The RMNCH scorecard for Ghana promoted active involvement from political leaders, development partners, civil society and the private sector.

1. EMMANUEL AYIRE ADONGO
PROGRAM OFFICER, GHANA HEALTH SERVICE
Serena Hotel, Dar es Salaam
20th to 24th September, 2015

2. Background
Methods
Results
Conclusion

3. Ghana’s Reproductive, Maternal,
Neonatal and Child health (RMNCH)
scorecard management web tool
(http://www.rmnch.org) involves 29
national and regional/district RMNCH
indicators across seven (7) categories.
Indicators are derived from four
strategic pillars of the continuum of
care.

4. These priority indicators selected were based on
the ability to influence a change and the
availability of data in DHIMS2

5. The RMNCH scorecard tool is a
customisable, dynamic management tool
for Ministries of Health
Prioritised set of RMNCH indicators
defined by the Ministry of Health, with the
support of development partners
A management tool to strengthen
accountability and drive action around
RMNCH

6. An aggregation of existing data with
statement of intent to strengthen availability
of important indicators
A colour-coded web-based tool that can help
the MoH/GHS track national and subnational
performance in a single place
A management tool to strengthen
accountability and drive action

7. MOH meetings
DG and DDG
PPME directorate
Family Health directorate
Participants
Data collection &
validation
M&E, HMIS Specialists
Programme officers
Trainings
HMIS specialists
M&E specialists
Family health directorate
Partners
Accountability &
Action
Principal directors
Family health Directors
Partners
Selection of
categories &
indicators
PMDs
Family health directorate
partners
Workshop
Day 3 Day 4 Day 5Day 1 Day 2 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8

8. Regional level
training
RDHSs, , DDPHs, RPHNs,
RHIOs
Participants
Follow up visits RMNCH Scorecard technical
team with Regional
officers
Finance, HR, Institutional
care, global fund, FP etc
Training of UN Agencies
and USAID and USAID
Project staff
Principal directors
Family health Directors
Partners
District level
trainings
R/DDHSs, R/DPHNs,
R/DHIOs
Workshop
Feb 15 MAR 15 Apr 15Dec, 14 Jan 15 May 15 Jun 15 Jul 15
Follow up visits
Exploring dev’t of new
scorecards in other areas
Scaling up RMNCH scorecard with training of local government, traditonal authorities, civil
society media etc to expand usage and improve transparency and accountability

9. key stakeholders involving directors of MOH and
Ghana Health Service as well as development
partners with support from ALMA consultants
came together to develop the web-based tool.
A national training was conducted and the
trainers went to all 216 districts and regional
managers and trained health staff as well as key
development partners.

10. The training took the form of presentations,
group work and plenary sessions.
All participants were given access to the web-
based tool during the training.
Group leaders made a presentation on
actionable actions intended to improve on the
reds and yellow indicators of their respective
scorecards which was subsequently uploaded
for tracking of implementation.

11. The RMNCH scorecard for Ghana promoted
active involvement from political leaders,
Development Partners, Civil Society and the
private sector.
Health staff knew their performance in related
indicators and started developing actionable
actions to address low performance in their
indicators.
There was evidence of active competition
among districts and regions which promoted
data quality and utilization.

14. the RMNCH scorecard is a useful tool for
accountability and transparency around the
reproductive, maternal, newborn and child
health indicators.
The RMNCH scorecard will improve on
competition and accountability around RMNCH
and subsequently improve on maternal and
newborn health as well as serve an advocacy
tool for support around RMNCH.

15. African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
UNICEF
USAID
WHO
Ghana Health Service/Ministry of Health
PATH

16. Thank you