Implementation Science as a Service · in Health Systems

ISaaSin Health Systems

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Why This Course

Health programmes in sub-Saharan Africa receive proven tools every year. Results depend on how well programmes deliver them in real clinics and communities, and implementation problems keep emerging long after any single study ends.

ISaaS responds with an arrangement in which an organisation holds implementation research and support as a standing, internally governed service, for diagnosing implementation problems, selecting and adapting strategies, measuring implementation, generating actionable learning, and continuously improving delivery. The service sits inside the health system, and partners help build it.

Who It Is For

  • Policymakers and senior officials in ministries of health
  • Programme managers and staff in health agencies, at national, state and district level
  • Researchers and academics who partner with health programmes
  • Funders, development partners and technical partners

You need no prior training in implementation science. Parts marked Going deeper cover advanced methods for analysts and researchers.

How It Works

Eight self-paced modules follow the ISaaS cycle: Problem, Diagnose, Design, Act, Measure, Learn, Adapt and Sustain.

  • Parts explain the ideas in plain language, with diagrams, tables and key takeaways.
  • Five example cases run through the modules, each with a workspace, tasks, notes and a practice simulation.
  • Your own case workspaces hold the Diagnostic Canvas and a tool for every phase.
  • Quizzes close Modules 1 to 7, and the capstone closes Module 8.

How We Treat Evidence

Facts come mainly from WHO, Gavi, UNICEF, Africa CDC, the World Bank, government agencies and peer-reviewed journals, with some figures from national media, policy briefs and technology companies' published descriptions. Each source is named in the references.

Boxes labelled Evidence report published findings. Boxes labelled Illustrative describe fictional settings. Example case workspaces use fictional states, people and figures.

The ISaaS definition, seven features, cycle, service catalogue, Diagnostic Canvas, selection criteria, team roles, platform features, governance questions, signature principles, actions, pathway and funding models form the ISaaS concept taught in this course.

Course Provider

Implementation Science as a Service (ISaaS) in Health Systems: From Concept to Practice is developed and powered by Scalentric.

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