Dear Maddalena,

I am well and hopeful to enjoy my 1 week vacation next week.  I hope you are able enjoy summer in beautiful Italy.

As you know we have a very busy and hot summer implementing covid-19 response anti-crisis plan and unfortunately have not been able to focus on interventions in PMT formula.

I would like to ask Lela to follow up with Tea Gvaramadze (cc’ed) on data request, so that you can validate the updated formula.

I am planning a 5 day vacation next week and will be back on September 1^st.  We can schedule a zoom meeting any time after September 3^rd at your convenience.   

Thank you for your continuous support,

Kind regards,

Tamila

Dear Tamila,

I hope this email finds you well and that you are enjoying the summer.

In follow up to the emails below we ‘d like to reiterate our readiness and availability to discuss the findings of the updated formula and the next steps, including in terms of the data request below in order to validate the update PMT model.

Lela will kindly help follow up to find a time for video meeting that is suitable to you.

Kind regards,

Maddalena

Dear Tamila,

I hope all is well. In follow up to the email below, we’d like to check when it is a good time to set up a webex to discuss the findings of the study and the next steps to validate/calibrate the proposed model.

As discussed in our previous VC in early May when we presented the preliminary results of the analysis, the PMT model - empirically estimated based on the HIES survey data – would need to be validated using administrative data. The recommendation section of the paper outlines the next steps for both the analytical and operational point of view.

We had prepared the attached excel file with the list of variables that we would need at the household level for all households in the registry. Specifically :

• Columns A and B include the variables requested and possible disaggregation for some of those variables.
• Column C contains the related variable linked to the calculation of the PMT score according to Res. 758 in the latest version that is available to us, that in force as of March 30^th 2020.

We  also discussed with UNICEF colleagues this request and how to minimize the ministry’s efforts to compile our requested administrative data piggybacking on efforts already made to prepare the administrative data for the impact evaluation UNICEF is conducting.

We look forward to hear your views and advice on the next steps. We are available to discuss in a video call either next week or the following one at it is more convenient to you.

With kind regards,

Maddalena

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