Rapid Mobile Phone-based (RAMP) System and Data Management System
Providing a mobile phone-based system for conducting surveys, assessments, evaluations, and managing projects with high standards of data quality and real-time information for effective decision-making. Challenges include sampling biases, expertise requirements, data management issues, and financial constraints. Solutions involve providing tools, guides, and training to address these challenges.
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RAMP RAMP Rapid Mobile Phone-based (RAMP) System and Data Management System Community health offsite meeting Geneva, 21 August 2015 www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
Purpose of RAMP RAMP To provide a system with which RCRC National Societies and other partners can conduct surveys, assessments, evaluations, monitor activities, and manage projects: at reduced cost & time with limited external technical assistance with high standards of survey design and data quality with real time data for effective decision making www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
How does it work? RAMP www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
How does it work? RAMP www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
Challenges RAMP Design: Inadequate and potentially biased sampling (method or size) Inadequate questionnaire design Over customization and adaptation to contexts, reducing the quality of the data collected Expertise: Technical expertise continues to be required in survey design and data Quality control the technology is extremely user-friendly, allowing for rapid expansion while technical expertise is not always seen as necessary www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
Challenges RAMP Data management: Data storage, data security, legal considerations Data analysis Data visualization and mapping Financial resources: No dedicated funding to develop the system currently being developed as part of various projects Decision-making: Is data informing decision-making? www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
How are we addressing the challenges: Our Services RAMP Tools and guides Tools and guides to help NS (RAMP volumes 1, 2, and 3 - Magpi quick start guide - etc.) Standard health questionnaires and forms for adaptation Trainings Global level training of NS project managers (RAMP crash course) Project level training of NS project managers, staff, and volunteers (RAMP 4-5 day workshop and field testing) www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
How are we addressing the challenges: Our Services RAMP Access to expertise A roster of RAMP and M&E experts to support planning and design, project monitoring, data analysis, and overall quality control A roster of RAMP trained people Online information hub Upgrade of own free Magpi account to benefit from paid/subscribed services via the IFRC An online platform for learning and knowledge sharing, mapping of activities, questions and discussions, and further improvement of the system. www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
Questions RAMP What do we want? What are our expectations and needs from a data management system for CH? What are National Societies needs and expectation? What do we need to do? Next steps www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
Definitions RAMP A management information system (MIS) is a system of collecting, processing, storing, disseminating and utilizing data in the form of information needed to carry out the functions of management. A database management system (DBMS) is a computer programme (or more typically, a suite of them) designed to manage a database, a large set of structured data, and run operations on the data requested by numerous users. Data vs Information vs Knowledge www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
Definitions RAMP www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON RAMP, PLEASE CONTACT: IFRC HEALTH DEPARTMENT RANIA ALERKSOUSSI, SENIOR OFFICER, PLANNING & COORDINATION HEALTH DEPARTMENT TEL. : +41 22 730 4610 EMAIL: rania.alerksoussi@ifrc.org THIS PRESENTATION IS PUBLISHED BY INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES P.O. BOX 372 CH-1211 GENEVA 19 SWITZERLAND TEL.: +41 22 730 42 22 FAX.: +41 22 733 03 95
