Resource Materials

       Findings

• Summary of Current Evidence: Using Incentives and Enablers for Improved DOTS Performance. [PDF - 255 KB] [Draft report.] (S. Mookherji, 2005.)
   
• "Do incentives and enablers improve TB program performance? Evidence from an informal survey and literature review." [PDF - 173 KB] [Presentation.] (A. Beith and J. Sanderson, 2001.)

       Hypothesis and analytical framework

• "Analytical Framework: Incentives and enablers to improve program performance." [PDF - 118 KB] [Presentation.] (R. Eichler, 2001.)
   
• "Can incentives and enablers improve the performance of TB programs?" [PDF - 92 KB] [Presentation.] (D. Weil, 2001.)
   
• "El uso de incentivos en los programas y projectos de control de la tuberculosis." [Spanish.] [Presentation.] (A. Beith, 2004.)

       Motivations Mapping in TB Control:

• Motivations Mapping Tool [PDF - 1.3 MB] [Guide for use in a workshop setting.]
   
• “Mapping Obstacles, Problems, and Underlying Motivations & Then Devising and Pre-Assessing Solutions.” [Presentation.] Approach to mapping workshops. (D. Weil, 2003.)

Learn more about workshops held in:	China [PDF - 30 KB]
	Uganda [PDF - 27 KB]
	Tanzania [PDF - 127 KB]

       Evaluation of Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of I&E in TB Control:

• “Evaluating Enablers and Incentives in TB Control.” [Presentation.] Overview of the importance of operations research and evaluation (OR&E) and introduction of the core principles discussed in an OR&E guide presently under development, specific to I&E in TB control. (S. Mookherji, 2003.)
   
• "Why Evaluate and What are the Options?" [PDF - 88 KB] [Presentation.] An overview of the importance of evaluation and review of different evaluation approaches. (R. Eichler, 2001.)
   
• "Uso de Incentivos y Mecanismos Facilitantes en Programas de Tuberculosis" [PDF - 216 KB] [Spanish.] [Presentation.] An overview of the importance of evaluation and review of different evaluation approaches. (P. Paredes, 2004.)
   
• "Examining motivation, enablers and incentives within regular DOTS program monitoring & evaluation." [PDF - 56 KB] A discussion of how, through DOTS monitoring and evaluation, it may be possible to identify changes in the enabling environment that support good DOTS performance, as well as to informally assess the effectiveness and impact of any I&E schemes. (D. Weil, 2001.)

       Workshop Proceedings:

• Evaluating TB Enablers and Incentives Workshop Report [PDF - 218 KB]: Paris, November 3–4, 2003.
   
• "The use of incentives and enablers to improve TB program performance." [PDF - 44 KB] Workshop proceedings (Nov. 5-6, 2001)

       Collaborative efforts

• "Facilitating Research for Policy: Experience from the PPM DOTS Project and Subgroup." [PDF - 144 KB] [Presentation.] Experience of the DOTS Private-Public Mix (PPM) group with possible lessons for those working in collaborative research efforts determining the impact and cost-effectiveness of I&E. (K. Lonnroth, 2003.)

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       and enablers.