General introduction

Dear Participants,

Welcome to this course- unit of Module VI of your MPH + MSc EPI Programme.

The purpose of this course unit is to provide you tools that twill  enable you to conduct Monitoring and Evaluation ( M/E ) of Health Programmes currently in implementation in the different Health Facilities in Rwanda.

Indeed, M/E  is based on data collection  and data processing that provide information needed for an « evidence-based » decision making.

 The course unit comprises of the following components 

Definition of key concepts, Monitoring/Evaluation: indicators used in Health Sector + indicators of performance, Building of the curve of Monitoring + analysis and micro-planning of the activities for the readjusted Health Programme, Development of evaluation report of a Health Programme.        

Considering your daily activities in Health sector, you are  requested to conduct Monitoring of Health Programmes currently in implemewntation  in Health Facilities countrywide.

Your active participation is encouraged for enabling you to conduct Monitoring  of Health Programmes in the field  as practical skills.

1.      Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course unit,you will  be able to :

§ Explain the concept of:

          - Health program,

          - Monitoring/Evaluation,

           - Interest of the M/E of the Health program.

§  Explain the indicators usually used in Health sector, indicators of performance and their calculation mode.

§     Build the curve of Monitoring, analyse it and  perform  the micro-planning of the activities for the readjusted Health Programme.

• Develop  the M/E report of a Health programme.                                      
•  References ( Learning resources ):                      

• Priti Thapa:

  Monitoring and Evaluation  ( M&E): a step by step guide.

  proposalsforngos.com/what-is-monitoring-and evaluation/.

• SESSION 1

  Definition of key concepts: 0 .1:     Health Program 0 .2:     Monitoring/Evaluation 0 .3:     Interest of M/E of the Health programs.

LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR THE SESSION

These learning objectives will be covered by reading the Notes on page 7- 8 – 9 ( « Course unit :Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Programmes » ).

e-tivity 1: Through the active discussion forum, you will  demonstrate the main idea retained from the above concepts.