International Journal of Health Policy Planning(IJHPP)

Senior Public Health Expert, Information Management and Analysis, India

Publications

• Review Article   
  Monitoring and Evaluation in Public Health: Concepts, Frameworks, Indicators, and Sectoral Applications
  Author(s): Sandhya Ahuja*
  
  This compendium brings together a structured approach to monitoring and evaluation across critical domains of public health, demonstrating how data collection, analysis, and digital innovations can be harnessed to improve decision- making, accountability, and outcomes. We began with Child Health (4.2), emphasizing immunization coverage, under-five mortality, and nutrition status as key indicators. Cohort tracking, survival analysis, and tools like eVIN and RCH portals support the monitoring of child health outcomes. Growth charts, percentage formulas, and Excel-based immunization calculations offer practical approaches to analysis. Communicable Diseases (4.3), were addressed through indicators such as TB treatment success rates, HIV prevalence, and malaria incidence. Trend and cohort analysis, along with drug adherence monitoring, highlight the importance of survei.. Read More»
  

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