This mixed method impact evaluation of one MVP site in Northern Ghana took place over more than five years. The evaluation consisted of a statistically representative survey of over 2,000 households within 35 villages in the project site and 68 comparison villages. It also included three longitudinal qualitative studies that collected evidence on institutional change, a range of welfare measures and local perspectives (see MVP Briefing Paper 8). Undertaken by Itad, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Participatory Development Associates Ltd (PDA Ghana) and commissioned by DFID, it is anticipated that the findings will be of interest to a wide range of people in the development sector.
The evaluation explored how interventions in the health sector led to changes in child mortality, nutrition, and incidence and prevention of diseases, as well as changes in service provision and knowledge of health and hygiene practices. The MVP was primarily evaluated against the MDGs as this was the original aim of the project, and for which the activities were designed.
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