Khulisa

Khulisa designs and implements a range of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) interventions aimed at improving health outcomes and productivity in the health sector. Working with over 150 programmes in Africa including health ministries, national AIDS commissions, colleges and universities, donors, NGOs, and community organisations, Khulisa assists in testing and building data quality and standardising data and data management to strengthen health systems. We use M&E tools - particularly Data Quality Assessments (DQAs), Performance Assessments, and Appreciative Inquiry (AI) - to assess health services and the efficiency of health staff and management systems. The sector has also witnessed a significant shift towards public health evaluations. Since 2012, Khulisa witnessed a substantial increase in health evaluations. We can directly correlate this trend to the increased need for evidence-based decisions and accountability amongst donors. Khulisa's M&E work reveals a range of development and organisational management gaps, which may undermine health service delivery if not pointed out and addressed. Recognising the importance of effective data and data management systems, our work therefore equips governments to improve public health service delivery in Africa.