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Where the Rubber Hits the Road: Evidence Informing Impact for Global Health

Posted by  on Tuesday, March 12th 2013     
A community health worker in rural Ethiopia tests a boy for malaria. Photo credit: Bonnie Gillespie, Photoshare

Beyond effectiveness studies, we need studies that focus on the implementation and adoption of public health interventions, also known as implementation science. Read more >>

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The Story Behind the Headline: Investments in Implementation Science Tackle HIV Prevention in Swaziland

Posted by  on Wednesday, January 30th 2013     

USAID, through PEPFAR, is partnering with a global health center at Columbia University to evaluate an innovative approach to HIV prevention in countries like Swaziland. Read more >>

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Implementation Science in Action: Turning HIV Research Into an AIDS-free Reality

Posted by  on Thursday, November 29th 2012     

I began work in USAID’s Office of HIV/AIDS this past August – and, what an exciting time it’s been! With the agency-wide shift towards program efficiency, capacity building, country ownership and sustainability, a new term has risen to prominence: implementation science. Read more >>

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