Abstract
Numerous guidelines outline best practices for health program monitoring and evaluation (M&E). However, health programs are often implemented in less than ideal circumstances where these best practices may not be resourced or feasible. This article describes how M&E has been conducted for a health service delivery improvement program in remote Papua New Guinea and outlines lessons learned. The lessons learned were to integrate M&E into every aspect of the program, strengthen existing health information data, link primary data collection with existing program activities, conduct regular monitoring and feedback for early identification of implementation issues, involve the program team in evaluation, and communicate M&E data through multiple mediums to stakeholders. These lessons could be applied to other health programs implemented in low resource settings.
Highlights
12 October 2018 Volume 18 Issue 4Field E, Vila M, Runk L, Mactaggart F, Rosewell A, Nathan S
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of health programs in low resource settings can be challenging for many reasons: limited human resource capacity, weak information systems, inadequate financial and human resources, and limited demand for M&E1
This article describes monitoring and evaluation (M&E) conducted for the Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) Middle and South Fly Health Program in Papua New Guinea and offers practical solutions as lessons learned from the experiences in this context
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Field E, Vila M, Runk L, Mactaggart F, Rosewell A, Nathan S.
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