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Warren Lambert
Who is VP Health?
• VP Health is a software company that specializes in the
provision of software applications in the health sector
and specifically in the area of HIV and Aids related
services.
• The company also provides consultancy services for HIV
and Aids projects in Africa.
• VP Health has built a track record for providing practical,
easy
to
use
and
robust
applications
with
uncompromising service.
Why our product?
• Standardised M&E Tool – there is growing support for a
standardised method of measuring intervention to ensure the well
being and care of the vulnerable.
• Proof of concept – There are nearly 100,000 patients on treatment
using our Clinic Management Systems at a number of ARV clinics in
the South Africa and Lesotho. There are 2000 plus OVC’s on the
BookWise CSI Management System at Sentebale and CRS.
• Ease of use – Practical and easy to use user interface with minimal
training and can be used by administration staff with limited or no
computer experience.
• Experience – We have gained a lot of experience in projects in
Africa.
• Local Support - We will train local organisations or partners to
support the system locally.
What is CSI?
• A tool to improve service delivery for children who have been
orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS
• In the past, programs for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC)
were generally evaluated by reporting the numbers of children and
the services they received. In order to provide the appropriate care,
service providers need to know more. They need to be able to
systematically assess the needs of children and their households
and to evaluate whether their efforts are making a difference.
• The Child Status Index (CSI) was developed to fill this gap. The CSI
provides a framework for identifying a child’s needs, creating goaldirected service plans, and assessing outcomes with intervention.
What is BookWise CSI?
• BookWise CSI is a software application based on the Child Status
Index assessment tool originally developed by UNC Carolina
Population Center and funded by PEPFAR/USAID
• VP Health Systems is working with the CRS Organisation in Lesotho
to develop and implement the BookWise CSI system as an M&E tool
to track child-level health and wellness improvements across their
programmes.
• BookWise CSI allows Funders, Donors, OVC organizations and
communities to collect and store demographic information about
children, create and analyze CSI assessments, and develop
individualized child care plans for each child with centralised data
management for powerful reporting.
Six Areas of BookWise CSI
• Dashboard: summary statistics by partner and across
all children supported by an organisation. Instant access
to CSI assessment scores by domain as well as by
partner.
• Child Form: repository for “static” child demographic
data such as birthplace location, age, guardian, etc.
• CSI Assessment: repository for “dynamic” CSI
assessment data, including height/weight, medication
data, CSI scores, etc.
• Child Care Plan: repository for care management
activities, requested services, and specific action items
for the child based on established needs.
Six Areas of BookWise CSI
(Cont.)
• CRS Well-Being Tool: repository for collecting
information provided for by the child for the CRS WellBeing Tool. The System automatically calculates the
well-being scores/percentages based on predefined
formulas.
• CRS Home Environment: repository for collecting
information about the child’s home environment.
1. CSI Dashboard
2. CSI Child Form
3a. CSI Assessment Overview
3b. CSI Assessment Window
4. CSI Care Plan
5. CRS Well-Being Tool
6. CRS Home Environment