LIST as a catalyst in program planning: experiences from Burkina Faso, Ghana and Malawi

被引:41
作者
Bryce, Jennifer [1 ]
Friberg, Ingrid K. [1 ]
Kraushaar, Daniel [2 ]
Nsona, Humphreys [3 ]
Afenyadu, Godwin Yaw [4 ]
Nare, Narcisse [5 ]
Kyei-Faried, Sardick [6 ]
Walker, Neff [1 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Inst Int Programs, Baltimore, MD USA
[2] Bill & Melinda Gates Fdn, Seattle, WA USA
[3] Minist Hlth, Lilongwe, Malawi
[4] Ghana Hlth Serv, Policy Planning Monitoring & Evaluat Directorate, Accra, Ghana
[5] Minist Hlth, Off Family Hlth, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
[6] Ghana Hlth Serv, Dis Control & Prevent Dept, Accra, Ghana
关键词
Child survival; child mortality; millennium development goals; coverage; community case management; effectiveness evaluation;
D O I
10.1093/ije/dyq020
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background African countries are working to achieve rapid reductions in maternal and child mortality and meet their targets for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Partners in the Catalytic Initiative to Save One Million Lives (CI) are assisting them by providing funding and technical assistance to increase and accelerate coverage for proven interventions. Here we describe how the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) was used as part of an early assessment of the expected impact of CI plans in Malawi, Burkina Faso and Ghana. Methods LiST builds on country-specific demographic and cause-of-death profiles, and models the effect of changes in coverage for proven interventions on future levels of mortality among children less than 5 years of age. We worked with representatives of Ministries of Health and their development partners to apply LiST to assess the potential impact of CI plans and coverage targets, generating a short list of the highest-priority interventions for additional scale-up to achieve rapid reductions in under-5 mortality. Results The results show that in each country, achieving national coverage targets for just four or five high-impact interventions could reduce under-5 mortality by at least 20% by 2011, relative to 2006 levels. Even greater gains could be obtained in Burkina Faso and Ghana by scaling up these high-impact interventions to 80%. Discussion LiST can contribute to the development of stronger programmes by identifying the highest-impact interventions in a given epidemiological setting. The quality of LiST estimates is dependent on the available data on coverage levels and causes of death, and assumes that the target levels of coverage are feasible in a given context while maintaining service quality. Further experience is needed in the feasibility and usefulness of LiST as part of the program planning process at district and subdistrict levels.
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页数:8
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