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Overview
Monitoring and evaluation skills are essential tools for working in a dynamic development environment. They aid decision making and lead to improvements in project impact through maximising the learnings available.
This Monitoring and Evaluation in a Dynamic Health Environment course at Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) is designed for senior managers who are actively involved in planning, management and evaluation of health sector reforms in developing countries. These senior managers might be either working in Ministries of Health, or they may be staff of embassies, international organisations, or NGOs developing partnerships with Ministries of Health within the scope of current health reforms.
There is a need to examine whether projects have an impact on population health, and whether the changes can be attributed to a specific intervention. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plays a crucial role in the planning of health sector reforms and policy shifts. At the same time, the sector requires innovative thinking in order to adapt to existing M&E systems.
Objectives
The aim of this short course is to provide participants with a broad knowledge of advanced monitoring and evaluation tools and methods, and how to appropriately apply these in the health sector in developing countries. At the end of the course the participants will be able to:
- Compare and critically discuss the fundamental concepts that underpin effective monitoring and evaluation of health programs within health systems
- Formulate the most appropriate M&E strategy in a given situation, develop M&E plans, contrast and adapt suitable evaluation designs, tools and indicators
- Appraise and select new and innovative approaches to M&E ranging from the appropriate use of technology through to new theoretical frameworks and approaches
- Critically analyse how aid architecture and multiple stakeholders in the health system influence the design of an M&E strategy as well as participation and decision making
Accreditation
This course is accredited by tropEd. It can be taken as an advanced module for the Master in International Health programme organised by tropEd, a network of European institutions for higher education in international health.
Programme Structure
Course Content
- Developments and challenges: factors that influence M&E in relation to new architectures of aid, focusing on poverty and health, the multi-stakeholder environment, partnerships
- Models and frameworks: advantages and limitations of commonly used approaches such as the logical framework approach, realist evaluation, theory of change, monitoring tools for human resources and economic models.
- Methodology: use of quantitative and qualitative approaches, independent reviews and participative methods, developments in information technology and quality assurance systems
- Different stakeholders: addressing and balancing perspectives of different stakeholders in decision making
- Making M&E equity aware: for example by ensuring data is gender disaggregated; and that the perspectives of minority, disadvantaged and marginalized groups are accommodated
- Ethics: differences between evaluation and research, need for ethical approval
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 14 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Credits
3 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Environmental Economics & Policy Health Sciences View 30 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in NetherlandsAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A degree in public health or international health: BSc, MSc or equivalent academic training
- A basic knowledge of epidemiology and principles of social research
- At least 3 years of professional experience, preferably working at a national level in low and middle income countries
- Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation
- Proven proficiency in spoken and written English
- A one-page letter of motivation
- Copies of your diplomas and grade reports
- An up-to-date curriculum vitae and a list of publications if applicable
Tuition Fee
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International
2650 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2650 EUR for the full programme during 14 days. -
EU/EEA
2650 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2650 EUR for the full programme during 14 days.
Living costs for Amsterdam
1000 - 1500 EUR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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