The purpose of the external evaluation was two-fold:
1. To evaluate the effect of the IHSS programme on coverage of a limited package of proven, high impact, and low cost maternal and child health interventions in Mali.
2. To inform programme and policy decisions in Mali and regionally.
Objectives
To assess the effect of the IHSS programme on the following:
Relevance:
- Contribution to an enhanced policy environment for child survival
- Alignment with national priorities and plans
- Strengthened multi-sectoral collaboration
- A health systems strengthening approach, a focus on women’s participation and a gender equality approach.
Effectiveness:
- Strengthening the health system, including all six WHO health system building blocks namely health workforce, service delivery, information, supplies, financing and leadership/governance;
- The capacity of government and/or civil society organizations to train, equip, deploy, and supervise front-line health workers to deliver a limited package of proven, high impact and low cost health interventions.
Impact:
- Coverage of selected maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition interventions (promotion of breastfeeding and vitamin A supplementation), particularly integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia, which were
supported by the IHSS programme.
- Number of additional lives saved by the IHSS programme calculated using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) disaggregated by groups of interventions, e.g., iCCM, and by individual interventions according to the phases of the programme.
Sustainability:
- Costs of implementing iCCM.
- Financial sustainability of this programme.
Year Published | |
Type | |
Joint | No |
Partner/s | N/A |
Consultant name | |
Agency Focal Point | Lovemore Mhuriyengwe |
Focal Point Email | lmhuriyengwe@unicef.org |
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
Geographic Scope | Country |
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