The report puts across good ideas. The idea of an independent evaluation team is brilliant.
Submitted by: Yvonne ,
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Any measurement framework must begin with a consensus of underlying assumptions, principles that guide the application of all measurement indicators.
Submitted by: Chad Swanson,
Your paper makes an excellent case for gauging the performance of USG global health initiatives through the measurement of health outcomes and not solely through input and process indicators.
Submitted by: Sejal ,
Chronic disease monitoring and evaluation provides unique challenges that are distinct from traditional outbreak models.
Submitted by: Mark Huffman,
Unless our aid programs are designed with an end point in mind that includes transitioning to local control - even if that takes many years, there is no point in measuring "enduring changes".
Submitted by: Michele Forzley,
We're looking forward to your ideas!
Submitted by: SmartGlobalHealth.org staff, Center for Strategic & International Studies
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