2 HMIS

Question 1

is the process of data collection and analysis for informing policy, program planning and project management.

Answer 1

Monitoring & Evaluation

Question 2

M&E helps to answer program related questions such as (4)

Answer 2

Is the program being implemented as planned ?

Did target population benefited from the program ?

Can improved health outcomes attributed to program efforts ?

Which program activities are more effective and which are less effective ?

Question 3

Is an ongoing, continuous process of collection of routine data that measures program progress towards achieving program objectives

Answer 3

Monitoring

Question 4

Is used to track changes in program performance over time

Answer 4

Monitoring

Question 5

Measures how well the program activities have met expected objectives and/or

Answer 5

Evaluation

Question 6

It measures the extent to which changes in outcomes can be attributed to the program or intervention

Answer 6

Evaluation

Question 7

assess whether an intervention/model was implemented as planned, whether the target population was reached, and what were the major challenges and successful strategies

Answer 7

Process evaluation

Question 8

determine whether and to what extent the expected changes occurred and whether these changes can be attributed to the programme activities.

Answer 8

Outcome evaluation

Question 9

Programmes, projects and other interventions can be described in five stages:

Answer 9

resources
activities
outputs
outcomes
impacts

Question 10

objectives of M&E

Answer 10

improve the management and optimum use of the resources of a Program

to make timely decisions to resolve constraints and/or problems of implementation.

Question 11

Is a fundamental document of any program

It relates the objectives and activities to the problems the program in trying to address and shows how indicators and tools measure achievement of objectives

It states how a program will measure its achievements and therefore provide accountability

Answer 11

Monitoring & Evaluation Plan

Question 12

The Functions of M&E Plan are to:

Answer 12

State how the program is going to measure what it has achieved (ensure accountability)

Document consensus (encourage transparency and responsibility)

Guide M&E implementation (standardization and coordination)

additional?
Describes the underlying assumptions on which the achievement of the program goal depends

Describes the anticipated relationship between activities, outputs and outcomes

Helps to determine the indicators to be selected for monitoring and evaluation, their data sources, and how that data will be used to monitor and evaluate various aspects of the program.

Question 13

Component of M&E Plan

Answer 13

intro: purpose of pgroam, stakeholders motivation, commitment & participation

program description and framework

detailed description of plan indicators

data collection sources and data collection plan

plan for monitoring

plan for evaluation

plan for the utilization of the information gained

mechanism for updating the plan

Question 14

Program framework
is a key component of the M&E plan and which helps to:

Answer 14

Clearly understand program/project goals and measurable, long-term, short-term, and intermediate objectives

Clearly define relationships between program/project inputs, processes, outputs, and outcomes, and between program/project activities and the external context (environmental factors)

Select the indicators for monitoring and evaluation, their data sources, and how that data will be used to monitor and evaluate various aspects of the program