While projects vary in their design, all Booster Projects are measured against the indicators and targets agreed by the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group (MERG). Specific attention is paid to enabling program managers at central and district levels to obtain data for decision making and reporting purposes. At global level, the World Bank has developed a
Malaria Scorecard for tracking dollar investments and coverage progress for key interventions, such as the use of insecticide-treated bed nets, access to anti-malarial treatment for children, intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women and indoor residual spraying. The Scorecard is currently being discussed with partners, many of whom are interested in defining a joint accountability framework to which partners in the malaria fight will be held accountable. The World Bank is also working with partners to augment the Scorecard with a joint tool through the development of a Data Warehouse that all partners and countries can use to track progress and results to facilitate program planning.
Additionally, the Booster Program has secured a partnership with the ExxonMobil Foundation to enhance monitoring and evaluation efforts. The partnership will facilitate the population of the Scorecard to provide up-to-date information on metrics such as the number of children sleeping under long-lasting insecticidal nets or the number of households that have been sprayed. With this revised Scorecard, global financiers and endemic countries will be able to track how their resources are being spent and assess the value of the investments that are being made. Ultimately, it will be a powerful tool for all partners in the fight against malaria. The Scorecard is a reflection of the Booster Program’s commitment to measuring results in an effort to drive sustainable progress.
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