TANZANIA COMMISSION FOR AIDS - Global HIV M&E Information

o At household and individual levels, illness and death of the economically
active household members due to HIV/AIDS not only seriously drains the
meagre income but also affects survivors’ welfare in all it dimensions. For
example, the education of children, the health of children, the income
earning capacity and productivity, all are interfered. The issue of orphaned
children left without parents and adequate care is yet another impact on the
society.
o At National levels, budgetary allocations to other developments activities are
interfered. For example, huge amounts of money is spent on hospital bills
when the workers become sick and admitted, and high funeral cost once the
worker dies, sometimes involving transport cost to one’s place of domicile.
Why Monitor and Evaluate HIV/AIDS Programmes?
The reasons to monitor and evaluate HIV/AIDS are many. Following are some of these
reasons:
• Monitoring and evaluation show if and how HIV/AIDS intervention programmes
are working. People who are supporting HIV/AIDS intervention programmes
would like to know which activities are working using demonstrable results. They
also want to know how their programmes are working and assess how the
programmes are benefiting the intended communities. All these are achievable by
using M&E.
• M&E can be used to strengthen HIV/AIDS programmes. With adequate data
obtained through M&E, we can easily set priorities for strategic planning and assess
the implementation of activities as well as expenditure.
• M&E shapes the decisions of funding agencies and policy makers. M&E enable
funding agencies and decision makers to make strategic choices about how to spend
resources and prove that the expenditure produces measurable results.
• M&E results contribute to the understanding of workable programmes in the area of
HIV/AIDS interventions.
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