Assessment of the scope and practice of evaluation among medical donation programs.
Global Health
; 12(1): 69, 2016 11 04.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27814729
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Medical donation programs for drugs, other medical products, training and other supportive services can improve access to essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and provide emergency and disaster relief. The scope and extent to which medical donation programs evaluate their impact on recipients and health systems is not well documented.METHODS:
We conducted a survey of the member organizations of the Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD), a global alliance of non-profit and corporate organizations, to identify evaluations conducted in conjunction with donation programs.RESULTS:
Twenty-five out of the 36 PQMD organizations that were members at the time of the survey participated in the study, for a response rate of 69 %. PQMD members provided information on 34 of their major medical donation programs. Half of the donation programs reported conducting trainings as a part of their donation program. Twenty-six (76 %) programs reported that they conduct routine monitoring of their donation programs. Less than 30 % of donation programs were evaluated for their impact on health. Lack of technical staff and lack of funding were reported as key barriers to conducting impact evaluations.CONCLUSIONS:
Member organizations of PQMD provide a broad range of medical donations, targeting a wide range of public health issues and events. While some level of monitoring and evaluation was conducted in nearly 80 % of the donation programs, a program's impact was infrequently evaluated. Opportunities exist to develop consistent metrics for medical donation programs, develop a common framework for impact evaluations, and advocate for data collection and analysis plans that collect meaningful metrics.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apoio Financeiro
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Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde
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Comportamento Cooperativo
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Equipamentos e Provisões
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article