Kenya has been honored at the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for its outstanding Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) scorecard tool.
President William Ruto is among seven heads of state and government who received Excellence and Innovation Awards for advancing the digitalisation agenda for malaria, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as well as enhancing data-driven decision-making from the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
Kenya was feted for decentralizing the programme to the county level and sharing it with key partners, hence improving health outcomes for mothers, children, and adolescents.
“This approach is truly commendable and serves as a model for other countries to follow in their pursuit of universal healthcare. Congratulations to Kenya on this well-deserved recognition” tweeted the Ministry of Health.
Counties are actively using the scorecard in support of evidence-informed decision-making and timely responses to service gaps and bottlenecks identified.
Explainer
The RMNCAH scorecard in Kenya is an integrated, action-oriented management and accountability tool that supports Kenya’s Ministry of Health (MoH) Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Investment Framework; Health Sector Strategic Plan II; and the GOK’s commitment to Universal Health Care (UHC) by 2030.
It is customizable, dynamic and used extensively at national and decentralized levels (county, sub-county and facility) by MoH units and partners to track the progress of priority indicators and targeted outcomes for RMNCAH.
It is used by senior officials at both political and technical levels to monitor performance, identify bottlenecks and advance evidence-informed action.
It has further reduced social and geographic disparities in access to, and utilization of, quality RMNCAH services.
How it works
The scorecard is populated using DHIS2 at the national level. Counties then analyse the scorecard during MoH county performance review meetings and sub-county data review meeting and agree on follow-up actions.
These actions are then entered into the RMNCAH Scorecard Action Tracker by the Sub-County Health Records and Information Officers (SCHRIOs).
The County Health Management Team (CHMT) also holds regular performance review meetings in the presence of partners to review the scorecards and identify solutions which are then captured in the action tracker.
Impact
Resource mobilisation
Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) are actively using RMNCAH scorecard data to solicit resources for their respective wards resulting in increases in County Assembly Fund allocations for RMNCAH services.
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