The readiness of Gauteng Department of Health to institutionalise Monitoring and Evaluation

Abstract

Monitoring and Evaluation is a planning tool that is used to review progress made, the challenges experienced as well as take corrective measures where necessary to assess the value of development programmes. The first step towards designing, building and sustaining a Results-Based M&E System is to conduct readiness assessment. The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate the Gauteng Department of Health readiness to institutionalise M&E. The findings indicated that the department’s strategy was not translated into desired results of programmes implementation, the resources allocation was inadequate, the management infrastructure was not satisfactory, and department’s corporate culture and ability to monitor progress was not ready for the results focus