Proposed Technical SubCommittee

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Proposed Technical Sub-Committee
Proposed TOR and workplan for the Coverage
Working Group
28 July 2008 New York, New York
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ProPOSED TOR FOR THECOVERAGE WORKING GROup

• Section 1

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Proposed TOR

• Technical Subcommittee

• Coverage Working Group

• Identification of data required for the profiles
  and other Countdown data products

• Identification of coverage data required for the
  profiles and other Countdown data projects

Activities 1.1 Interact on a regular basis with
relevant interagency/monitoring/technical data
groups to assess progress in implementing
evidence-based interventions and indicator
development and validation. 1.2 Recommend
technical improvements in Countdown coverage
reporting to other data groups and Countdown
Steering Committee.
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Proposed TOR

• Technical Subcommittee

• Coverage Working Group

• Identification of best data sources (ideally
  through existing data groups) and linking with
  these groups to provide data in the appropriate
  format.

• Identification of best sources for coverage data
  (ideally through existing data groups) and
  linking with these groups to provide data in the
  appropriate format.

Activities 2.1 Interact regularly with other
data groups to identify and assess potential
sources for coverage data. 2.2 Review
available coverage data and provide feedback to
data groups leading to improved completeness
and/or quality of coverage estimates for the 68
priority countries.
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Proposed TOR

• Technical Subcommittee

• Coverage Working Group

• Identification of key data gaps and promoting new
  work (by other groups) to fill these gaps

• Identification of key gaps in coverage data
  needed for the Countdown, and promoting new work
  (by other groups) to fill these gaps

Activities 3.1 Review and update Countdown
coverage data bases for the 68 countries in
two-year cycles liaise with other technical
groups to promote improvements in data quality
and completeness. 3.2 Incorporate technical
advances by other groups into coverage reporting
by Countdown.
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Proposed TOR

• Technical Subcommittee

• Coverage Working Group

• Data synthesis and additional data analyses

• Leadership and coordination of synthesis and
  additional analyses of Countdown coverage data

Activities In collaboration with other Countdown
Technical Working Groups and other data
groups 4.1 Define priority questions that can
be addressed through secondary analyses of the
Countdown coverage data 4.2 Participate in
secondary analyses of coverage data, including
analyses that draw on multiple Countdown data
sets. 4.3 Review and coordinate proposals for
secondary analyses drawing on the Countdown
coverage data review results/reports for
accuracy guide consultative process with other
groups. 4.4 Respond to requests for access to or
reports from the Countdown coverage data set.
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Proposed TOR

• Technical Subcommittee

• Coverage Working Group

• Preparation of the coverage data, analyses and
  interpretation for the Countdown Report and other
  publications

• Preparation of the Countdown Report and other
  publications

Activities 5.1 Maintain Countdown coverage data
bases, and work with UNICEF DPP to obtain all
coverage data for the Countdown report every two
years conduct secondary data review and
cleaning develop and carry out an analysis plan
prepare draft tables and text for review by the
Technical Subcommittee revise as needed. 5.2
Develop presentations and publications reporting
on the coverage results, and work with other
Working Groups within the Technical Subcommittee
to fully analyze, interpret and disseminate the
Countdown results at two-year intervals.
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Proposed TORSummary

• The Working Group on Coverage will work with
  other relevant groups to
• Maintain and manage Countdown data sets on
  coverage
• Coordinate and support secondary data analysis
  that involves the coverage data set and
• Promote and support work by other groups to
  improve the quality and completeness of the
  Countdown coverage data.

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Proposed TORDecisions needed!

• Who will manage inquiries about the Countdown
  data and analysis results, for coverage and other
  areas?
• Possible decision All inquiries could be triaged
  by the Technical subcommittee and forwarded to
  the appropriate Working Group(s) for response.
• Who will be responsible (now and over the coming
  7 years) for maintaining the Countdown website,
  with regular updating and quality control?
• Possible decision All inquiries could be triaged
  by the Technical subcommittee and forwarded to
  the appropriate Working Group(s) for response.

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Links to other coverage data groups

• Section 2

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Links to UN Agencies

• Harmonization with major publications re
  coverage estimates (e.g., SOWC, WHR, WDR)
• Harmonization with MICS ( DHS)
• Indirect links to InterAgency groups (e.g.,
  Under-five mortality, maternal mortality,
  JMP-TAG)

Countdown Technical Subcommittee
Coverage Working Group
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Links to Reference Groups
Countdown Technical Subcommittee
Coverage Working Group
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Links to Other Groups
Countdown Technical Subcommittee
Coverage Working Group
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Potential research questions

• Drawing only on
• Countdown coverage data

Drawing on coverage and other Countdown data bases

• Are there consistent associations between
  coverage levels and mortality (MDG4-5) across the
  Countdown countries?
• What is the relationship between trends in
  mortality and trends in nutritional status? For
  children, why are trends in U5M divergent from
  trends in nutritional status in some countries?

• To what extent are changes in ODA reflected in
  changes in coverage?
• What is the relationship, if any, between
  packaging of interventions for delivery and
  levels of coverage and socioeconomic inequity?
• Are there contextual factors associated with
  rapid uptake of new interventions or delivery
  strategies?

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Timetable, Staffing, Resources

• Section 3

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Timetable
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Staffing

• T Wardlaw J Bryce as WG Chairs and liaison
  persons with Technical Subcommittee
• J Requejo and TBD to carry forward the work on
  a continuous basis
• Additional consultants/subcontracts recruited as
  needed to carry out specific tasks or analyses
  and prepare reports
• Meetings of WG at no less than 6-month intervals,
  and more frequently if needed meeting
  participation based on substantive topics to be
  addressed
• Meetings of project subgroups as needed
• Administrative support provided one part-time
  person

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Resources

• Personnel
• .25 FTE x 2 WG Chairs
• .5 FTE x 2 Data Analysts
• .5 FTE project manager/admin
• Technical consultants (as needed estimated
  equivalent of 2 FTE in reporting years 1 FTE
  other years)
• Subcontracts for secondary analysis of Countdown
  coverage data
• Estimated 3 analysis projects/year x 50k/project
  x 5 years
• Support for working sessions/meetings
• Travel to meetings working sessions by WG
  members, as needed/justified
• Communications/limited equipment supplies