Coverage Monitoring Network Action plan review

Between 2012 and 2016, the Coverage Monitoring Network (CMN) supported NGOs and UN agencies with the planning and implementation of coverage assessments in CMAM programmes using SQUEAC and SLEAC methodologies. The project has been implemented by a partnership of NGOs including Action Against Hunger (lead agency), Concern Worldwide, International Medical Corps and Helen Keller International and funded by ECHO and OFDA.

From May 2014, when the CMN entered into its second phase of funding, the partners continued to provide donor funded coverage assessment support at no cost to programmes, focusing on nine priority countries (Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Pakistan)1. During this phase the CMN placed a new focus on improving the coverage of these programmes by supporting the design and implementation of context-specific action plans.

This report consolidates the learnings from the design and implementation of the action plans in the 45 CMAM programmes which the CMN team supported across the 9 priority countries. It includes a global analysis of the design and implementation of the action plans in addition to a summary of the perceptions of the programme managers who implemented the action plans on the ground. It also discusses the measured impact of the action plans on the treatment coverage of the CMAM services where it was possible to conduct follow-up assessments.