Clinic in Bunyakiri. 2015 Morgana Wingard/USAID Go back to countries map Democratic Republic of the Congo D4I is conducting a mixed methods evaluation for USAID/Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate the effectiveness of the Integrated Health Project (IHP) on leadership and governance, service readiness, service delivery, and community health. The work includes a performance evaluation, conducted using data from health facility assessments and qualitative data collected at all levels of the health system. It also includes an impact evaluation using data from the DRC’s routine health information system (DHIS2) to estimate if changes in healthy behaviors and health outcomes were attributable to the USAID IHP. The evaluation is a partnership with the Kinshasa School of Public Health (KSPH). In addition to learning via collaborative implementation of the evaluation with D4I, KSPH and D4I are implementing a coordinated set of evaluation capacity strengthening interventions based upon a baseline needs assessment. D4I has also assessed how the COVID-19 pandemic affected health service utilization within the county and conducted three stand-alone studies to contribute to USAID IHP’s learning agenda. © 2022 Data for Impact Evaluation of the USAID/DRC Integrated Health Project D4I is conducting a mixed methods impact and performance evaluation, in collaboration with the KSPH, to determine the effectiveness of USAID IHP’s interventions designed to strengthen health systems in the DRC. Read more> 2020 USAID/DRC Assessing COVID-19’s Impact on Health Services in the DRC D4I used DHIS2 data to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected health service utilization. Analytical models were used to estimate what health service utilization would have been in the absence of COVID-19 in Bangladesh, the DRC, and Uganda. Read more> New and Notable Blog Strengthening Diverse Capacities through Diverse Approaches at Partner Universities News D4I at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference 2023 Webinar Managing missing values in routinely reported data: One approach from the Democratic Republic of the Congo Report Assessment of Health Facility Supervision in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Brief Estimating National and Area-Specific COVID-19 Effects on Health Service Use in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Related Resources For more resources, click here Briefs Strengthening Evaluation Capacity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Read moreEstimating National and Area-Specific COVID-19 Effects on Health Service Use in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Read moreEstimating the effect of COVID-19 on utilization of health services in the DRC and Bangladesh: Technical note Read moreImpact of a Free Health Care Policy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during an Ebola outbreak: An interrupted time-series analysis Read more Working Papers État de préparation des services Évaluation de mi-parcours du programme de santé intégré de l’USAID: Résultats des enquêtes de 2019 et 2021 sur les établissements de santé Read morePrestation de services Évaluation de mi-parcours du programme de santé intégré de l’USAID: Résultats des enquêtes de 2019 et 2021 sur les établissements de santé Read moreLeadership et gouvernance Évaluation de mi-parcours du programme de santé intégré de l’USAID: Résultats des enquêtes de 2019 et 2021 sur les établissements de santé Read moreImpact de la pandémie de COVID-19 Évaluation de mi-parcours du programme de santé intégré de l’USAID: Résultats des enquêtes de 2019 et 2021 sur les établissements de santé Read moreAssessment of Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy Practices among Postpartum Women in Butembo, Eastern DRC, and Barriers to the Adoption of Family Planning Methods Read more Datasets 2021 DRC Health Facility Survey: Midline Data Collection (Dataset) Read more Guidance Coming soon... Journal Articles Coming soon... Reports Assessment of Health Facility Supervision in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Read moreUSAID Integrated Health Program (IHP) Evaluation Report: Midline Qualitative Addendum Read moreAssessment of the Medical Equipment Information System in USAID IHP-Supported Provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo Read moreUSAID Integrated Health Program Evaluation Report: Year 3 Impact Evaluation Results Read moreUSAID Integrated Health Program Evaluation Report: Year 2 Impact Evaluation Results Read moreUSAID Integrated Health Program Midline Evaluation: Results from the 2019 and 2021 health facility surveys Read moreThe Impact of USAID’s Integrated Health Program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Baseline Report Read moreSuivi des rsultats du programme PEPFAR pour les orphelins et enfants vulnrables en Rpublique Dmocratique du Congo: Rsultats de lenqute du Projet ELIKA 2018 Read more