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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Rapid evaluation method guidelines for maternal and child health, family

planning and other health services.

AUTHORS

World Health Organization [WHO]. Division of Family Health; World Health

Organization [WHO]. Division of Epidemiological Surveillance and Health

Situation and Trend Assessment

SOURCE

Geneva, Switzerland, WHO, 1993. [2], 30 p. WHO/MCH-FPP/MEP/93.1

ABSTRACT

The Rapid Evaluation Methodology (REM) developed by the World Health Organization builds on evaluation

experience to assess health service performance through the participatory use of quantitative and qualitative

indicators. The general objectives of REM are 1) to provide service performance data to strengthen quality of care,

staff performance, and client satisfaction; 2) to present developing countries with an adaptable evaluation tool which

will rely solely on local resources and expertise; and 3) to train service providers in the evaluation process and in the

application of results. REM exercises produce such results as a comparison of service practices with policies, the

motivation of staff to continuously improve quality of care and appreciate the need and importance of sound data

collection, the increased evaluation capacity of staff, and identification of staff deficiencies. Implementation of REM

involves 1) a one-week planning phase (define the REM objectives, appoint a manager and core technical group,

identify evaluation issues, and prepare the proposal); 2) a two- to three-week preparation phase (finalize issues,

review existing data, identify data to be collected, chose methods, prepare instruments, test instruments, select the

sample, and compose data collection teams); 3) a three- to four-week field data collection phase (train teams, collect

and analyze data, prepare preliminary report); 4) a completion phase (findings seminar; completion of data analysis,

final report, and plan of action; distribution of report); and 5) an institutionalization phase (district dissemination

workshops, implementation of plans, evaluation of progress, and institutionalization at each service level). In

addition to providing details about the functioning of each phase of REM implementation, this document contains

annexes which provide 1) an example of terms of reference for a rapid evaluation exercise, 2) an actual issue-

information matrix, 3) information on the use of the computer program Epi Info, and 4) instructions on how to conduct

focus groups. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4582-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Rapid evaluation method guidelines for maternal and child

health, family planning and other health services.", is(are) World Health Organization [WHO]. Division of Family

Health; World Health Organization [WHO]. Division of Epidemiological Surveillance and Health Situation and Trend

Assessment. The source of this article is "Geneva, Switzerland, WHO, 1993. [2], 30 p. WHO/MCH-FPP/MEP/93.1".

This article was published in 1993 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4582-06. All

rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9582

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