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IHP+Results

IHP+Results [1] is a WHO [2] commissioned programme which in the process of providing an independent assessment of the implementation of the International Health Partnership (IHP+)[[3]], based on commitments set out in the IHP+ country [4] and global compact [5]. The IHP+Results programme is interesting for its use of an innovative approach to monitoring and evaluation that is designed to strengthen accountability within the IHP+ process.

Signatories to the IHP+ compacts agree to independent monitoring and assessment by IHP+Results and to have both the monitoring and evaluation process and the results carried out in a transparent. IHP+Results will assess international agencies, bilateral donors [6] and IHP+ country governments [7] as equals for their progress in meeting IHP+ commitments. Treating all signatories as equals is a new movement in international aid which is designed to increase accountability and trust and consequently efficiency between donor and recipient countries.

Transparency through the North South Observatory

IHP+Results is run by a [North-South Consortium] of independent research and advocacy organizations, whose website (the North South Observatory) is www.ihpresults.net. The North South Observatory allows all IHP+ stakeholders to upload news, documents and feedback, and so to participate in and contribute to the IHP+Results assessment. This interactivity allows IHP+ Results to promote a level of exchange and transparency that is unprecedented in the field of international development. How will IHP+Results independently assess the IHP+?

IHP+Results will contribute to the success of the IHP+ by providing a critical review of progress, making operational recommendations, promoting best practice, and strengthening mutual accountability mechanisms. This will be done through:

1.Performance Appraisal. Annual monitoring using a [scorecard approach], in the following IHP countries: Burundi, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Zambia.

All IHP+ signatories [8] will be assessed on their commitments in five Results Areas [9] which align closely with the work of the OECD/DAC on aid effectiveness [10]: Ownership and Accountability [11], Managing for Results [12], Country Systems [13], Health Systems [14], Health Financing [15]. The commitments of the IHP+ signatories are organised by each of these areas. The results will be collated into a scorecard [16] for each participant, which allows an at-a-glance assessment of achievements and progress. The annual IHP+Results performance report will present progress across the IHP+ countries by these 5 Results Areas.

2.Country Case Studies. The IHP+Results process also includes three in-depth case studies [17] of IHP+ partner countries, which will be carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [18] in Ethiopia, Nepal and Mali. These case studies will determine how great an impact the IHP+ programme has had in affecting change in those countries.

3.Communication and Advocacy Campaign[19]. IHP+Results will also work with Civil Society and engage a wider public, in order to disseminate the findings of the IHP+Results process and making these available for advocacy purposes.

Successes and Failures of IHP+Results

As yet the IHP+Results monitoring is still in its first year and is now at the data collection stage as per the inception plan [20]. It is therefore difficult to evaluate the programme except to say that the work is so far completed on schedule. The first set of results will be published by the end of the year, at which point comments and feedback from all stakeholders about both IHP+ and IHP+Results will be available on the website [21] and will be included here.

More information about IHP+Results can be found on the North-South Observatory (www.ihpresults.net)