Using the Lives Saved Tool as part of evaluations of community case management programs

Abstract

Integrated community case management (iCCM) has been recommended by the World Health Organization to reduce mortality among children in populations with limited access to facility–based health care providers. Although many countries have introduced iCCM, interpretation of the impact is difficult due to many other activities occurring in the community. This paper suggests a method for using the Lives Saved Tool to model the independent impact of iCCM on child mortality.

Keywords

• Integrated Community Case Management
• iCCM
• Lives Saved Tool
• LiST
• impact
• child mortality