Nurses check on recordkeeping in Zanzibar, Tanzania. 2018 Hannah Koenker/VectorWorks, U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative

EWEN-MINSMI and EN-MINI Tools: Overview

Improving maternal and newborn health and survival and reducing stillbirth: progress report 2023  demonstrate the benefit of standardized monitoring, highlight success, and identify where further focus is needed.

Data collection from routine registers in EN-BIRTH study 2016–2020
Figure 1. Data collection from routine registers in EN-BIRTH study 2016–2020

The EWEN-MINSMI and EN-MINI tools focus on core indicator measurement shown as the orange data point circles in the center of the data pyramid in Figures 2 and 3. The tools assess Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS) performance for data collected from the health facility up to sub-national and national levels for tracking.

EWEN-MINSMI and EN-MINI each include seven tools (Figures 2 and 3) ideally implemented as a package, but can be used individually for your needs.

Resources include the EN-MINI Tools for Routine Health Information Systems brief, EN-MINI-PRISM training manual, and EN-MINI-PRISM training slide set are also available for download.

EN-MINI Tools

Figure 2. EN-MINI Tools

​​​​​​​EN-MINI Tools: Click on a box below to learn more

MAP Newborn Data

Tools to help you

  • Find the routine newborn data in your system that can be used now to track progress
  • Identify routine data gaps for what you need and want to measure
  • Reduce measurement burden, especially for frontline health workers
USE Newborn Data for Decisions

Tools to help you

  • Discover who uses routine newborn data in your health system
  • Find out which newborn data are in electronic data systems
  • Learn which additional data users need to invest for newborns
IMPROVE Newborn Data Quality

Tools to help you

  • Check your newborn data quality
  • Ascertain if feedback mechanisms are effective
  • Explore which resources are needed to further improve data quality

EWEN-MINSMI Tools

EWEN-MINSMI Tools
Figure 3. EWEN-MINSMI Tools (Adapted from: Day LT, Moran AC, Jackson D, et al. (2019). Survive and Thrive: Transforming care for every small and sick newborn. Chapter 5, Figure 5.1. Geneva, Switzerland.)

​​​​​​​EWEN-MINSMI Tools: Click on a box below to learn more

MAP Maternal, Newborn, Stillbirth DATA

Tools to help you

  • Find existing routine data for use
  • Identify gaps
  • Consider measurement burden
USE Maternal, Newborn, Stillbirth DATA FOR DECISIONS

Tools to help you

  • Discover who uses routine newborn data in your health system
  • Find out which data are in electronic data systems
  • Learn which additional data users need to invest for women and newborns
IMPROVE Maternal, Newborn, Stillbirth DATA QUALITY

Tools to help you

  • Check data quality
  • Understand if feedback mechanisms are effective
  • Explore which resources are needed to further improve data quality

EN-MINI and EWEN-MINSMI tools were produced with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of the Data for Impact (D4I) associate award 7200AA18LA00008, which is implemented by the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in partnership with Palladium International, LLC; ICF Macro, Inc.; John Snow, Inc.; and Tulane University. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States government.