M&E of Population, Health and Nutrition Programs

This module contains the course content, handouts and other training materials from a complete training workshop on monitoring and evaluation of population, health and nutrition programs that was implemented by MEASURE Evaluation and our regional partners at Addis Ababa University in August 2006. The course is offered in collaboration with the Ethiopian Public Health Association, the Addis Ababa University (AAU) Department of Community Health, and the AAU Population Studies and Research Center. It is an international course that offers intensive training on fundamental concepts and tools for monitoring and evaluating population, health and nutrition programs. The workshop includes sessions on: decision making and strategic information, program design frameworks, data sources & systems, indicators, evaluation designs, building performance M&E plans, data collection methods, calculating and interpreting indicators, utilization and feedback of M&E results, M&E of maternal health, child health, family planning, STD/HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, nutrition programs and facilitating use of M&E results by policymakers and program developers.

Throughout the workshop, participants gain hands-on experience in designing M&E plans through course modules, in-class exercises, and working in small groups throughout the workshop. Participants also work together to complete a group project throughout the course of the workshop. The participant groups present the results of their projects during the final day of the workshop.  At the mid-point of the workshop, participants participate in a one-day fieldwork experience in a local Ethiopian village. This field trip involves visiting local health facilities and/or NGOs implementing health programs.

These materials are comprised of PowerPoint slides with speaker notes; course handouts, case studies, and group activities.

This course was developed in collaboration with faculty from Department of Community Health and Population Studies and Research Center at Addis Ababa University. These materials were created by MEASURE Evaluation staff, particularly Anastasia Gage, PhD and Sian Curtis, PhD., who shaped and tailored the course modules in collaboration with our partners from Addis Ababa University. We also would like to thank other contributors for their help and guidance, both within MEASURE Evaluation and outside experts, too numerous to mention here.