CRS Zambia ICT4D Conferences

Warren Lambert

Who is VP Health?

• VP Health is a software company that specializes in the provision of software applications in the health sector and specifically in the area of HIV and Aids related services.

• The company also provides consultancy services for HIV and Aids projects in Africa.

• VP Health has built a track record for providing practical, easy to use and robust applications with uncompromising service.

Why our product?

• Standardised M&E Tool – there is growing support for a standardised method of measuring intervention to ensure the well being and care of the vulnerable.

• Proof of concept – There are nearly 100,000 patients on treatment using our Clinic Management Systems at a number of ARV clinics in the South Africa and Lesotho. There are 2000 plus OVC’s on the BookWise CSI Management System at Sentebale and CRS.

• Ease of use – Practical and easy to use user interface with minimal training and can be used by administration staff with limited or no computer experience.

• Experience – We have gained a lot of experience in projects in Africa.

• Local Support - We will train local organisations or partners to support the system locally.

What is CSI?

• A tool to improve service delivery for children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS

• In the past, programs for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) were generally evaluated by reporting the numbers of children and the services they received. In order to provide the appropriate care, service providers need to know more. They need to be able to systematically assess the needs of children and their households and to evaluate whether their efforts are making a difference.

• The Child Status Index (CSI) was developed to fill this gap. The CSI provides a framework for identifying a child’s needs, creating goal-directed service plans, and assessing outcomes with intervention.

What is BookWise CSI?

• BookWise CSI is a software application based on the Child Status Index assessment tool originally developed by UNC Carolina Population Center and funded by PEPFAR/USAID

• VP Health Systems is working with the CRS Organisation in Lesotho to develop and implement the BookWise CSI system as an M&E tool to track child-level health and wellness improvements across their programmes.

• BookWise CSI allows Funders, Donors, OVC organizations and communities to collect and store demographic information about children, create and analyze CSI assessments, and develop individualized child care plans for each child with centralised data management for powerful reporting.

Six Areas of BookWise CSI

• Dashboard: summary statistics by partner and across all children supported by an organisation. Instant access to CSI assessment scores by domain as well as by partner.

• Child Form: repository for “static” child demographic data such as birthplace location, age, guardian, etc.

• CSI Assessment: repository for “dynamic” CSI assessment data, including height/weight, medication data, CSI scores, etc.

• Child Care Plan: repository for care management activities, requested services, and specific action items for the child based on established needs.

Six Areas of BookWise CSI (Cont.)

• CRS Well-Being Tool: repository for collecting information provided for by the child for the CRS Well-Being Tool. The System automatically calculates the well-being scores/percentages based on predefined formulas.

• CRS Home Environment: repository for collecting information about the child’s home environment.

1. CSI Dashboard

2. CSI Child Form

3a. CSI Assessment Overview

3b. CSI Assessment Window

4. CSI Care Plan

5. CRS Well-Being Tool

6. CRS Home Environment