The role of ideas and evidence
Evidence played a role in informing decisions on iCCM policy as
well as iCCM training guidelines. Local sources of evidence mentioned
by respondents included statistics from national demographic
and health surveys, and reviews on progress in achieving MDGs.
International sources included the Lancet series on child survival
(Black et al. 2003; Bryce et al. 2003; Jones et al. 2003) (which was
shared at stakeholder meetings), the WHO/UNICEF iCCM guidelines
(WHO/UNICEF 2012) and evidence from other countries that
had implemented iCCM, sometimes acquired through study tours
by MOPHS officials to countries such as Malawi, India, Pakistan,
Nepal, Bangladesh and Ethiopia.