The EVM initiative provides materials and tools needed to monitor and assess vaccine supply chains and help countries to improve their supply chain performance.
WHO-UNICEF have designed the Global Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) initiative to help countries to improve the quality of their vaccine and cold chain management from the time the vaccine arrives in their country down to the service delivery point.
It is based on nine basic indicators listed below:
- Vaccine arrival procedures
- Vaccine storage temperatures
- Cold storage capacity
- Buildings, cold chain equipment and transport
- Maintenance of cold chain equipment and transport
- Stock management
- Effective vaccine delivery
- Vaccine Management practices
- SOPs and Supportive Management Systems
It consists of a series of focused questions, which are numerically scored based on the observed practices and records of the past 12 months, against recommended standards.
Based on facts collected from the field and recommendations developed by assessment team members, improvements plans are prepared, to address gaps in the system. In addition, the data is presented as an online dashboard, which facilitates the visualization of criteria and category scores of health facilities as maps and charts.
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Supported UNICEF, Assam in developing a mechanism for convergent monitoring and tracking of Swacch Bharat Mission across departments. SDRC developed DevInfo database and data capture mechanism, as well as a dynamic dashboard based on Assam Info. Also, provided training to various government officials at the workshops held by UNICEF.
SDRC is providing technical support in the following areas:
- Registration - ODK Xform of 6 registration forms with caption in Odia
- Training Report - Web module for upload of training report
- Checklist Module - ODK based digitization of 8 questionnaire with caption in Odia
- Action Plan - Web module for bi-annual action plan and monthly statement of expenditure
- Documentation - User manual, SRS, FRS, Test cases
- Master Data Management - Inserting master data into the database and generating raw data
- Training - Provide training to monitors
Developed a hybrid data capture application (android/web) that would allow users at the district level to input information from the paper-based questionnaires regarding child labour in establishments. SDRC also provided training to the data entry operators on using the software. The survey initiated by the Department of Labour, Government of Odisha was conducted in 24 districts with technical support from National Law University, Odisha.
With the increasing need for updated data systems in the context of enhanced IT enabled solutions and infrastructure, the challenge is to consolidate various data sets in a single platform and present the current status before the policy makers, planners, and sector managers to facilitate evidence based decision making. With the help of an easy-to-use data base, the newly developed platfrom will have information on the key impacts, outcome and process indicators along with the socio-economic condition of children. The database will serve legislature, departments, network of CSOs as well as UNICEF with one stop access to standardised child statistics.
SDRC developed a software for the Transition Project which is to be implemented in 17 districts of Uttar Pradesh in 2017-18. The software maps every child vis-a-vis Upper Primary and Secondary schools, and help plan on enrolment of each and every child, monitoring progress and generating reports on achievements.
The project focuses on process improvement in the labour rooms and special care newborn units in the public health facilities and neonatal intensive care units in public and private hospitals. SDRC developed a comprehensive technology solution for electronic data capture, data analysis and visualisation. The various modules under this are:
- Data entry
- Date capture from 3rd party applications
- Data migration
- Data analysis
- Content Management System
- Alerts and notification system
- Web and mobile dashboard for data dissemination/data reporting & visualization
- Planning module/program monitoring dashboard
In it's present form, the CPMIS takes input from electronic forms that can be filled either through a browser or through a mobile application. The web forms are filled up on a monthly basis by the various CCI's and DCPU and uplodade to a centralised server. The uploaded data is collated and analysed at the state, didtrict, and institution level.
Besides tracking the JJB, CWC, and CCI, the CPMIS portal also includes a comprehensive child labour tracking system (CLTS), which is an innovative web based system to register child labourer and track their re-integration to the main stream.
The key deliverables in this project were:
- Integrated CPMIS portal with features for web based and android based data input.
- Enhanced CLTS application as per requirement.
- Online dashboard for CPMIS, CCIs, and CLTS
- Development and deployment of SCPS website
- Training of data assistants and programme managers at district and state level to input data and query and share information via user interface of the application.
SDRC is assisting to develop DevInfo based web application for monitoring Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The proposed system, "Assam Info" shall enable rapid access to timely and relevant information on the SDG's (17 goals, 169 targets, 304 indicators). Users shall be able to access relevant data either on web enabled dashboard or a mobile application to view the current status at an aggregate level for each SDG or drill down to a specific target or indicator. It shall aslo enable generation of scorecards as well as integration of a content management system to enable wider dissemination.
UNICEF in Chhattisgarh is working closely with the Department of Health and Family Welfare in areas related to system strengthening, capacity development, facility assessment, etc for improving the impact of health service delivery system. The comprehensive gap analysis of health facilities is expected to contribute in identifying gaps and bottlenecks as well as developing facility improvement plans. The main project features are:
- Development of digital forms for data collection and application for labour room data
- Dashboard to present the findings of the gap assessment exercise
- Data tree module
- Facility improvement programme module
- Reporting module
SDRC is developing a state based Information Management System, which will be linked with various units and four schemes, starting from state to the district levels to document and store the relevant information. This will facilitate a better monitoring, evaluation and reporting system for the ICPS. The software is a multi-user, interactive, systematic and centralized mechanism for data collection and case management of children encompassing ICPS both in institutional facilities and non-institutional facilities. It tracks a child's history and progress against the individual care plans.
CottonConnect uses a survey instrument, Farmer Field Book, to capture the necessary social, economic and demographic information of the farmers growing cotton, so that the progress can be tracked over the duration of the farmers involvement with the programme. SDRC designed and developed a flexible yet scalable data collection mechanism that can collect data from the field and be merged into the exisiting reporting application being used by CottonConnect.
The ICPS scorecard aims to track progress in implementation of ICPS in different states and identify bottlenecks at district and state levels. SDRC was hired to develop a software tool to provide users with a top level view of operational performance, with drill down facility for detailed insight into specific areas. The specific activities of this project are:
- Analysis and finalization of scorecard from data collected from various states
- Developing web-based application with dashboard module and factsheet for monitoring
- Developing mobile based application for real time data collection with dashboard module
SDRC is assisting to develop Health Programme Management Information System (HPMIS). This system shall enable monitoring of all the health programs under the RMNCH+A initiative. HPMIS shall offer seamless integration across all stages of data chain - data collection, collation, and visualization. The proposed solution shall seek to address the following objectives:
- Capture real time visual and quantitative data about various RMNCH+A initiatives up to the facility level. The tools shall enable immediate feedback to the frontline workers as well as to program managers, implementers and policy makers.
- Offer multi-tenant, role based functionality to enable quick scalability and thus reduce the cost of deployment, implementation and capacity building.
- Offer wizard based easy to use feature to enable subject matter experts (SME) to create new variables, specify aggregation levels, and compute ranks/indices.
- Integrate the data collection system with a "one stop" dashboard to be available online, offline as well as on mobile platform. The portal shall collate data from multiple sources and enable decision makers to identify hotspots and trends at an aggregate level as well as facility level.
- Provide users with options to download the information as pre-formatted reports as well as share via email.
Developed a mobile based application for data collection and a web based dashboard to monitor the SBM progress in Deograh block in Odisha.
To consolidate and expand "e-samiksha" for improved data analysis, dissemination, capacity building of educational personnel and administrators at state and district levels to promote evidence-based decision making. Additional enhancements included enabling SMS and email based reporting to facilitate real-time corrective measures and compliance, modification and rolling-out the administrative module of the application in line to generate profile creation and other requisite modifications in consultation with Department of School and Mass Education and UNICEF.
This program is aimed to enhance institutional capacity and preparedness of health facilities/outreach for prompt and effective management of childhood diarrhoea and pneumonia, improved access, coverage and utilization of Vitamin A, Zinc, ORS, and Antibiotics, strengthened referral linkages, developing a viable roadmap for state-wide rollout of IAPPD. Major activities include orientation and capacity building of key stakeholders, integrated SBCC campaign, mobilization of community level institutions, advocacy with private providers, knowledge management for better planning etc. As a part of this current assignment, the state data assistant will serve as IAPs representative at the state-level and work closely with the SHSB, ICDS, PHED, RD, Private practitioners, NGOs, programme officers and managers at various levels to achieve the objectives of IAP. S/he will also carry out state level operations (finance/administrative) and supervisory functions as assigned.
The specific tasks of Data Assistant will be to:
- Maintain State database related to IAPPD implementation.
- Maintain database of pool of Physicians and other clinical partners.
- Compile plans for Supportive Supervisory visits, track the progress and provide feedback.
- Data compilation and analysis.
- Assist IAP and state consultant in documenting findings, presentations for review meetings, maintaining office records and office equipment.
- Support in organization of events like reviews, trainings and workshops.
- Data upkeep to maintain data for trend analysis.
- Documenting case studies, success stories etc.
- Execute any other work assigned by the Supervisors or project consultant.
The key deliverables of this assignment were:
- Integrated CPMIS portal with features for web based and android based data input.
- Online dashboard for CCIs.
- Child Labour Tracking System for consolidating information on rescued child labour and generation of digital child labour entitlement cards.
- Training of data assistants and programme managers at district and state level to input data and query and share information via user interface of the application.
- Maintenance of the web platform and all related components after submission of final product.
The ULMAS system captures data pertaining to the various initiatives carried out by UNICEF's partners for the improvement of the lives of the children affected by EVD. It shall help organize information across several indicators and multiple sectors to help in understanding the results of the partner's initiative in an easy to consume manner. The application shall allow partners to upload data related to their engagement on the PCA's in a pre-approved XLS format. The application shall have a computation engine which would then compute all the key process indicators, outcome indicators and output indicators to produce the final aggregated results. The results shall then be displayed on an interactive dashboard for easy consumption by all the relevant stakeholders of the initiative.
The key deliverables include:
- Collection, collation, compilation of all three checklists from State/District/Block monitors during Mission Indradhanush.
- Analysis of data and sharing of data on daily basis during the campaign.
- Development of State/District and Block Factsheets and Dissemination of results at the end of each round of Mission Indradhanush.
- Submission of filled up MS Excel sheet as per the GOI suggested template as well as MS Power Point Presentation depicting relevant tables, graphs, and maps as per the approved layout.
- Provide ad hoc data analysis and report generation support as requested by UNICEF supervisors.
PPE section intended to develop an updated database on specific indicators pertaining to demographic composition of children and population at large, maternal mortality, child mortality, child mortality profiles, nutrition status of children, education and literacy level, child health and morbidity, maternal health and water and sanitation etc. Multiple data points on each indicator would be compiled (based on available and consistent information) from various sources, mainly from governments large scale surveys and census, SOWC, Regional Data packets and other publications. The database would be on excel/csv platform so that the integration of data as well as its periodic updating can be done with ease. The dashboard would also have the facility of converting indicators into absolute numbers.
SDRC supported UNICEF offices of Assam and Bihar for mobile based supportive supervision of the Routine Immunisation monitoring as well as tracking the RMNCH+A program. Was able to reach out to more than 1500 facilities in Assam wherein data is collected on a monthly basis using a mobile based system and visualized on a web dashboard. User is able to analyse and compare over time period and download reports.
The project was awarded the best health technology project at North East Social Impact (NESI) award in 2016.
The integrated management information system (IMISS) for CYSD aims to deploy a comprehensive framework for enterprise wide data collection and management. Mobile based systems are being used to capture data at the household level which are then fed to an online centralized repository. The data is then fed collated and consumed at project as well as headquarters level. The system is currently in use in Koraput project area covering four blocks and shall be extended to cover all the project areas of CYSD.
UNICEF Patna was seeking to create an "electronic dashboard" of social sector indicators to track progress of its core intervention strategies. The dashboard was positioned as an "advocacy for evidence based decision making" project instead of a "technology innovation" project. It was a part of the larger road map to usher in a behavioural change in terms of promoting use of credible statistics to track development outcomes as well as to have a system for improving the quality of official statistics.
The RIPAS website enables online data entry as per the district and state checklists developed by WHO to enable Pentavalent preparedness assessment at the state and district level. Data can be entered using the online form or by using any android smartphone or tablet. The system covered eight out of 12 states that were being covered the national universal immunisation programme (UIP).
The system enabled collection of data as per the government of india format at a centralised location from eight states. Data was then visualised on a GIS dashboard. The system also enabled programme monitoring by tracking of the progress of data entry at state and district level.
E-Samiksha seeks to digitise the state-wide monitoring mechanism used by the Department of School and Mass Education (DSME), Odisha to track improvements in the quality of elementary education in Odisha. It involves continuous monitoring of around 70 thousand schools every month by around five thousand Cluster Resource Centre Coordinators (CRCC) and other field functionaries with the help of several quality indicators covering the following Key Performance Areas (KPA):
- School Environment
- Curricular Components
- Other-curricular Component
- School-Community Linkage
- School Management
- Mid Day Meal
The data is uploaded at the block level on an online platform. The uploaded data is aggregated and fed into a dashboard to indicate the current status, rank, and key trends for specified indicators.
The objective of this assignment is to develop the first steps to determine what a new well-functioning MIS should look like as well as building capacity in the Education Department to use existing data for planning and monitoring of higher education sector in Bihar.
The major tasks included:
- Build a map of the different types of datasets that currently exist on higher education.
- Compare the data that exists across datasets to see to what extent there is duplication or whether different sources for the same data have resulted in differences in reported and recorded information.
- Assess the existing capacity at universities and colleges to develop and use a MIS.
- Build capacity in the Education Department in anticipation of participation in RUSA on how to use of the data available in the MIS for planning and monitoring of the higher education system.
The Siksha Ka Haq Abhiyan, a yearlong campaign, aims to raise public awareness about the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, and mobilize communities to ensure RTE compliant schools. In Assam SKHA was launched on November 11, 2011 with high political commitment. A total of 27 NGO partners were identified by SSA to implement the SKHA initiatives in their respective districts. With a view to harness data to guide effective policy development, analysis and monitoring, from March 2013, these 27 NGOs were tasked to collect data on key indicators relating to the status of RTE implementation in the State.
Data was collected using a 12 page monitoring format from around 40 thousand schools which covered information relating to particulars of the school, environment and attendance, teachers, number of working days and hours, infrastructure, inclusion, equal treatment to all, quality issues and school management. This school wise information, as submitted by the NGOs was further analysed by SDRC and presented as a dashboard to provide users with "ready to use" data for wider dissemination. The solution included both DevInfo adaptation as well an offline dashboard.
Develop rapid data collection and dissemination system using hybrid method including handheld devices, desktops and World Wide Web. Consolidated and analysis of data is automated and the computed indicator are presented as a DevInfo v7.0 adaptation as well as an interactive dashboard.
Developed an online repository of dashboard on key social indicators; oriented officials of Jharkhand Space Application Centre and Planning Department about the DevInfo technology.
Addressed the challenges in providing reliable and timely access to data by offering a robust and effective solution to address their data organization and dissemination needs. The system has enabled "One stop" access to standardized social indicators to identify trends and disparities across key sectors including Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Education, Sanitation, and Child Protection. The source of the indicators were officially accepted data including national surveys, surveillance data and recent 2012 population census.
Developed a repository of gender disaggregated social statistics for Odisha. The solution was a cost effective and easy to use database system designed on the DevInfo platform. It enabled users to collate information from various sources and quickly create standardized presentations and reports to feed into the advocacy and lobby processes.
Developed a 'one stop' warehouse of gender disaggregated social statistics. The solution was a cost effective and easy to use database system designed on the DevInfo platform. It enabled users to collate information from various sources and quickly create standardized presentations and reports to feed into the advocacy and lobby processes.
The main objective of the UNPrIS system was to address needs for standardized data dissemination and facilitate the use of data for planning, monitoring, reporting and advocacy purposes. The UNPrIS project's vision included:
- Serve multiple stakeholders (Ministries, Departments, Authorities, UN Agencies, local NGOs, INGOs, and broader civil society) with organized data pertaining to the UN projects currently being implemented.
- Ensure improved and timely access to project data.
- Enable the UN resident coordinator's office in furthering the "one-UN" agenda by providing a single window view of all UN projects in the oPt.
- Enable stakeholders to track progress towards the Medium Term Response Plan (MTRP).
