Project Cycle Management

HERA supports development agencies and institutions in all steps of the project cycle management including identification, formulation, appraisal, monitoring and evaluation.

Identification and Formulation
Appraisal
Monitoring and Evaluation

Identification and Formulation

Expertise in project or programme identification and formulation:

HERA has been identified or formulated more than 50 health projects and programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean and the Middle East on behalf of the AFD, AsDB, BTC, Danida, DFID, EC, IFAD, Lux-Dev, UNDP and several international NGOs.

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Appraisal

Expertise in project of programme appraisal of feasibility studies:

HERA has completed more than 40 programme or project appraisals in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean and the Middle East on behalf of the AsDB, AusAid, BTC, Danida, DFID, DGOS, EC, EIB, IFAD, JICA, Lux-Dev, Misereor, KfW, Memisa, NOVIB, UNDP.

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Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring and evaluation is an important domain where HERA has developed substantial high-level expertise. HERA has implemented more than 50 evaluations worldwide, covering a wide scope from project to sector and global level. HERA did review evaluation methodologies used by many international development agencies, supported development agencies in developing evaluation tools and developed its own tools. HERA, on behalf of different development agencies, monitors health sector reform processes worldwide and has evaluated development aid at a global level for several agencies.

Examples of project evaluations:

HERA has carried out more than 50 project evaluations in more than 35 countries world-wide. See the reference list or use the search function.
HERA together with SHER manages a first framework contract for the mid-term reviews of all health interventions financed by BTC in 2008-2009.

Examples of sector-wide evaluations:

Benin: health sector review on behalf of Danida (1992);
Burundi: health sector review on behalf of the EC (1992);
Ethiopia: health sector review on behalf of WHO-EC (1993);
Ghana: health system review on behalf of Danida (1994);
Nigeria: health sector review on behalf of the EC (1994-95);
Papua New Guinea: health sector evaluation on behalf of AusAid (2005);
Philippines: health sector review in the context of formulating a HSPSP on behalf of the EC (2005);
RDC: health sector review in the framework of a feasibility study for the 9th EDF (2004);
Tanzania: annual technical reviews in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 in the context of the SWAp;
Zimbabwe: Health sector review on behalf of the EC (1997-98).

Examples of global or thematic evaluations:

Danida: Global and historic review of Danish support to health research (2006);
DGOS: Thematic global evaluation of the Belgian development aid in health (bilateral, multilateral, NGOs, universities, etc.) and of the relevance of the Belgian strategic note on health (2005);
EC: Evaluation of the EC AIDS/HIV Programme in Developing Countries (1987 to 1996; 350 projects; 82 countries; budget of 200 million USD). Evaluation of the AIDS Task Force in EC, Brussels (1996);
EC-ACP-UNFPA-IPPF Joint Programme: Mid Term Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health in 5 countries: Rwanda, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Mauritania;
EC-ACP-WHO: Mid-term review of the EC-ACP-WHO partnership on Pharmaceutical Policies (2006);
EC-ACP-WHO: Mid-term Review of the Partnership on Health Millennium Development Goals (2008);
ITM: Global evaluation of the framework contract between the Belgian government and the Institute of Tropical Medicine (including 44 training and research initiatives) (2006);
UNFPA: Thematic Evaluation of UNFPA experience in increasing aid effectiveness through participation in SWAps (2007-2008).

Examples of evaluation tools and methodologies:

Evaluation methodologies: study of evaluation methodologies used by international agencies in health care programmes, on behalf of LSHTM (1991-93; see publications);
Evaluation methodologies: support to the MOH of Turkey in developing health evaluation tools for measuring sector performance at PHC level, on behalf of UNOPS (1997);
Health sector evaluation tool: support to the evaluation unit of EuropeAid (EC) in developing health sector evaluation tools in the context of sector support programmes and budget aid (2004-2005);
Change review: review of institutional, organisational changes and outputs of the health sector reform process, on behalf of the EC (1998);
System audit: support to the system audit of the health services fund in Egypt, on behalf of the EC (2004).

Examples of long-term monitoring of change processes:

Egypt: monitoring of the health sector reform process and of the EC support to the health sector reform (2001-2006);
Malawi: bi-annual multi-disciplinary assessment of progress of implementation of the NAC strategic HIV/AIDS plan, on behalf of the WB and development agencies (2005-2007);
Morocco: monitoring of the health sector reform and health insurance reform process, on behalf of the EC (2002-2008);
Papua New Guinea: monitoring of the health sector reform and sector-wide approach (SWAp), on behalf of AusAid and the other development agencies (2006-2008).

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