Last year, a process evaluation protocol was designed by Government of India (GOI), United Nations Childrens' Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) consisting of a rapid qualitative evaluation by independent observers throughout the country. The process evaluation was carried out on the first day of the PPI to provide information for improving the effectiveness of the day 2 activiti...

This article explores the potential of the collaborative approach for local government program evaluation, particularly programs administered by nonprofits. City budget staff in Charlotte, North Carolina, partnered with the nonprofit in charge of a special tax district in a collaborative evaluation (CE) to assess the district's impact. An examination of this experience suggests that CEs are cos...

The purpose of the study was to examine the cost-effectiveness of managed care interventions with respect to prescriptions for chronic illness sufferers enrolled with a specific medical scheme. The illnesses included, were epilepsy, hypertension, diabetes and asthma. The managed care interventions applied were a primary discount; the use of preferred provider pharmacies, and drug utilization re...

Aiming at the problems of incomplete post evaluation system and perspective for integrated energy systems, a relatively overall systems was constructed, with indicators covering six aspects: economy, utilization, environmental protection, safety reliability, entire process project, social impact. Based on this, an analytic hierarchy (AHP) post-evaluation method based triangular whitening weight...