Transcript GRHAM - Christian Connections for International Health

GRHAM
The Key to…
Global Religious Health
Assets Mapping
GRHAM is a project to map all Christian health
care facilities and programs throughout the
developing world.
Ray Martin, Phyllis Stuckey, and Allison Herling
CCIH Annual Conference, May 29, 2005
Why Mapping?
• Other Agencies recognize the need to work with
and through FBO networks. For example:
– WHO service availability mapping (SAM)
– (IHP) African Religious Health Assets Project
– USAID, World Bank, etc.
– Pharmaceutical companies (e.g. Pfizer provided
an initial grant for funding GRHAM project)
Goals of GRHAM
• Centralize documentation and maps of FBO facilities,
programs and projects.
• Create and manage a website and database to share
that information as widely as possible
• Train and encourage GRHAM users to:
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Dialogue with Ministries of Health and major donors
Improve coordination among service providers
Provide better data for planning
Facilitate distribution of resources to FBOs
Who Benefits from GRHAM?
Targeted audiences include:
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Donor and International Agencies
Local governments and Ministries of Health
Christian Health Associations
Christian international health organizations
U.S. Missions Boards
Churches and individuals interested in Christian
international health work
• Researchers
Implementation
a dual-track approach
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Sharing available data by Country, Organization, Programs
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Defining the scope: outputs, type of data, definition of
terms
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Developing the database
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Develop strategy for obtaining information
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Develop strategy for training and encouraging GRHAM
users in using the database
Sharing Available
Data
www.ccih.org/grham
• Based on what’s available today
• New information added as it becomes
available
GRHAM
Global Religious Health Assets
Mapping
Putting Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs)
and their networks "on the map"
(Description of GRHAM added)
Browse by country.
for maps, health
facility lists, reports
and background
information
Browse by agency
to learn about
programs, countries
targeted, and
members.
Browse by program
to learn what priority
interventions are
supported by FBOs
Search for
information
GRHAM
Global Religious Health Assets Mapping
Putting Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) and their networks
"on the map"
Browse FBO country networks for maps, health
facility lists, reports and background information.
•DR Congo
•India
•Kenya
•Sudan
Map of CHAK Facilities
GRHAM Database Characteristics
• Searchable by
– Facility, Projects, Country, Region,
supporting/collaborating organization
• Output to include:
– Lists of facilities, sponsoring agencies, programs
• Exportable data in .cvs format
Partial Data Entry Screen
Break-out Session
Mapping Christian Health
Assets
GRHAM and ARHAP
Your input is important to us. Please join us for continued discussion.
• Seminar time
– Monday afternoon, 5:15-6:30 pm
• Lead by: Franklin Baer/Phyllis Stuckey/John Shippee