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Monitoring & Evaluation

The scale-up for better health is unprecedented in both potential resources and in the number of initiatives involved. Such a grand experiment requires a harmonized monitoring and evaluation effort that reinforces both country and global needs to demonstrate results, secure future funding, and enhance the evidence base for intervention. Eventually, the scale-up efforts will be judged by country progress towards the health-related MDGs, the degree to which major health constraints in countries have been addressed, and adherence to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness.

The common framework for monitoring performance and evaluation of the scale-up for better health aims to ensure that the demand for accountability and results from single donor and joint initiatives is translated into well-coordinated efforts to monitor performance and evaluate progress and results in-country. It also stresses the importance of working in ways that contribute to strengthening country organizational capacity and health information systems, as well as enabling evidence-informed decision making and improved country performance. The framework for evaluation of the scale-up in the spirit of the Paris Declaration can be translated into the following six principles: collective action, alignment with country processes, balance between country participation and independence, harmonized approaches to performance assessment, capacity building and health information systems strengthening, and adequate funding.

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