Table 1 Major sources for identifying existing indicators
WHO and UNAIDS indicators | Other indicators |
|---|---|
• The World Health Statistics 2011 Indicator Code Book [28] • WHO indicator registry (http://www.who.int/gho/indicator_registry/en/index.html) • WHO Global Health Observatory (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/##) • Indicator registries relevant to monitoring and evaluation for specific Essential Interventions (e.g. UNAIDS Indicator Registry: http://www.indicatorregistry.org/) • The World Health Organization’s near-miss approach for maternal health [29] • Monitoring emergency obstetric care: a handbook [30] • Inter-agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings [31] • Countdown to 2015 - Building a Future for Women and Children report [32] • Indicators obtained from relevant reports on monitoring and evaluation of the specific intervention (e.g., the ‘WHO World Malaria Report’) found from general search of the WHO website (http://www.who.int/en/) | • The official list of MDG Indicators (mdgs.un.org) • NICE menu of indicators: (www.nice.org.uk/standards-and-indicators) • New Zealand Guidelines Group website: (www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/ministry-health-websites/new-zealand-guidelines-group) • National Center for Health Statistics Heath indicators warehouse (www.healthindicators.gov/Indicators/) • AHRQ National guidelines clearinghouse (guideline.gov/index.aspx) • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Guidelines (www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines/) |