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Integrating a project monitoring system into a public health network: Experiences from Alive & Thrive Vietnam.

Authors :
Nguyen Thanh Tuan
Alayon, Silvia
Tran Thanh Do
Tran Thi Ngan
Nemat Hajeebhoy
Source :
Global Public Health. 2015 Supplement 1, Vol. 10, pS40-S55. 16p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Little information is available about how to build a monitoring system to measure the output of preventive nutrition interventions, such as counselling on infant and young child feeding. This paper describes the Alive & Thrive Vietnam (A&T) project experience in nesting a large-scale project monitoring system into the existing public health information system (e.g. using the system and resources), and in using monitoring data to strengthen service delivery in 15 provinces with A&T franchises. From January 2012 to April 2014, the 780 A&T franchises provided 1,700,000 counselling contacts (~3/4 by commune franchises). In commune franchises in April 2014, 80% of mothers who were pregnant or with children under two years old had been to the counselling service at least one time, and 87% of clients had been to the service earlier. Monitoring data are used to track the progress of the project, make decisions, provide background for a costing study and advocate for the integration of nutrition counselling indicators into the health information system nationwide. With careful attention to the needs of stakeholders at multiple levels, clear data quality assurance measures and strategic feedback mechanisms, it is feasible to monitor the scale-up of nutrition programmes through the existing routine health information system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17441692
Volume :
10
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Global Public Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
108754191
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2014.980836