Using the Lives Saved Tool to aid country planning in meeting mortality targets: a case study from Mali.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mali is one of four countries implementing a National Evaluation Platform (NEP) to build local capacity to answer evaluation questions for maternal, newborn, child health and nutrition (MNCH&N). In 2014-15, NEP-Mali addressed questions about the potential impact of Mali's MNCH&N plans and strategies, and identified priority interventions to achieve targeted mortality reductions.

Methods

The NEP-Mali team modeled the potential impact of three intervention packages in the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) from 2014 to 2023. One projection included the interventions and targets from Mali's ten-year health strategy (PDDSS) for 2014-2023, and two others modeled intervention packages that included scale up of antenatal, intrapartum, and curative interventions, as well as reductio

SUBMITTER: Keita Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5688424 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature