Monitoring and Evaluation to Document SMGL’s Progress
Saving Mothers, Giving Life (SMGL) was a complex initiative with numerous partners carrying out different activities. Some partners worked in Uganda, others in Zambia, and some in both. CDC led Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities in both Uganda and Zambia.
CDC used various M&E approaches in the SMGL countries, as indicated in the tables below. These tools are available from CDC upon request at drhinfo@cdc.gov
Community-Based Data Collection
| Uganda | Zambia |
|---|---|
| Verbal autopsies | Verbal autopsies |
| Reproductive Age Mortality Study (RAMOS) | Mini-Census |
| Prospective tracking of maternal deaths | Prospective tracking of maternal deaths |
Facility-Based Data Collection
| Uganda | Zambia |
|---|---|
| Health Facility Assessment (baseline and endline) | Health Facility Assessment (baseline and endline) |
| Rapid Ascertainment Process for Institutional Deaths (RAPID) | Tallies of health events |
| Prospective tracking of health outcomes | Prospective tracking of health outcomes |
| Pregnancy outcome monitoring |
For more details on the theory and structure of the SMGL M&E processes, please read the Phase 1 Monitoring and Evaluation Overview [2 MB].