Indicators
The Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) are sets of health and education indicators that examine teachers’ and health workers’ effort and ability, as well as the availability of key inputs and resources that contribute to the functioning of a school or health facility. The specific indicators are:
Methodology
SDI survey teams visit a representative sample of health facilities and primary schools in each country. The surveys they produce are intended to be representative of rural and urban areas, public and private providers, and the regions or provinces of some countries. Visiting unannounced, SDI teams assess the levels of absenteeism among teachers and health workers. Teachers are tested for knowledge using 4th grade level tests, and health workers are assessed with patient case simulation or vignettes.
Design
The SDI provides a set of metrics to act as benchmarks for the performance of schools and health facilities. It indicators can be used to track progress within and across countries over time. The aim is to improve the monitoring of service delivery to increase public accountability and good governance...
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Method
SDI survey teams visit a representative sample of health facilities and primary schools in each country. Their work is representative of rural and urban areas, public and private providers and, in some countries, regions or provinces. Visiting unannounced, SDI teams assess levels of absenteeism among teachers and health workers...
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Survey
Currently, there are no standardized surveys of service facilities that are repeated with predictable frequency. SDI is designed to fill that gap in the data landscape. Information collected from the supply side is intended to inform –parents, policy analysts from the public and private sectors, and policy makers, including...
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SDI began as partnership between the World Bank and The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). They were later joined by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The African Development Bank. SDI is seeking future partnerships with Primary Health Care Performance Intiative (PHPCI), Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER), and WHO and USAID for the harmonization of health facility assessments.
