Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

Monitoring and evaluation of maternal and newborn health and services at the district level

Technical consultation meeting report, 5-8 December 2006

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World Health Organization

Publication details

Number of pages: 33
Publication date: 2007
Languages: English
WHO reference number: WHO/MPS/07.04

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Overview

Recognizing the need for dialogue, technical agreement and guidance in the processes involved in effective monitoring and evaluation of maternal and newborn health at the district level and its adequate structure and management, the Department of Making Pregnancy Safer convened a technical consultation to share experiences; analyse requirements for effective monitoring and evaluation of maternal and newborn health and services at district level; discuss an integrated approach for maternal and newborn health information systems; and recommend a process to moving towards developing future guidance for monitoring and evaluating at district level in a context of national monitoring for Millennium Development Goal achievements. This publication presents the outcomes from that consultation.