Evaluation of effectiveness of targeting mechanisms in PMJAY
A consultancy team has been commissioned to provide technical support for the conduct of the study. The team will carry out the study over a period of 1 year in three states. The inception report was finalized and validated by WHO and NHA and data collection has commenced. The study team was severely delayed by the process of securing the Non Disclosure Agreement between National Health Authority and WHO. This has since been secured. A revised protocol was developed in which we split the contract into two to allow for biennial closure procedures to take place. Thus by the end of the calendar year, we are finalizing data collection which is currently ongoing. A field report and transcripts are the planned deliverables. the second phase of analysis and report writing will commence in January and end in March 2022.
Scale up Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), including Causes of Death registration
1.Develop country capacity for improving Medical Certification for Cause of Death (MCCD) information quality and coverage.
2. Conduct CRVS assessment in two states with a focus on death registration, cause of death and vital statistics.
Integrating verbal autopsy into the routine civil registration system – A pilot study in Tamil Nadu, India
1. Assessing and enhancing the quality of Medical Certification of Causes of Death (MCCD)
2. Conducting Verbal Autopsy (VA) when MCCD was not available,
3. Digital solutions: Open Data Kit (ODK) system and integrated into the WHO developed web-based portal ((www.pcva.in).
4. Building partnerships with institutions like NIE, training institutes, medical colleges, District Health Officers
Provide technical guidance to NITI Ayog in assessment of performance of district hospitals (tertiary care centers) across the country
Provide technical guidance in analysis and reporting of data from assessment
Documentation of the final report
Documentation of best practices
Provide technical assistance in the timely completion of SCORE Assessment from India
Co-ordination between multiple stakeholders for the assessment
Facilitate the multiple meetings between the stakeholders for finalization of assessment
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