Bihar, India: Measurement Learning and Evaluation for the Family Health Initiative
Prepared for:
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Promising Findings from the Frontline Health Worker Team-Based Goals and Incentives Intervention in Bihar
Associated Project
Key Findings
- The intervention increased the teamwork and coordination of frontline health workers.
- Beneficiaries in treatment areas were more likely to receive a visit from a frontline health worker than those in control areas.
- Home visits by frontline health workers in the treatment group appeared to be of higher quality.
- Beneficiaries' knowledge of some maternal and child health practices, particularly related to breasfeeding, improved.
This issue brief explores the effect of adding the Team-Based Goals and Performance-Based Incentives intervention to the Ananya program.
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