From 2-4 June, the Alliance, in collaboration with the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), hosted a data analysis workshop in Rosario, Argentina for the Improving Programme Implementation through Embedded Research (iPIER) programme.
The workshop fostered the production of policy-relevant findings from seven different implementation research projects led by decision-makers in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. The workshop was facilitated by the Alliance, PAHO, and the Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Special attention was made to ensure that implementation research activities reflected the needs and priorities of decision-makers to improve health programmes/policies and address health systems failures. Through the workshop, the Alliance was able to:
- provide training on systems thinking to address health systems failures and implementation barriers;
- build the capacity of decision-makers and researchers in analysing health systems data;
- develop a plan to integrate findings into policy and complex health systems decision-making processes; and
- advocate for the field of implementation research and the specific model of embedded research to improve health programs and policies.
For more information, contact Etienne Langlois (langloise@who.int)