Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP Rapid Mobile Phone-based (RAMP) System and Data Management System Community health offsite meeting Geneva, 21 August 2015

Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP Purpose of RAMP  To provide a system with which RCRC National Societies and other partners can conduct surveys, assessments, evaluations, monitor activities, and manage projects:  at reduced cost & time  with limited external technical assistance  with high standards of survey design and data quality  with real time data for effective decision making

Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP How does it work?

Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP How does it work?

Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP Challenges  Design:  Inadequate and potentially biased sampling (method or size)  Inadequate questionnaire design  Over customization and adaptation to contexts, reducing the quality of the data collected  Expertise:  Technical expertise continues to be required in survey design and data  Quality control – the technology is extremely user-friendly, allowing for rapid expansion while technical expertise is not always seen as necessary

Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP Challenges  Data management:  Data storage, data security, legal considerations  Data analysis  Data visualization and mapping  Financial resources:  No dedicated funding to develop the system – currently being developed as part of various projects  Decision-making:  Is data informing decision-making?

Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP How are we addressing the challenges: Our Services  Tools and guides  Tools and guides to help NS (RAMP volumes 1, 2, and 3 - Magpi quick start guide - etc.)  Standard health questionnaires and forms for adaptation  Trainings  Global level training of NS project managers (RAMP crash course)  Project level training of NS project managers, staff, and volunteers (RAMP 4-5 day workshop and field testing)

Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP How are we addressing the challenges: Our Services  Access to expertise  A roster of RAMP and M&E experts to support planning and design, project monitoring, data analysis, and overall quality control  A roster of RAMP trained people  Online information hub  Upgrade of own free Magpi account to benefit from paid/subscribed services via the IFRC  An online platform for learning and knowledge sharing, mapping of activities, questions and discussions, and further improvement of the system.

Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP Questions  What do we want? What are our expectations and needs from a data management system for CH?  What are National Societies’ needs and expectation?  What do we need to do? Next steps

Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP Definitions  A management information system (MIS) is a system of collecting, processing, storing, disseminating and utilizing data in the form of information needed to carry out the functions of management.  A database management system (DBMS) is a computer programme (or more typically, a suite of them) designed to manage a database, a large set of structured data, and run operations on the data requested by numerous users.  Data vs Information vs Knowledge

Saving lives, changing minds. RAMP Definitions

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