title: Evolution of Monitoring and Evaluation of AIDS Response in Ukraine: Laying the Groundwork for Evidence-Based Health Care.
abstract: Once facing the most severe HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe, Ukraine has built an elaborate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system to track the response to AIDS. This system was developed using recommendations and input from multiple international expert organizations and donors and, at the current stage, serves as a best practice model in many areas. The present paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the M&E system in Ukraine since its inception. Notable achievements and challenges are described and illustrated by epidemiological data and the recommendations for future development are discussed. Unique experiences and advances in M&E in Ukraine may be useful to other countries facing similar epidemiological, structural or methodological issues.
authors.affiliation: Ukrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, 4 Malopidvalna Str, Office 6, Kiev, 01001, Ukraine. dumchev@uiphp.org.ua.
authors.forename: Kostyantyn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dumchev
authors.affiliation: M&E and Strategic Information Department, Alliance for Public Health, Kiev, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Varetska
authors.affiliation: National M&E Center, Ukrainian Center for Socially Dangerous Diseases Control of Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Ihor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kuzin
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: HIV; M&E; Monitoring and evaluation; Ukraine