Using Remote Tracking to Detect and Deter Medications Theft, Impact Evaluation 2022
Malawi, 2022
Identification
MWI_2022_URTDDMT-IE_v01_M
Using Remote Tracking to Detect and Deter Medications Theft, Impact Evaluation 2022
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Malawi | MWI |
Administrative Records, Health (ad/hea]
The study documented here is part of a larger project and the baseline and endline surveys are not related to this evaluation.
Documenting and mitigating procurement and corruption challenges is particularly vital amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimates from previous health crises suggest that ineffective health service delivery explains much regional variation in mortality rates and subsequent poverty in poorly institutionalized health settings (Christensen et al., 2020; Maffioli, 2018). Moreover, the rapid expansion of global health aid has created opportunities for higher rates of theft and corruption (Schipani et al., 2020; Thorp, 2020; Gallego et al., 2020; Eze et al., 2022).
One goal of this research was to evaluate how advances in electronic tracking technology might improve the ability of health providers and researchers to measure patterns of medicine diversion and audit procurement networks, particularly in environments where procurement capacity and investment are low (Lewis, 2006; Bruckner, 2019). A second goal of this research was to experimentally identify the deterrent effect of procurement oversight.
Administrative records data [adm]
Version
v01: Edited, anonymized dataset
2022-05-01
Scope
This study focuses on the use of remote tracking to detect and deter medications theft, with data on intended destination facilities and different types of medications.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Ryan Jablonski | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Brigitte Seim | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Mariana Carvalho | University of California, San Diego |
| Clark Gibson | University of California, San Diego |
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund | SIEF |
Sampling
Details on sampling procedure for this project can be found in the "Using Remote Tracking to Detect and Deter Medications Theft in Malawi (P170615) World Bank Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF) Final Report," available to download.
Survey instrument
The dataset only includes administrative data, so no survey instrument was used for this study.
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-04-30 | Endline administrative |
- Other [oth]
Details on data collection for this project can be found in the "Using Remote Tracking to Detect and Deter Medications Theft in Malawi (P170615) World Bank Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF) Final Report," available to download.
Access policy
World Bank Microdata Library
Depositor information
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Meyhar Mohammed LNU | The World Bank |
2024-01-24T05:00:00.000Z
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaka Holla | The World Bank | aholla@worldbank.org | |
| Brigitte Seim | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | bseim@email.unc.edu | |
| Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund | The World Bank | https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/sief-trust-fund | siefimpact@worldbank.org |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? |
|---|
| true |
Licensed Access
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
•the identification of the Primary Investigator
•the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
•the survey reference number
•the source and date of download
Example:
Ryan Jablonski (London School of Economics and Political Science), Brigitte Seim (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hi), Mariana Carvalho (University of California, San Diego), and Clark Gibson (University of California, San Diego). Malawi - Using Remote Tracking to Detect and Deter Medications Theft, Impact Evaluation 2022. Ref: MWI_2022_URTDDMT-IE_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
Disclaimer and copyrights
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Jablonski | London School of Economics and Political Science | ryansjablonski@gmail.com | |
| Brigitte Seim | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | bazimm@gmail.com | |
| Mariana Carvalho | University of California, San Diego | ||
| Clark Gibson | University of California, San Diego | ||
| Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund | The World Bank | siefimpact@worldbank.org | https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/sief-trust-fund |
Metadata production
DDI_MWI_2022_URTDDMT-IE_v01_M_WB
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Economics Data Group | DECDG | The World Bank | Documentation of the study |
2025-07-23T04:00:00.000Z
Metadata version
Version 01 (July 2025)
2025-07-23T04:00:00.000Z