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Gender Equality and Childbirth Study in Nigeria
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Demonstrating how increased gender equality can help reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria is the focus of a MEASURE Evaluation study in the September 2012 issue of the African Journal of Reproductive Health.
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Stronger Health Systems through Better Data Use
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A framework that outlines the unique role of health data in strengthening health systems is presented in MEASURE Evaluation’s recently published Improving Data Use in Decision Making: An Intervention to Strengthen Health Systems.
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Seminar Highlights Community Mapping
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This daylong seminar highlighted innovations in community mapping programs that MEASURE Evaluation and its partners are carrying out across the globe.
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Gender Analysis Workshop and Forum in Rwanda
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The importance of integrating gender into HIV programs and policies was the focus of a Rwandan workshop and a related regional forum held in August 2012.
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Measuring Success Toolkit
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A new Web site offers a wide range of resources for health professionals who plan, monitor, or evaluate health programs. Called the Measuring Success Toolkit, the site is designed to be useful for people just starting out in health programming as well as professionals who are more advanced in the field.
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Routine Data Quality Assessment Training in Zimbabwe and Botswana
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MEASURE Evaluation has partnered with the Botswana Ministry of Health to improve data processes through the Routine Data Quality Assessments methodology for 30 programs. MEASURE Evaluation assisted the ministry this year in customizing the RDQA tool for the country’s context, and in drafting standard operating procedures for maintaining data quality.
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Data Quality Audits and Training in Mozambique
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MEASURE Evaluation has conducted eight Data Quality Audits among health organizations in Mozambique since 2011; and has provided training in Routine Data Quality Assessments to 16 organizations, enabling them to perform their own assessments on a continuing basis.
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GIS Workshop Held in Senegal: Next in India
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Participants from 11 francophone countries throughout West and East Africa, as well as Haiti, took part in a five-day workshop in Dakar, Senegal on using geographic information systems (GIS) to support HIV-related health services. MEASURE Evaluation sponsored the workshop in collaboration with the regional center for higher learning in management, Centre Africain d'Etudes Supérieures en Gestion.
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GIS Working Group Discusses Health-Mapping Frontiers
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Geospatial professionals from various sectors continue to share GIS work and learn from other to further the role of geospatial tools in improving health services and M&E.
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Guatemala Report Finds Indigenous Population Not at Higher Risk for HIV
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Despite higher risk for a host of other health problems due to social vulnerability, indigenous Mayans in Guatemala are not at a higher risk for HIV compared with other Guatemalans, according to a recent MEASURE Evaluation study.
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Study Chronicles Electronic Health Records Successes in Mexico
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A new MEASURE Evaluation study documents an electronic health records (EHR) service carried out in Colima, Mexico. The service, known as Management of the Electronic Health Record in Colima (SAECCOL, in Spanish), was implemented in the region in 2005 in order to best meet the expectations and needs specific to the area’s health workers.
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Inauguration of Global Evaluation and Monitoring Network for Health
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The Global Evaluation and Monitoring Network for Health (GEMNet-Health) fosters organizational growth, collaboration, and South-to-South support for monitoring and evaluation of health programs globally through ongoing and future institutional linkages among members, beginning with a core of MEASURE Evaluation's current and former training partners.
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Mortality among Children under Five Drops by Nearly Half in Tanzania Mainland
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Mortality among children under age five in Tanzania mainland from all causes has dropped nearly 45% from 1999 to 2010, according to a new Roll Back Malaria Partnership report.
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Virtual Community of Practice Seminar Reaches Users Worldwide
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More than 300 participants from the public health sector, civil society, and training/research institutions posted comments during a MEASURE Evaluation five-day on-line seminar designed to improve monitoring and evaluation (M&E) skills.
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Child Status Index Assessment Finds Widespread Use
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Since its introduction in 2008, the Child Status Index (CSI) has been translated into 15 languages and implemented in many countries. The tool is used to collect information concerning the well-being of vulnerable children.
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Mozambique Mortality Survey Results
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In order to gather baseline information on mortality in Mozambique, MEASURE Evaluation and the Mozambican National Institute of Statistics, the Mozambican Ministry of Health, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United Nations Children’s Fund, and the Manhica Demographic Surveillance Site collaborated on a post-census mortality survey.
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Data Demand and Use Successes Chronicled in Rwanda
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In an effort to develop a collaborative and evidence-based approach to reducing the spread of HIV in Rwanda, Rwanda’s government has committed to strengthening systems to ensure decisions are being informed by accurate data. Starting in 2008, MEASURE Evaluation supported the government and other development partners to develop the country’s 2009-2012 National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS employing a results-based and data demand and use (DDU) approach to planning and program improvement.
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Family Folder System Guides Health Workers in Ethiopia
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Family folder systems are helping Health Extension Workers in Ethiopia follow up with patients and keep track of their health.
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OVC Workshop Held in Tanzania
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Twenty-five participants from Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania gathered in Zanzibar to attend a Data Demand and Use (DDU) Workshop related to the needs of orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) in their countries.
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Two New Gender Resources Available
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MEASURE Evaluation now offers an Ask the Gender M&E Expert discussion forum on its Web site and has published Gender and Health Data and Statistics, a guide to gender-related resources.
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