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At the request of the authorities and the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital of
Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA), a team from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Operational Centre Brussels
(OCB) supported AE-FUTHA’s response to the outbreak in Ebonyi State. This emergency intervention
led to an interest in having a longer-term project to continue to support the Lassa fever response and
build institutional capacity for this neglected disease. As a result, a four-year project in Abakaliki
started end of 2018 and was later extended until 2025.

In order to improve the relevance, effectiveness and quality of its interventions, MSF, decided to conduct an
evaluation of the Abakaliki project from its onset until the end of 2022.

Improving The Availability & Use of SGBV Services in Kananga Project in Central Kasai, DRC
- Phase 2 Evaluation report (in English and French)

MSF OCB a soutenu la mise en œuvre d'un système de primes basé sur la performance (PBI pour performance based incentive) à l'hôpital de Bangassou, à partir de 2022.L’évaluation avait trois objectifs principaux: documenter la manière dont le système d'incitation basé sur les performances a été conçu et mis en place à l'hôpital de Bangassou ; identifier si les principaux objectifs du système de primes basé sur les performances ont été atteints ; et
déterminer ce qui a fonctionné et quels sont les domaines nécessitant des améliorations.

The Field Recentralization Programme’s design, implementation and outcomes was the focus of the evaluation commissioned by OCB’s General Director and Director of Operations based on the work completed in Central and Southern Africa. A consultation group representing the Regional Support Groups in the Southern African Region and Central Afrixa, Middle-Eastern countries, catalyst team and OCB Board accompanied the evaluation.

The evaluation was implemented by an evaluation team led by Amjad Idries and managed by the SEU. Recommendations focused on suggestions that could enhance the programme design and implementation in the next phase, looking at, amongst other areas: Leadership, Governance, and Oversight; Programme implementation guidance and communication; and Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation. Download the full report below in English or the translated version in French. 

As of 2020, there were an estimated 57 million people chronically infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) globally, with around 10% of these living in Pakistan. OCB has run an HCV project in Machar Colony Karachi since 2015. In 2020, the strategy for 2021-2024 was revised to build on the success and capitalize on earlier experience. This evaluation was conducted with the purpose to reflect and take stock of this revised strategic direction and the likelihood of its success within the given context.

This evaluation has a specific focus on lessons learned about the design and implementation of the school-based component of the Eshowe TB programme, conditions for success, enablers and challenges to identify considerations for replicability should MSF decide to implement a similar programme elsewhere in South Africa, or internationally.

This evaluation focuses on the basic clinical nursing care (BCNC) training initiative implemented by the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Academy in Kenema, Sierra Leone since 2020 and in Old Fangak (OFG), South Sudan since 2021. The evaluation specifically covers the first implementation of BCNC in these locations to the point of the graduation of the first cohort of nurses in May/June 2022. The specific stated purpose of the evaluation was to assess the value of the BCNC programme in Kenema and OFG. Ultimately key stakeholders wanted to know which results the BCNC has achieved, if they are worth the investment and if potential adaptations could increase the value of the BCNC. 

Mozambique is one of the most severely affected countries by the HIV pandemic. The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – Operational Centre Brussels (OCB) HIV project in Beira started in 2014 as a project for migrants and key populations (KPs). This led to insights into the magnitude of the Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) issue that needed to be addressed. In 2018, MSF introduced an AHD component in the Beira Central Hospital (BCH) and in two health centres (Munhava and to a lesser extent, Ponta Gea). The AHD component covered MSF-run laboratory diagnostics and in-facility case management circuits. During the evaluation period, Cyclone Idai and COVID-19 restrictions were important external factors.

The Stockholm Evaluation Unit Steering Committee commissioned this meta-evaluation to assess the quality and value of past evaluations and produce useful processes and products to “maximiz[e] the strategic value of requesting, conducting and making use of [future] evaluations” at Operational Centre Brussels (OCB). 

Improving the Availability and Use of SGBV Services in Central Kasai, DRC - Phase 1 Evaluation Report (in English and French)