MONITORING AND EVALUATION IN THE PUNJAB HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Abstract

This case is about the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system in the Punjab Department of Health (DOH). There are two major arrangements for collecting data on the performance of Primary and Secondary Health Care facilities in the province. These are the District Health Information System (DHIS) and field-visit-based data collection by Monitoring and Evaluation Assistants (MEAs). The DHIS is based on regularly maintained registers at health facilities and covers 79 and 83 indicators for Primary Health Care (PHC) and Secondary Health Care (SHC) facilities, respectively. The facility in charge reports in a specific pro forma every month. Data is compiled at the district and the provincial level.