Introducing a Comprehensive Monitoring and Reporting System

CMAM Report

Global Nutrition Cluster 13-15 October 2015

Onesmus M. Kilungu, SNS Consortium Researcher, Somalia

History

In 2008 - HPN article highlighted inconsistencies, inadequacies and bias associated with reporting on SFP

- Definitions of indicators differed in many programmes

- Data was not comparable between programmes and countries

- False “over-performance” in SFP was common (OTP discharged beneficiaries included)

Measuring the Effectiveness of Supplementary Feeding Programmes in Emergencies, Carlos Navarro-Colorado, Frances Mason and Jeremy Shoham, Humanitarian Practice Network Paper 63, September 2008. ODI

The ‘Minimum Reporting Package’ (MRP) was developed in response to this paper

• In 2009, standardised indicators and reporting categories were defined by a steering committee of twelve international agencies

• In 2011/12, MS Access based software developed and rolled out, OTP and SC reporting categories were added

• In 2013-15, CMAM Report online software developed, MUAC screening, stock and BSFP were added

CMAM Report

Comprehensive monitoring and reporting package for all CMAM components (SC, OTP, TSFP), MUAC screening, stock and BSFP

• Standardised reporting categories for admissions and discharges with clear definitions

• Developed in consultation with wider nutrition community (UN and leading nutrition agencies)

• Describes way for calculation of performance indicators up to latest international standards

• Includes an online software with offline capacity for data entry

Standardised Indicators Guidelines

• Makes data fully comparable between programmes, countries and agencies as all use the same reporting categories and indicators

• Calculates unbiased performance indicators SCI research showed a false 8% increase in SFP cure rate where OTP discharged beneficiaries were included with regular MAM children in SFP statistics

• Avoids multiple reporting of performance indicators

CMAM Report advantages

Software features

• Web based software with offline capacity for data entry

• Can be used on desktop computers, laptops and tablets with any of the following browsers: Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer

• Available in English and French – quick switch possible

• Hierarchy and approval system from data entry at field level via country level to HQ

• Access for MoH and UN agencies to view and analyse data entered by partners in a given country (Country Admin function)

• Available to all CMAM implementers (NGO, UN, governments)

• Free of charge, Open source (just obtain a free license from us)

Software features cont.• Collects and analyses feeding site data

• Gender and age disaggregated reporting through all admission and discharge categories – if desired

• Grant level reporting, Stock tracker, AWG/LOS calculator, MUAC screening and BSFP

• Creates summary tables and graphs by feeding site, group of feeding sites, geographical location up to global level

• Analysis of programme characteristics (major events, products used, etc.)

• Real-time check for data entry mistakes

• Highlights feeding sites that do not reach SPHERE standards

User levels

• Field User responsible for data entry (and basic analysis if desired) , e.g. community health worker, data entry clerk .

• Basic User manages all data for a programme - e.g. district level nutritionist or programme manager.

• Data Manager oversees all data for one country - e.g. nutrition advisor at country level.

• HQ User oversees all global data, multiple countries - e.g. HQ nutrition advisor.

• Country Admin oversees data of multiple partners/agencies in one country – e.g. MoH or UN agencies or head of consortium of agencies.

www.cmamreport.com

Website with all supportive materials

• Standardized indicators guidelines• Software manuals (one for each user level)• Video tutorials • E-learning • Training package • Software demo version

All available in English and French

Acknowledgments

Funded by

Humanitarian Innovation Fund, HIF (2013-2015)

Previous funding on MRP from OFDA and ECHO

Software developed by

Management Systems Modelling Ltd (MSM Software), UK

Previous software versions developed by

Shafat Sharif and Mark Yarmoshuk

AcknowledgmentsMembers of steering committee on standardisation of indicators

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