Edited by Ligia Paina, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Abdul Ghaffar, and Sara Bennett
Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2017 15(Suppl 2):104
Volume 15 Supplement 2
Engaging Stakeholders in Implementation Research: tools, approaches, and lessons learned from application
Research
The publication of this supplement was funded by the UK Department for International Development through a grant (PO5467) to the Future Health Systems (FHS) Consortium. The articles have undergone the journal's standard peer review process for supplements. Supplement Editor SB declares that they have been the Chief Executive Officer of the Future Health Systems Consortium since 2011, and in this capacity have interacted closely with many of the teams contributing papers to this supplement. The Supplement Editors declare that they were not involved in the peer review process for any paper on which they are an author.
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Strengthening scaling up through learning from implementation: comparing experiences from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Uganda
Many effective innovations and interventions are never effectively scaled up. Implementation research (IR) has the promise of supporting scale-up through enabling rapid learning about the intervention and its ...
Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2017 15(Suppl 2):108
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Engaging stakeholders: lessons from the use of participatory tools for improving maternal and child care health services
Effective stakeholder engagement in research and implementation is important for improving the development and implementation of policies and programmes. A varied number of tools have been employed for stakeho...
Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2017 15(Suppl 2):106
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Using Theories of Change to inform implementation of health systems research and innovation: experiences of Future Health Systems consortium partners in Bangladesh, India and Uganda
The Theory of Change (ToC) is a management and evaluation tool supporting critical thinking in the design, implementation and evaluation of development programmes. We document the experience of Future Health S...
Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2017 15(Suppl 2):109
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A participatory action research approach to strengthening health managers’ capacity at district level in Eastern Uganda
Many approaches to improving health managers’ capacity in poor countries, particularly those pursued by external agencies, employ non-participatory approaches and often seek to circumvent (rather than strength...
Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2017 15(Suppl 2):110
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Participatory monitoring and evaluation approaches that influence decision-making: lessons from a maternal and newborn study in Eastern Uganda
The use of participatory monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approaches is important for guiding local decision-making, promoting the implementation of effective interventions and addressing emerging issues in the...
Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2017 15(Suppl 2):107
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Learning by doing in practice: a roundtable discussion about stakeholder engagement in implementation research
Researchers and policy-makers alike increasingly recognise the importance of engaging diverse perspectives in implementation research. This roundtable discussion presents the experiences and perspectives of th...
Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2017 15(Suppl 2):105
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