Engagement strategies for Montoring & Evaluation Charlotte Colvin MEASURE Regional NTP Workshop New Delhi, India 2 February 2006 MEASURE Evaluation

M&E Strategies Technical strategy  Data collection  Reporting system  Training Engagement strategy  Motivation of staff to participate – is there a boycott?  Creating a culture of information  Data submission vs. data collection  Feedback mechanism

Successful engagement Polio eradication  National Immunization Days HIV surveillance and program monitoring  Links to activism TB  Examples, please?

Advocacy 2005 Global TB Report  Weak political commitment  Insufficient funds  Low public awareness  Weak M&E systems Are there linkages?

Political commitment Monitoring & Evaluation Accountability Priorities for action Programmatic strengths & weaknesses Implementation of new strategies $$$

Low public awareness…. KAP is not enough… TB has an image problem! Stigma Health system issue

Conclusion What lies beyond reporting, M&E plans?  Capacity building  Understanding of why managers collect all this data  Expansion of DOTS beyond disease control