MEASURE Evaluation Monitoring & Evaluation for National Tuberculosis Programs Regional Workshop Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania September 20 – 23, 2005

MEASURE Evaluation WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA NEWS RELEASE P.O Box 6, Brazzaville, Congo WHO DECLARES TB AN EMERGENCY IN AFRICA Call for “urgent and extraordinary actions” to halt worsening epidemic Maputo, 26 August The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa, comprising health ministers from 46 Member States, has declared tuberculosis an emergency in the African region - a response to an epidemic that has more than quadrupled the annual number of new TB cases in most African countries since 1990 and is continuing to rise across the continent, killing more than half a million people every year.

MEASURE Evaluation How can monitoring and evaluation help address this emergency? Human resources development Expanded DOTS coverage Reduce default/transfer rates to < 10% Scale up interventions to address TB/HIV co-infection Expand partnerships, public/private sector collaboration, community participation

MEASURE Evaluation Specific Learning Objectives (1) Understand principles of M&E for effective programming Identify decisions that can be informed with M&E information Construct frameworks to guide M&E activities

MEASURE Evaluation Specific Learning Objectives (2) Set realistic and targeted goals for M&E of your program Select appropriate indicators Using new and/or existing data to operationalize indicators Develop a M&E action plan for your country

MEASURE Evaluation Logistics Schedule (8:30 – 5:00) –Thursday 8:30 departure time Location Per diem (including receipts)

MEASURE Evaluation Introductions Two truths, One lie