Evaluation of the Impact of The Global Fund Contribution on Benin’s National Tuberculosis Program

Overview and Objectives

This evaluation assessed the National Tuberculosis Program in Benin, in particular, the Global Fund’s contribution. URC collected and analyzed clinical, financial, and other data to determine whether Global Fund investments effectively reached expected beneficiaries and whether activities were successfully implemented. The final report describes the degree to which Millennium Development Goal 6, “Combating Tuberculosis,” had been reached in the country.

Evaluation objectives were:

• Qualitative data collection, including semi-structured interviews with health care workers at the central and provincial levels
• Quantitative data collection, including patient record audits and lab assessments
• Data analysis and report writing