The MERGWhere do we go from here?

The MERGWhere do we go from here?

Current context for M&E–Global level–Country level

Proposed Scope of Work

Proposed Composition

Next steps

Monitoring and Evaluation EffortsSetting the Stage

Monitoring and Evaluation EffortsSetting the Stage

Global level– UNAIDS– Indicators/survey methodologies– Reference/Resource Groups– Databases– Global Reports– Training/curriculum

Evolving Organizational Structure-UNAIDS Secretariat

Evolving Organizational Structure-UNAIDS Secretariat

Monitoring and Evaluation

EVA CRIS RT

CRDSMI

PDC

ARM

IRM

Indicators for HIV/AIDSIndicators for HIV/AIDS

“Common” indicators (@ 60)

UNGASS (18 core)

MDG (4)

GFATM (25)

New indicators for:– OVC (10 core)– MTCT (6 core)– Care (10 core)– ARV Treatment (?)– Youth (37)– VCT (?)– Human capacity (?)– Workplace (?)

Global M&E Reference GroupsGlobal M&E Reference Groups

Harmonize indicators and

approaches:

• MERG• CEWG

• UNAIDS Thematic Groups

Support Country M&E

GAMET

Develop new indicators OVC, Care, MTCT, Workplace

Indicators development

working groups

Global Reports Estimates, Modelling, and

Projections

MAP

Global M&E Reference GroupsGlobal M&E Reference Groups

Resource Tracking and Socio Economic

Impact

URGE

IAEN

UNFIC

Databases:Databases:

Global: SYNERGY

MACRO

GRID

UNGASS

WHO/Bureau of Census

NIDI

Country Level: CRIS

Child Info

Dev Info

SHARED

Health Mapper

Global ReportsGlobal Reports● Progress on the Declaration of Commitment

● Tracking Financial Resources

● Annual Estimates and Projections Report

● Evaluations of global and regional initiatives

Global and Regional Training Activities

Global and Regional Training Activities

CRIS/M&E

Measure-Evaluation/ USAID/CDC

FHI

UNICEF

Country Level IssuesCountry Level Issues

Identified Challenges to Achieve UNGASS 2005 Goals

Identified Challenges to Achieve UNGASS 2005 Goals

25% --political commitment, stigma

Identified Challenges to Achieve UNGASS 2005 Goals

Identified Challenges to Achieve UNGASS 2005 Goals

25% --political commitment, stigma

50% --resources

Identified Challenges to Achieve UNGASS 2005 Goals

Identified Challenges to Achieve UNGASS 2005 Goals

25% --political commitment, stigma

50% --resources

75% --Need increased M&E capacity

Common problems with M&E systems

Common problems with M&E systems

Basic systems to plan, collect, aggregate, coordinate,

analyze, and disseminate not present Collect too much information

Too many different data needs from different donors

No one uses it anyway

Select the wrong indicators

Insufficient investment (staff and money)

Lack of coordination of activities

Attempts to perform attribution

Quality of Data CollectionQuality of Data Collection

Policy Biologic Behavioral Financial Commodities Services

and

coverage

HMIS Quality of

services

Quality of Data CollectionQuality of Data Collection

Policy Biologic Behavioral Financial Commodities Services

and

coverage

HMIS Quality of

services

NCI/API Sentinel

Population

DHS

MICS

BSS

National

Health

Accounts

National

AIDS

accounts

CMS

Donors

Health

facility

Coverage

surveys

? Health

Metrics

Vital

Registration

Facility

surveys

Quality of Data CollectionQuality of Data Collection

Policy Biologic Behavioral Financial Commodities Services

and

coverage

HMIS Quality of

services

NCI/API Sentinel

Population

DHS

MICS

BSS

National

Health

Accounts

National

AIDS

accounts

CMS

Donors

Health

facility

Coverage

surveys

? Health

Metrics

Vital

Registration

Facility

surveys

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Proposed Terms of Reference for MERG

Proposed Terms of Reference for MERG

1. Advise UNAIDS Executive Director

2. Provide technical review of M&E of UNAIDS

3. Harmonize M&E approaches

4. Assess reports, research

5. Assist in mobilizing resources

6. Provide guidance on technical resource networking

7. Advise on dissemination of findings

8. Strengthen inter-organizational networking

MembershipMembership Approximately 20 members

– Practitioners, researchers, academics, donor and recipient countries, UN organizations, and NGOs

Criteria to include expertise, experience, comitment, absence

of conflict of interest, geographic representation, etc

Chair to be nominated by Executive Director

Meetings-one formal meeting per year

Issues for discussionIssues for discussion

Role: ?indicators

Evaluation research

System building

Composition: HIS

Researchers