRISM helps design, strengthen, monitor, and evaluate RHIS in various settings Publications ReleasedCase studies; annotated bibliography of HFA surveys; white paper on confidentiality and spatial data Presentation: Global Health Mini-University"Sizing Up and Strengthening Health Information Systems" and “Serving the Underserved” Presentation: Global Youth Enterprise Conference"Comparisons of Evaluation Methods for Livelihoods of Vulnerable Children Programs" International AIDS Conference, August 3-8AIDS 2008 will provide many opportunities for the presentation of important new scientific research and for productive, structured dialogue on the major challenges facing the global response to AIDS. Document Actions
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