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As part of our rigorous process, Metrics for Management writes and publicly shares a variety of technical reports, journal articles, and mass media communications. Please find a list of publications, articles, literature reviews, feature stories, and more in our four areas of work below.
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Metrics Matter Newsletter – February 2024 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | February 29, 2024 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – January 2024 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | January 29, 2024 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
M4M Mexfam MII Case Study (English) | Researchers assess the feasibility and utility of an automated feedback system on quality of information provided to family planning counseling clients in clinical settings in Mexico City. | Efficiency, Family planning quality, Impact, Quality | Stories | January 25, 2024 | mexico | stories | efficiency family-planning-quality impact quality | |
M4M Mexfam MII Estudio De Caso (Spanish) | El equipo de investigación evalúa la viabilidad y utilidad de un sistema de retroalimentación automatizado sobre la calidad de la información proporcionada a los clientes de asesoría en planificación familiar en entornos clínicos en la Ciudad de México. | Efficiency, Family planning quality, Impact, Quality | Stories | January 25, 2024 | mexico | stories | efficiency family-planning-quality impact quality | |
Celebrating Achievements: 2023 End-of-Year Review | As we approach the end of 2023, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve had and the significant milestones we’ve achieved together. This year has been a testament to our collective dedication to improve health around the globe. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | December 15, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – November 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | November 27, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Addressing Provider Bias for Better Youth Healthcare | Metrics for Management and EngenderHealth work to improve health systems and services so individuals can choose and access the healthcare they need. | Abortion Service Quality, Efficiency, Family planning quality, Impact, Quality | Stories | November 14, 2023 | stories | abortion-service-quality efficiency family-planning-quality impact quality | ||
Quality of care from the perspective of people obtaining abortion: a qualitative study in four countries | This qualitative study aimed to identify person-centred domains that would contribute to the definition and measurement of abortion quality of care based on the perceptions, experiences and priorities of people seeking abortion. | Abortion Service Quality | Articles | November 10, 2023 | articles | abortion-service-quality | ||
Using the Abortion Care Quality Tool (ACQTool) to understand and compare abortion care quality | Researchers use a newly developed tool to compare the quality in facility-managed and pharmacy-sourced self-managed medication abortions in Bangladesh | Abortion Service Quality, Efficiency, Family planning quality, Impact, Quality | Stories | November 10, 2023 | stories | abortion-service-quality efficiency family-planning-quality impact quality | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – October 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | October 5, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – September 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | September 22, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Press Release: USAID Adopts M4M’s Innovative PCMC Scale for Improved Maternal Health Care | M4M is excited to announce a significant advancement in measuring maternal care quality. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has integrated the 13-question person-centered maternity care (PCMC) scale into the Demographic and Health Surveys Program Service Provision Assessment (SPA). | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality | News | September 20, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – August 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | August 22, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
The key to powerful data | Healthcare around the world needs accurate, timely, and reliable data to guide decision-making. Without proper data and analysis, healthcare providers cannot identify areas that require intervention, nor measure impact, nor improve programs or monitor progress towards healthcare goals and patient outcomes. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | Stories | August 10, 2023 | stories | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – July 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | July 11, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Press Release: M4M receives grant for adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health (SRH) work | Metrics for Management (M4M) is pleased to announce that they have received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, supporting the Measuring Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health (MY SRH) initiative. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality | News | June 21, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – June 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | June 20, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
M4M and Partners Work with The Rotary Foundation for a Malaria-Free Zambia | Metrics for Management is thrilled to announce that Dr. Nirali Chakraborty has been promoted to the new role of Chief Strategy Officer. Nirali has been a key member of the M4M team, serving as the Director of Research and Technical Assistance since 2016. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality | News | May 18, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – May 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | May 10, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Press Release: M4M congratulates Nirali Chakraborty in her new role as Chief Strategy Officer | Metrics for Management is thrilled to announce that Dr. Nirali Chakraborty has been promoted to the new role of Chief Strategy Officer. Nirali has been a key member of the M4M team, serving as the Director of Research and Technical Assistance since 2016. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality | News | May 3, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality | ||
ACQTool Overview | ACQTool Overview | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | April 26, 2023 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
ACQTool How does it work | ACQTool How does it work | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | April 26, 2023 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
Gwatkin winner Nigeria FMOH | Gwatkin winner Nigeria FMOH | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | April 26, 2023 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
Gwatkin winner Sightsavers | Gwatkin winner Sightsavers | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | April 26, 2023 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
Gwatkin winner USHA | Gwatkin winner USHA | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | April 26, 2023 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
A2IE Website | A2IE Website | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | April 26, 2023 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
A2IE Benefits | A2IE Benefits | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | April 26, 2023 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
A2IE Overview | A2IE Overview | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | April 26, 2023 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
EquityTool Overview | EquityTool Overview | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | April 26, 2023 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
M4M Board Members | M4M Board Members | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | April 26, 2023 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – April 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | April 12, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Web Release: Further Measuring Quality of Abortion Care | Population Services International's (PSI) Self-Care Trailblazer Group (SCTG) and partners recently launched a tool for providing a global standard approach to practical and accurate measurement of sexual and reproductive (SRH) self-care interventions called the Sexual and Reproductive Health Self-Care Measurement Tool (SRH Self-Care Measurement Tool). | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality | News | April 7, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – March 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | March 7, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Asset to Income Estimator (A2IE) is now updated. | Ending poverty is hard. Understanding it shouldn’t be. The Asset to Income Estimator (A2IE) is now updated to provide users with the most up-to-date purchasing power parity (PPP) data, based on updates to the World Bank’s Poverty and Inequality Platform. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | March 4, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – February 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | February 14, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – January 2023 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | January 12, 2023 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – December 2022 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | December 7, 2022 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – October 2022 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | October 12, 2022 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
EquityTool wealth assessment helps ensure no one is left behind | The Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health conducts treatment coverage surveys of neglected tropical diseases and uses the EquityTool to ensure programming reaches the most vulnerable | Equity | Stories | September 27, 2022 | stories | equity | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – September 2022 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | September 20, 2022 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
EquityTool wealth assessment: finding a practical solution for ensuring services reach those with the greatest need | Sightsavers researchers compare EquityTool with other asset-based wealth assessment tools to identify a practical solution for field-based vision care project targeting. | Equity | Stories | September 15, 2022 | stories | equity | ||
Nigerian Federal Ministry – 2022 Davidson Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize | Metrics for Management is pleased to highlight and support the valuable contribution of this research to development knowledge in low- and middle-income countries through the Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize. | Equity Measurement Prize | News | September 15, 2022 | news | equity-measurement-prize | ||
USAID – 2022 Davidson Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize | Metrics for Management is pleased to highlight and support the valuable contribution of this research to development knowledge in low- and middle-income countries through the Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize. | Equity Measurement Prize | News | September 15, 2022 | news | equity-measurement-prize | ||
Sightsavers – 2022 Davidson Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize | Metrics for Management is pleased to highlight and support the valuable contribution of this research to development knowledge in low- and middle-income countries through the Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize. | Equity Measurement Prize | News | September 15, 2022 | news | equity-measurement-prize | ||
Toward a Standard Measure of Abortion Service Quality-A Stakeholder First Approach | Measurement of the quality of abortion services is essential to service improvement. Currently, its measurement is not standardized, and some of the tools which exist are very long, and may deter use. | Equity, Quality | Articles, Briefs & Reports | July 1, 2022 | articles briefs-reports | equity quality | ||
EquityTool wealth assessment improves targeting and outreach | The USAID Uganda Sanitation for Health Activity uses EquityTool wealth assessment to understand project beneficiary profiles, and effectively target outreach and build pro low-income earner solutions to increase private water connection uptake. | Equity | Stories | September 5, 2022 | stories | equity | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – August 2022 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | August 31, 2022 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – July 2022 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | July 28, 2022 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – June 2022 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | June 23, 2022 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – May 2022 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | May 2, 2022 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – April 2022 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | April 12, 2022 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – February 2022 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | February 11, 2022 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – January 2022 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | January 11, 2022 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – December 2021 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | December 11, 2021 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – November 2021 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | November 11, 2021 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – October 2021 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | October 21, 2021 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – September 2021 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | September 30, 2021 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – August 2021 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | August 31, 2021 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Stanford – 2021 Davidson Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize Winner | Metrics for Management is pleased to announce that the Davidson Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize for 2021 has been awarded to Stanford’s Environmental Arsenic Exposure and the Human Gut Microbiome Project. | Equity Measurement Prize | News | August 30, 2021 | news | equity-measurement-prize | ||
2021 UNICEF / LIXIL – Davidson Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize Winner | Metrics for Management is pleased to announce that the Davidson Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize for 2021 has been awarded to the UNICEF / LIXIL Partnership Monitoring System. | Equity Measurement Prize | News | August 30, 2021 | news | equity-measurement-prize | ||
Put Your Data To Use | Put your DATA to use. Global health needs rigorous, evidence based, standardised and goal driven metrics. | Efficiency, Equity, Impact, Quality | Videos | July 11, 2021 | videos | efficiency equity impact quality | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – July 2021 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | July 5, 2021 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – June 2021 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | June 15, 2021 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – May 2021 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | May 21, 2021 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Metrics Matter Newsletter – April 2021 | Monthly newsletter. | Family planning quality, Health impact, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity, Sustainability | News | April 16, 2021 | news | family-planning-quality health-impact maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity sustainability | ||
Asset to Income Estimator | Overview of the Asset to Income Estimator. | Socioeconomic equity | Articles, Briefs & Reports | April 19, 2021 | articles briefs-reports | socioeconomic-equity | ||
Standard Survey Data: Insights Into Private Sector Utilization | This study sets out to summarize the importance of private provision of inpatient and outpatient care within health systems of 65 countries in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. We expand on and update prior studies which have used similar data, and create regional summaries. | Health impact | Articles, Briefs & Reports | April 12, 2021 | africa asia europe latin-america | articles briefs-reports | health-impact | |
M4M at Women Deliver 2019 | Visit M4M's demo table at Women Deliver 2019 in Vancouver to learn more about the EquityTool and our contributions to women's and girls' global health. | Abortion Service Quality, Family planning quality, Maternal Health Quality, Socioeconomic equity | Events | June 3, 2019 | canada | events | abortion-service-quality family-planning-quality maternal-health-quality socioeconomic-equity | |
Symposium: Who should care for women? Reflections on the private sector’s role in reproductive and maternal health | M4M Director of Research Dr. Nirali Chakraborty will speak at this London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Symposium on May 21, 2018. | Events | May 5, 2018 | kenya uganda | events | |||
Identifying Adopters of Family Planning in Client Exit Interviews: Does Recall Period Matter? | Article by Feeser, Chakraborty, Koladycz, Marriott, and Armstrong, representing Metrics for Management and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). In the interests of standardizing the assessment of family planning continuing users or adopters, this article analyzes how applying a timeframe to questions on prior contraceptive use affected client response, and thus, client profile. | Additionality, Family planning quality, Health impact | Articles, Briefs & Reports | August 23, 2017 | articles briefs-reports | additionality family-planning-quality health-impact | ||
Data required to calculate family planning additionality | Two different types of data are required in order to estimate a program’s contribution to increased contraceptive prevalence at a national level. This estimate, known as additional users of family planning, is conducted using MSI’s Impact 2 Calculator. This guide outlines the two sources of data required, and two methods of data collection, and provides recommended best practices. | Additionality, Health impact | Training Materials | April 12, 2017 | training-materials | additionality health-impact | ||
Additionality terminology | Metrics Working Group summary document of additionality terminology to use and to avoid, including in contexts of commonly-collected routine service statistics data, family planning client characteristics, and population-level data. | Additionality | Articles, Briefs & Reports, Training Materials | February 16, 2017 | articles briefs-reports training-materials | additionality | ||
Guide and model questionnaire for assessing client profile to calculate additionality | Excel-formatted sample questionnaire and guidance for using the questionnaire to assess client profile for family planning additionality calculations. | Additionality, Family planning quality, Health impact | Training Materials | August 17, 2017 | training-materials | additionality family-planning-quality health-impact | ||
Additionality talking points | Metrics Working Group summary document of key features of the additionality metric, including explanations of the FP2020 goal, Marie Stopes International (MSI)'s Impact 2 calculator, client-use profile calculations, required service provision data, and other key points. | Additionality | Articles, Briefs & Reports, Training Materials | February 16, 2017 | articles briefs-reports training-materials | additionality | ||
Interpreting and understanding additional users as reported by family planning programs | A guide for those who are receiving reports on programmatic contributions to the FP2020 goals and pledges using Marie Stopes International (MSI)'s Impact 2 calculator. | Additionality, Health impact | Training Materials | April 7, 2017 | training-materials | additionality health-impact | ||
Health Impact: Improving population health | An overview of the health impact metric. | Health impact | Articles, Briefs & Reports | March 16, 2017 | articles briefs-reports | health-impact | ||
Additionality: Capturing additional users in health markets | An overview of the additionality metric. | Additionality | Articles, Briefs & Reports | October 6, 2016 | articles briefs-reports | additionality | ||
M4M Consulting Case Study: Creating a global measure of lives transformed with PCI | Working together with Project Concern International (PCI), M4M created modules for the organization that were aligned with global measurement best practices. The standardized components are applicable to all programs where PCI provides services, enabling easy comparisons across projects, as well as over time within a single project. | Custom Metric | Stories | July 9, 2018 | guatemala india malawi united-states | stories | custom-metric |