WHO technical consultation on newborn health indicators: every newborn action plan metrics - Ferney Voltaire, France 3–5 December 2014

Overview

The objectives of the meeting were to:

1. summarize the status of measurements in newborn health
2. identify gaps and the research required to address those gaps and
3. contribute to a 3–5-year roadmap for improving measurements.

Expected outputs

1. Assessment of the status of ENAP indicators and identification of gaps and priorities for improvement in:

• impact indicators for stillbirths and neonates
• coverage indicators at points of contact: skilled attendant at birth, essential newborn
• coverage indicators for specific treatment interventions (antenatal corticosteroids, neonatal resuscitation, KMC, treatment of severe newborn infection and cord cleansing with chlorhexidine), with, for each:
  • definitions and scope of status and feasibility of data collection for numerators and denominators (based on task team work before the meeting)
  • proposals about what can already be measured in HMIS surveys, and
  • identification of key research questions and areas requiring critical validation.

2. Draft and plan of a roadmap for improving measurement, including the quality of indicators, methods of measurement and embedding of the work in other global metrics work.

3. Identification of other relevant initiatives and linkages and proposed means for integration, particularly with work on maternal health metrics.

4. Identification of countries and sites in Africa and Asia for leadership in improving and using the data.