Community-Based Monitoring of Health Toolkit

For many families, the local health facility is the only source of care within reach. When staff are absent or medicines run out, the whole community feels it. Community-Based Monitoring of Health (CBM-H) gives communities a practical way to respond. Trained volunteer Local Monitors visit their facility every month to check safety, hygiene, staff attendance, medicines, and services. They raise problems with facility administrations first and bring in health officials when needed.

Written for NGOs and civil society organizations, this toolkit sets out the 12 steps of a CBM-H program and includes five practical tools. It works alongside our Community-Based Monitoring Handbook. Health facilities differ in function and capacity, so organizations should adapt the forms to their own setting. For tailored tools, please contact us.