Presented by Md. Humayun Kabir and Karar Zunaid Ahsan

1. Md. Humayun Kabir
Karar Zunaid Ahsan
MEASURE Evaluation in
Bangladesh:
Strengthening HNP sector RHIS &
M&E System
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2. RHIS Strengthening in Bangladesh
Develop a comprehensive but modular &
interoperable electronic RHIS
Build capacity
Facilitate a phased national roll-out
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3. Electronic RHIS
Three layers
 Population registry
 Service modules
 Management modules
Purposes:
 Track individuals at different levels of service delivery
 Record service and logistics data during service transactions
 Provide Intelligent solutions for HAs/FWAs to plan and schedule
day-to-day activities and guide service delivery
 Provide real-time data to managers to take decisions
 Enable estimation of population-level coverage indicators
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4. The Population Registration System
(PRS)
• Locally developed
• Data entry in local language
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5. PRS - Current Status
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• System design completed involving
stakeholders
 MOH, USAID partners, others
• Unique ID for individuals – coordinated with
PMO for national scalability at later stage
• 61% household data entry completed in 2
pilot upazilas (sub-districts)

6. Future Challenges
Emphasis on nation-wide one system only
Resources for national scale-up
Management of national roll-out
Maintenance of the system after national roll-out
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7. Next Steps
Activating eHealth Committee headed by
Secretary, MOHFW
Sharing of experiences & policy dialogue
Create a community of developers
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9. HPNSDP M&E Strategy
Goal
To establish a sustainable M&E system for tracking progress
and demonstrating results of the Program and to ensure
evidence-based decision making
Purpose
Outline various roles and responsibilities regarding M&E with
a view to tracking progress and demonstrating results
Use it as a tool for monitoring progress both in physical and
financial terms, and
Use it as a communication tool for documenting the M&E
mechanisms
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10. Process of Developing M&E
Strategy
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1. Desk review and assessment of existing
M&E mechanism in the HNP sector
program;
2. Production of draft Strategy by PMMU;
3. Formation of Technical Working Group
(TWG) by METG
o Review of draft Strategy and
Action Plan by TWG
o Preparation of final draft by
PMMU, incorporating TWG
comments;
4. Stakeholder workshop for finalization of
M&E Strategy.

11. Key Strategic Pillars for M&E System
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A robust, harmonized and
efficient M&E system
Coordinationand
harmonization
Incentivesfor
contributiontoresults
Standardizeddata
collectionandreporting
Capacitybuilding
Resourceallocationfor
M&E
Monitor the implementation progress of HNP sector program