Implementation Science as a Service in Health SystemsFrom Concept to Practice
A course for people who plan, run, fund and study health programmes. Learn how to institutionalise implementation science as a routine capability of the health system.
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Implementation Science as a Service in Health SystemsFrom Concept to Practice
A self-paced course with eight modules, five example cases and a capstone.
01Problem
02Diagnose
03Design
04Act
05Measure
06Learn
07Adapt
08Sustain
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Module 3 of 8
Health Systems Challenges
Workforce, financing, immunisation reach, technology, stockouts and why implementation problems persist, then framing the problem, and intake and triage.
Describe workforce, financing, coverage, technology and supply constraints using recent data.
Explain why implementation problems persist despite evidence and guidelines.
Write a precise implementation problem statement.
Complete steps 1 to 4 of the ISaaS Diagnostic Canvas for a case.
Set up an intake and triage routine so a stream of problems reaches the service in a fair order.
Parts
3AChallenges and Why Problems PersistSix system challenges with recent figures, and the patterns keeping problems alive.14 min
3BFraming the Implementation ProblemThe ISaaS Diagnostic Canvas, steps 1 to 4, applied to Cases 1 and 2.14 min
3CIntake and TriageHow a problem enters the service, the triage criteria, what gets refused or redirected, what escalates, and the review cadence.12 min
Africa CDC. Africa's health financing in a new era. 3 April 2025. africacdc.orgPart 3A
Africa CDC. Africa’s Health Security and Sovereignty (AHSS) Agenda. Accessed October 2026. africacdc.orgPart 1A
African Health Initiative Partnership Collaborative for Embedded Implementation Research. Embedding research on implementation of primary health care systems strengthening: a commentary on collaborative experiences in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Mozambique. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2022;10(Suppl 1):e2200061. doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00061Part 4A
Akinyode AO, Ajayi IO, Ibrahim MS, Akinyemi JO, Ajumobi OO. Practice of antimalarial prescription to patients with negative rapid test results and associated factors among health workers in Oyo State, Nigeria. Pan African Medical Journal. 2018;30:229. panafrican-med-journal.comPart 3A
Albers B, Metz A, Burke K. Implementation support practitioners: a proposal for consolidating a diverse evidence base. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020;20:368. doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05145-1Part 1BPart 6B
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. Embedded research. Accessed October 2026. ahpsr.who.intPart 1APart 4A
Cane J, O'Connor D, Michie S. Validation of the theoretical domains framework for use in behaviour change and implementation research. Implement Sci. 2012;7:37. doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-7-37Part 4B
Carroll C, Patterson M, Wood S, Booth A, Rick J, Balain S. A conceptual framework for implementation fidelity. Implement Sci. 2007;2:40. doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-2-40Part 5BPart 5D
Chambers DA, Glasgow RE, Stange KC. The dynamic sustainability framework: addressing the paradox of sustainment amid ongoing change. Implement Sci. 2013;8:117. doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-8-117Part 3APart 5D
Cidav Z, Mandell D, Pyne J, Beidas R, Curran G, Marcus S. A pragmatic method for costing implementation strategies using time-driven activity-based costing. Implement Sci. 2020;15:28. doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-00993-1Part 7C
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences. International ethical guidelines for health-related research involving humans. Geneva: CIOMS; 2016. cioms.ch (PDF)Part 6C
Damschroder LJ, Reardon CM, Opra Widerquist MA, Lowery J. The updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research based on user feedback. Implement Sci. 2022;17:75. doi.org/10.1186/s13012-022-01245-0Part 4B
Dare O. Health insurance in Nigeria: progress, gaps and the path to universal coverage. BudgIT. 19 August 2026. budgit.orgPart 7A
de Savigny D, Adam T, editors. Systems thinking for health systems strengthening. Geneva: Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO; 2009. PDF copyPart 2APart 2B
Eisman AB, Quanbeck A, Bounthavong M, Panattoni L, Glasgow RE. Implementation science issues in understanding, collecting, and using cost estimates: a multi-stakeholder perspective. Implement Sci. 2021;16:75. doi.org/10.1186/s13012-021-01143-xPart 7C
Evaborhene NA. The Accra Reset: reimagining global health governance in an era of fragmentation. Global Policy opinion. 3 August 2026. globalpolicyjournal.comPart 1A
Future of Global Health Initiatives. The Lusaka Agenda: Conclusions of the Future of Global Health Initiatives Process. 12 December 2023. futureofghis.org (PDF)Part 1A
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Gavi welcomes prequalification of multi-dose RSV maternal vaccine to protect infants. 9 September 2026. gavi.orgPart 6A
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The zero-dose child: explained. 2021, updated 2022. gavi.orgPart 3A
Ghaffar A, Langlois EV, Rasanathan K, Peterson S, Adedokun L, Tran NT. Strengthening health systems through embedded research. Bull World Health Organ. 2017;95(2):87. doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.189126Part 4A
Ghana Ministry of Health. National Health Insurance Authority. Accessed October 2026. moh.gov.ghPart 7A
Ghanaian Times. President Mahama urges African leaders to build resilient, self-sustaining health systems. 5 August 2025. ghanaiantimes.com.ghPart 1A
Glasgow RE, Vogt TM, Boles SM. Evaluating the public health impact of health promotion interventions: the RE-AIM framework. Am J Public Health. 1999;89(9):1322–1327. doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.89.9.1322Part 4BPart 5B
Hawe P, Shiell A, Riley T. Complex interventions: how "out of control" can a randomised controlled trial be? BMJ. 2004;328(7455):1561. doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7455.1561Part 5D
Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition. Collaborative action strategy for health campaign effectiveness 2024–2028. 15 January 2024. campaigneffectiveness.orgPart 7A
High-Level Panel on Reform of the Global Health Architecture and Governance. Accra Reset, Full Circle: A Sovereign Future for Health. Accra: Presidential Council of the Accra Reset; 2026. accrareset.org (PDF)Part 1A
IBM. What is the software development lifecycle (SDLC)? Accessed October 2026. ibm.comPart 1C
Institute of Medicine. Best care at lower cost: the path to continuously learning health care in America. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2013. nationalacademies.orgPart 7A
Kane H, Lewis MA, Williams PA, Kahwati LC. Using qualitative comparative analysis to understand and quantify translation and implementation. Transl Behav Med. 2014;4(2):201–208. doi.org/10.1007/s13142-014-0251-6Part 2B
Kuchenmüller T, Boeira L, Oliver S, Moat K, El-Jardali F, Barreto J, et al. Domains and processes for institutionalizing evidence-informed health policy-making: a critical interpretive synthesis. Health Res Policy Syst. 2022;20:27. doi.org/10.1186/s12961-022-00820-7Part 1BPart 6A
Kumar AM, Zachariah R, Satyanarayana S, et al. Operational research capacity building using ‘The Union/MSF’ model: adapting as we go along. BMC Res Notes. 2014;7:819. doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-819Part 4A
Lewis CC, Klasnja P, Powell BJ, Lyon AR, Tuzzio L, Jones S, et al. From classification to causality: advancing understanding of mechanisms of change in implementation science. Front Public Health. 2018;6:136. doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00136Part 2BPart 4C
Lydon P, Schreiber B, Gasca A, Dumolard L, Urfer D, Senouci K. Vaccine stockouts around the world: are essential vaccines always available when needed? Vaccine. 2017;35(17):2121–2126. doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.12.071Part 3A
Majamanda JG, et al. Barriers to GeneXpert utilization for tuberculosis detection at a regional referral hospital in Malawi: a qualitative study. Pan African Medical Journal. 2025;50:59. panafrican-med-journal.comPart 2A
Maritim B, Kazungu J, Nyawira L, et al. Social health insurance reforms in Kenya: opportunities and challenges for advancing strategic health purchasing. SPARC policy brief; 2025. sparc.africa (PDF)Part 2APart 6A
Masemola NM, Burnett RJ, et al. Vaccine stock-outs: a preventable health facility obstacle contributing to missed vaccinations in South African children. Vaccine. 2025;45:126583. doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126583Part 3A
Matsinhe M, Bollinger T, et al. Inpatient point-of-care HIV early infant diagnosis in Mozambique to improve case identification and linkage to antiretroviral therapy. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021;9(1):31–39. ghspjournal.orgPart 5B
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Michie S, Johnston M, Abraham C, Lawton R, Parker D, Walker A. Making psychological theory useful for implementing evidence based practice: a consensus approach. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14:26–33. doi.org/10.1136/qshc.2004.011155Part 4B
Miller CJ, Barnett ML, Baumann AA, Gutner CA, Wiltsey-Stirman S. The FRAME-IS: a framework for documenting modifications to implementation strategies in healthcare. Implement Sci. 2021;16:36. doi.org/10.1186/s13012-021-01105-3Part 4BPart 5D
National Health Insurance Authority, Ghana. NHIS registers over 18 million active members. 2025. nhis.gov.ghPart 7A
National Population Commission, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare [Nigeria], ICF. 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey: summary report. Accessed October 2026. dhsprogram.com (PDF)Part 4C
National Primary Health Care Development Agency. Basic Health Care Provision Fund. Accessed October 2026. nphcda.gov.ngPart 6A
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Subnational support. Accessed October 2026. ncdc.gov.ngPart 7B
Nigeria Health Watch. From a scheme to an authority: 5 things you need to know about the new NHIA Act. May 2022. nigeriahealthwatch.comPart 1A
Ojoko I. Health insurance coverage in Nigeria rises to 21.7m in 2025: report. Nairametrics, citing the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare 2025 State of Health of the Nation Report. 7 March 2026. nairametrics.comPart 1APart 7A
Paina L, Peters DH. Understanding pathways for scaling up health services through the lens of complex adaptive systems. Health Policy and Planning. 2012;27(5):365–373. doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czr054Part 2A
Pan American Health Organization. Special issue: Improving Program Implementation through Embedded Research (iPIER). Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2017. journal.paho.orgPart 4A
Perez Jolles M, Lengnick-Hall R, Mittman BS. Core functions and forms of complex health interventions: a patient-centered medical home illustration. J Gen Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1032–1038. doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4818-7Part 5D
Peters DH, Adam T, Alonge O, Agyepong IA, Tran N. Implementation research: what it is and how to do it. BMJ. 2013;347:f6753. doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f6753Part 1APart 1B
Peters DH, Tran NT, Adam T, editors. Implementation research in health: a practical guide. Geneva: Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO; 2013. ahpsr.who.intPart 1APart 4B
Powell BJ, Beidas RS, Lewis CC, Aarons GA, McMillen JC, Proctor EK, et al. Methods to improve the selection and tailoring of implementation strategies. J Behav Health Serv Res. 2017;44(2):177–194. doi.org/10.1007/s11414-015-9475-6Part 4B
Powell BJ, Waltz TJ, Chinman MJ, et al. A refined compilation of implementation strategies: results from the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) project. Implement Sci. 2015;10:21. doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0209-1Part 4B
Proctor E, Silmere H, Raghavan R, Hovmand P, Aarons G, Bunger A, et al. Outcomes for implementation research: conceptual distinctions, measurement challenges, and research agenda. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2011;38(2):65–76. doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0319-7Part 4BPart 5B
Robson RC, Thomas SM, Langlois ÉV, et al. Embedding rapid reviews in health policy and systems decision-making: impacts and lessons learned from four low- and middle-income countries. Health Res Policy Syst. 2023;21:45. doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-00992-wPart 4APart 6A
Scaccia JP, Scott VC. 5335 days of Implementation Science: using natural language processing to examine publication trends and topics. Implement Sci. 2021;16:47. doi.org/10.1186/s13012-021-01120-4Part 1A
Shroff ZC, Mancuso AB, Sharkey A, et al. Decision-maker led implementation research on immunization: learning from low- and middle-income countries. Health Res Policy Syst. 2021;19(Suppl 2):68. doi.org/10.1186/s12961-021-00720-2Part 1APart 4A
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Taylor MJ, McNicholas C, Nicolay C, Darzi A, Bell D, Reed JE. Systematic review of the application of the plan–do–study–act method to improve quality in healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(4):290–298. doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001862Part 5C
The Presidency, Republic of Ghana. Statement: African health sovereignty in a reimagined global health governance architecture, a co-creation summit under the leadership of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama. 3 August 2025. presidency.gov.ghPart 1A
UNAIDS. Abuja +12: Shaping the future of health in Africa. Geneva: UNAIDS; 2013. unaids.org (PDF)Part 3A
UNICEF Nigeria. Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7 million girls against leading cause of cervical cancer. Press release, 24 October 2023. unicef.orgPart 7A
University of Rwanda School of Public Health. Community-based health insurance as a key pillar for achieving universal health coverage in Rwanda. Policy brief, African Health Observatory. Accessed October 2026. ahop.aho.afro.who.intPart 7A
Vindrola-Padros C, Johnson GA. Rapid techniques in qualitative research: a critical review of the literature. Qual Health Res. 2020;30(10):1596–1604. doi.org/10.1177/1049732320921835Part 5C
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Help and Support
Answers about the course, your account and the tools.
Staff of ministries of health and health agencies, programme managers, and the researchers who work with them. Funders, development partners and technical partners will also find it useful.
Do I need prior training in implementation science?
No. Module 1 starts with basic definitions, and the glossary explains key terms. Parts marked Going deeper cover advanced methods and stay optional for programme staff.
How long does the course take?
About 7 hours in total. Most parts take 10 to 18 minutes, and the capstone takes about 85 minutes. You set the pace.
How is the course organised?
Eight modules, each split into parts, follow the ISaaS cycle: Problem, Diagnose, Design, Act, Measure, Learn, Adapt and Sustain. Five example cases run through the modules, your own case workspaces hold the Diagnostic Canvas and the other phase tools, and a capstone closes the course.
Who is responsible for keeping my data safe?
You are. Use the course only on your own personal device, never a shared, public or borrowed one. Lock the device, keep your password private, sign out when you finish and keep copies of important work. The course encrypts your work on the device, and Scalentric has no access to your device and no way to recover data stored on it.
Is my work saved?
Yes, in this browser only, encrypted. Progress, case workspaces, tool entries, Field Guide items and your capstone stay on this device and browser. A private window will not keep them. Use Copy as Text in the tools to keep a copy elsewhere.
How is a module marked complete?
For Modules 1 to 7, answer every quiz question correctly, or select Mark Module Complete on the last part. Module 8 completes when every capstone section is filled, or when you mark it complete.
Does the course issue a certificate?
No. The course is a self-paced professional course rather than a certification programme. Your Progress page records competencies and activity, and the capstone is the piece of work to show a supervisor or team.
How were the facts checked?
Evidence boxes and factual figures cite their sources, mainly WHO, Gavi, UNICEF, Africa CDC, the World Bank, government agencies and peer-reviewed journals, with some national media and policy briefs. Figures change over time, so check the latest source before quoting a number.
Are the cases real?
No. The five example cases use fictional states, names and figures to teach skills. Evidence boxes in the modules report real, cited findings.
Does ISaaS replace existing implementation research programmes?
No. ISaaS builds on project-based implementation research, embedded research and training initiatives. Module 5, Part A explains how.
Is ISaaS about outsourcing implementation science?
No. ISaaS is an arrangement in which an organisation holds implementation research and support as a standing, internally governed service. It covers five functions: diagnosing implementation problems, selecting and adapting strategies, measuring implementation, generating actionable learning, and continuously improving delivery. Partners help build the capability and carry specialist studies, and the mandate, the data and the implementation decisions stay with the health system. Module 1, Part B and Module 6 explain how.
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The illustrations across the course are original artwork, drawn as code so they load fast on a slow connection and stay sharp on any screen.
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.
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The course is free and self-paced. It is for adults working in or with health systems.
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Nothing in these terms limits liability which the law does not allow us to limit.
13. Ending Your Use
You are free to stop using the course at any time and to delete your account from your device. We might end access to the course, or to features of it, if we withdraw it or if its use breaks these terms.
14. Changes to These Terms
We will update these terms when the course or the law changes. Each version carries a number and an effective date. When a change matters to your rights, the course asks you to review and accept the new version before you continue. Past changes are listed on the Legal page.
15. Governing Law and Disputes
The laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria govern these terms. If a dispute arises, contact us first at info@scalentric.org and we will try to resolve it within 30 days. If it remains unresolved, either party is free to propose mediation, and otherwise to bring the matter before a court of competent jurisdiction in Nigeria.
16. General
If a court finds part of these terms unenforceable, the rest continues to apply.
Our not enforcing a term straight away does not waive it.
These terms and the documents they refer to form the whole agreement about the course.
Privacy Notice
Version 1.4 · Effective 17 September 2026 · Scalentric Limited
What information the course handles, where it goes and your rights under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.
In Short
Your account, progress and work stay in your browser. Scalentric does not receive them.
The page host receives technical data such as your IP address when the page loads.
The AI Assistant sends your question and case details to Claude only when you ask it.
The course uses no advertising and no tracking cookies. It counts how far people get, anonymously, and you choose whether to take part.
Use the course only on your own personal device. You are responsible for keeping your data on it safe.
You control your data on the device. Write to us about anything we hold.
This summary helps you read the document. The full text below is what applies.
1. Who Is Responsible
Scalentric Limited is the data controller for personal data it receives about you, such as messages you send to info@scalentric.org. Scalentric is based in Nigeria, and this notice follows the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA) and the General Application and Implementation Directive issued under it by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC).
2. Anonymous Counters
The course counts how far people get, so it can be improved. You choose whether to take part when you create your account, and you can change your mind at any time in My Account. Turning it off also clears the record of what this device has already reported.
When you pass a milestone for the first time, such as opening a module, passing a quiz or finishing the capstone, your device sends us the name of that milestone and your time zone. Nothing else is sent. Your device remembers it has reported that milestone, so it is never sent again.
What is never sent: your name, your email address, your role or organisation, any quiz answer, any case workspace, any tool entry, any Field Guide item, any note, any capstone text, any question asked of the AI Assistant, and any identifier of you, your device or your browser.
We turn your time zone into a country, record the country, and discard the time zone. We do not store your IP address and we do not look up your location from it. We cannot tell which report came from which device, and we cannot connect any two reports to each other.
The result is a count of how many devices reached each milestone, in each country, on each day. There is nothing in it about you, and nothing in it we could give you a copy of or delete on request, because nothing in it is yours.
3. Information Kept on Your Device
The course stores the following in your browser, on your device only:
Account details: name, email address, role, organisation type, country, experience, interests, learning track and goal, stored encrypted. Alongside them, a password verifier, a salt and a one-way hash of your email address, used to find your account at sign-in.
Consent records: which versions of these documents you accepted, and when.
Learning data: parts opened, quiz scores, practice results, notes, case workspaces, tool entries, Field Guide items, capstone text and an activity log.
Preferences: dismissed alerts and recent cases.
Scalentric has no access to this information. It never leaves your device unless you copy it out or use the AI Assistant.
4. Information Other Services Receive
Page hosting. The provider hosting the page receives technical data needed to deliver it, such as your IP address, browser type and request times. This site, isaas.achieve-is.org, is hosted by Hostinger, whose own privacy terms apply.
Fonts. The Barlow typeface is served from this site. No font service receives your data.
AI Assistant. If you use it, your question and the details of the case you are viewing are sent to Claude through your own Claude account. Anthropic processes them under your agreement with Anthropic. Scalentric receives neither the question nor the answer.
Email. If you write to us, we receive your email address and message.
5. Why We Process It and on What Basis
Delivering the course you asked to use: performance of our agreement with you.
Answering your messages and requests: our legitimate interest in supporting learners, and your consent where you choose to write to us.
Using the AI Assistant: your consent, given before first use and withdrawn at any time in My Account.
Meeting legal duties, such as responding to the NDPC: compliance with a legal obligation.
6. What We Do Not Do
We do not sell personal data.
We do not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies in the course.
We do not make decisions about you based solely on automated processing. Quiz scores and competency bars are for your own self-assessment.
7. Health and Other Sensitive Information
The course needs no health information about you or anyone else. Do not enter names, identifiers or health details of patients, clients or community members in workspaces, notes or AI Assistant questions. The Acceptable Use Policy sets this out.
8. How Long Information Is Kept
Information on your device stays until you delete your account, delete items, or clear your browser storage.
Messages sent to us are kept for as long as needed to handle your request and meet legal duties, then deleted.
Hosting and AI providers keep data under their own retention rules.
9. Transfers Outside Nigeria
Hosting and AI providers might process data outside Nigeria. Where Scalentric arranges a transfer, it follows the transfer conditions in the NDPA.
10. Security
Your account details and course work are encrypted on your device with AES-GCM, using a key protected by your password. Your password is never stored. The course keeps only a verifier derived from it with PBKDF2 (600,000 rounds) and HKDF.
Sessions end after 24 hours at most. A session not kept on the device ends when its tab closes or after 30 minutes without activity. Session keys change every 15 minutes. Each account keeps up to three sessions, and My Account ends any of them at once.
Changing your email, copying your data or deleting your account asks for your password again. Changing your password signs out your other sessions. Repeated wrong passwords pause sign-in for a while.
While you are signed in, anyone using your unlocked device and browser reaches your work. Sign out when you finish.
Data on your device is only as secure as the device and browser. Securing them is your responsibility, as the Terms of Use explain. Use the course only on your own personal device, protected by a lock.
Scalentric has no access to your device and cannot recover or protect data stored on it.
If a breach affects personal data Scalentric holds and puts your rights at risk, we will notify the NDPC within 72 hours of becoming aware of it, and tell affected people without undue delay, as the NDPA requires.
11. Your Rights
Under the NDPA you have rights to be informed, to access your data, to have it corrected or deleted, to restrict or object to processing, to receive your data in a portable format, to withdraw consent and not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing.
For data on your device, use My Account to view and correct your profile, copy your data, withdraw AI Assistant consent or delete your account.
For anything Scalentric holds, write to info@scalentric.org. We will respond within the time the law sets.
You also have the right to complain to the Nigeria Data Protection Commission.
12. Children
The course is for adults. Under the NDPA a child is anyone under 18. Do not create an account if you are under 18.
13. Changes to This Notice
We will update this notice when our practices change. The version number and effective date at the top show which version applies. If we host the course elsewhere or add services such as analytics, this notice will list them before they start.
Acceptable Use Policy
Version 1.4 · Effective 17 September 2026 · Scalentric Limited
How to use the course, the workspaces and the AI Assistant responsibly.
In Short
Use the course only on your own personal device.
Keep personal and patient information out of the course.
Use the AI Assistant for learning and planning, within Anthropic's rules.
Do not misuse, copy for sale or misrepresent the course.
This summary helps you read the document. The full text below is what applies.
1. Protect Other People's Information
Do not enter names, phone numbers, record numbers, photographs or health details of patients, clients, community members or colleagues.
Describe real programmes at an aggregate level, for example facility or area totals.
Follow your organisation's data rules and any data-sharing agreements.
2. Use the AI Assistant Responsibly
Use it for learning and for thinking through implementation problems.
Follow Anthropic's Usage Policy, which applies to every use of Claude.
Check every answer before relying on it. The AI Assistant Terms explain its limits.
3. Use Your Own Personal Device
Use the course only on a personal device which you own or control and which nobody else uses.
Do not use it on shared, public, borrowed or kiosk devices.
Do not share your course password, or let another person use your account.
4. Keep the Service Safe
Do not try to break, overload or bypass the security of the course, its host or connected services.
Do not insert harmful code or content into shared material.
Do not access or tamper with another person's account on a shared device.
5. Respect the Content
Do not sell, sublicense or republish course materials, or present them as your own.
Do not claim the course gives a certificate, credit, accreditation or endorsement.
Do not present the fictional example cases as real data.
Do not suggest Scalentric endorses a decision, product or organisation.
7. Breaches
If use breaks this policy, Scalentric might withdraw access to features or to the course. Report misuse or a security concern to info@scalentric.org.
AI Assistant Terms
Version 1.4 · Effective 17 September 2026 · Scalentric Limited
How the optional AI Assistant works, what it sends and the limits of its answers.
In Short
The AI Assistant is optional, and it works only inside a Claude viewer.
It sends your question and the case details to Claude through your own Claude account.
Answers are AI-generated and unverified. Check them before use.
You agree before first use. Withdraw your agreement any time in My Account.
This summary helps you read the document. The full text below is what applies.
1. What It Is
The AI Assistant appears in case workspaces when the course is opened inside a Claude viewer. It sends a request to Claude, Anthropic's AI model, and shows the reply. Outside a Claude viewer it stays hidden.
2. What It Sends
Your question, or the suggestion you chose.
Fixed teaching instructions written by Scalentric.
For an example case: the fictional case details shown on the page.
For your own workspace: the text of the workspace, including every phase you have filled in.
It sends nothing else from your account, such as your name, email address or other workspaces.
3. Whose Account and Terms Apply
Requests run on your own Claude account. The Claude viewer asks your permission before the first request, and the usage counts against your Claude plan. Anthropic's terms, privacy policy and Usage Policy apply to these requests. Scalentric does not receive, store or review the questions or answers.
4. Limits of the Answers
Answers are generated by AI. They might be incomplete, out of date or wrong.
The assistant has no access to the internet or to your organisation's data.
Answers are suggestions for learning. Decisions stay with the health system and its accountable officers.
Implementation Science as a Service (ISaaS) is a concept developed by Abdu A. Adamu, founder of Scalentric. The definition, cycle, capabilities, service catalogue, Diagnostic Canvas and related models in the course form the ISaaS concept as taught here. ISaaS builds on earlier implementation research and embedded research, and credits them.
3. What You Are Free to Do
Use the course for your own learning.
Apply the concepts, tools and your own outputs in your professional work.
Print or copy your own workspace, capstone and notes.
Quote short excerpts for non-commercial teaching or research, with the citation below.
4. What Needs Our Permission
Reproducing whole modules, cases or tools.
Using course materials in paid training, products or services.
Scalentric Limited (2026). Implementation Science as a Service (ISaaS) in Health Systems: From Concept to Practice. Self-paced online course. Version 1.4.
6. Cited Sources and Frameworks
Quotations and figures from WHO, Gavi, UNICEF, Africa CDC, the World Bank, government agencies, journals and other sources are used for teaching, criticism and review, with credit, under the fair dealing exceptions in copyright law. Each is listed in the references.
Framework names such as CFIR, the Theoretical Domains Framework, ERIC, RE-AIM and FRAME belong to their authors. Their use here implies no endorsement.
Links to other sites are for reference. Scalentric is not responsible for their content.
7. Images
Images in the course are illustrations. They include original artwork made for the course and imagery generated with AI tools.
They show no real person, facility or event. Any resemblance to a real place or person is unintended.
Do not reuse them outside the course.
8. Example Cases
The five example cases, their states, people, facilities and figures are fictional teaching material. Any resemblance to real places or people is unintended.
9. Names and Marks
Scalentric, the Scalentric name and the ISaaS name are used by Scalentric Limited to identify its work. Do not use them in a way which suggests our endorsement.
10. Reporting a Concern
If you believe material in the course infringes your rights, write to info@scalentric.org with the material, your rights and your contact details. We will review it and remove or correct material where appropriate.
Educational and Health Disclaimer
Version 1.4 · Effective 17 September 2026 · Scalentric Limited
The limits of the course as a learning resource.
In Short
The course is educational. It gives no medical, legal, financial or regulatory advice.
Follow national guidelines, your organisation's rules and ethics review requirements.
Example cases are fictional. Real figures change over time.
This summary helps you read the document. The full text below is what applies.
1. Educational Purpose
The course teaches implementation science concepts and methods. It does not give medical, clinical, legal, financial or regulatory advice, and it creates no professional relationship between you and Scalentric.
2. Health Decisions
Clinical and public health decisions follow national guidelines, product labels and the advice of qualified professionals.
Decisions about programmes stay with the health system and its accountable officers.
Nothing in the course replaces local data, local expertise or community engagement.
3. Research and Ethics
The course explains when improvement work might count as research. Local rules decide. Consult your research ethics committee before any activity which might need review. The Research or Improvement Check tool gives course guidance only.
4. Accuracy of Evidence
Evidence in the course was checked in September 2026. Figures, policies and recommendations change over time.
Check the latest version of a cited source before quoting a number or acting on it.
Example cases, dashboards, indicator values, costs and scores in the course are fictional or illustrative unless a source is cited. They show methods and carry no information about real programmes.
6. Tools and AI Output
Tools such as the Strategy Selection Scorer and Unit Cost Calculator support structured thinking. Their results depend on what you enter. AI Assistant answers are unverified. Review every output before using it in your work.
Storage and Cookies Notice
Version 1.4 · Effective 17 September 2026 · Scalentric Limited
What the course stores in your browser, and why it sets no cookies.
In Short
The course sets no cookies.
It uses browser storage on your device to keep your account and work.
Clearing your browser storage deletes this information for good.
Use only your own personal device, and keep it secure. Protecting this data is your responsibility.
This summary helps you read the document. The full text below is what applies.
1. Cookies
The course itself sets no cookies and uses no advertising tools. It counts how far people get, anonymously, as the Anonymous Counters section describes. The page host might use its own technical cookies or logs under its own policy.
2. Browser Storage
The course uses your browser's local storage, session storage, IndexedDB and Cache Storage. Account details and course work are stored encrypted. This information stays on your device and is never sent to Scalentric.
Item
Purpose
Kept until
Accounts on this device
For each account: encrypted name, email address, profile and consent records, plus a password verifier, a salt, a one-way email hash and a count of recent wrong passwords
You delete the account or clear storage
Session records (IndexedDB) and session key
Keep you signed in for up to 24 hours. Each record holds your data key, locked by a session key which changes every 15 minutes. With “Keep me signed in” off, the session key clears when you close the tab.
You sign out, the session reaches its time limit, or another session ends it
Learning progress
Parts opened, quiz scores, practice results
You reset progress, delete the account or clear storage
Notes, workspaces, tools, capstone and Field Guide
Your own work
You delete it, delete the account or clear storage
Offline copy (Cache Storage)
Copies of the course pages, scripts, fonts and images, so the course opens without a connection. It holds none of your personal data.
The course updates or you clear site data
Activity log and preferences
Recent activity, dismissed alerts, recent cases
You delete the account or clear storage
3. Why Consent Is Not Requested for Storage
This storage is strictly necessary to provide the account and features you asked to use. You confirm your understanding of it when you create an account.
4. Your Responsibility
Anyone able to open your browser is able to reach this storage. Use the course only on your own personal device, lock the device, and keep your own copies of important work. Scalentric cannot see, protect or recover this information.
5. Managing Storage
Delete individual items inside the course, or your whole account in My Account.
Clearing site data in your browser settings removes everything for this course on the browser.
A private or incognito window keeps nothing after it closes.
Accessibility Statement
Version 1.4 · Effective 17 September 2026 · Scalentric Limited
How the course supports people with different needs, and how to report a barrier.
In Short
We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA.
Body text meets a 7:1 contrast target for reading outdoors.
Report a barrier to info@scalentric.org.
This summary helps you read the document. The full text below is what applies.
1. Our Aim
We want everyone to be able to use the course, including people using screen readers, keyboards, magnification or low-end phones in bright light. We aim to meet WCAG 2.2 at level AA.
2. What We Have Done
Body text on an 18-pixel base, with a 7:1 contrast target.
Every control reachable by keyboard, with a visible focus ring and a skip link.
Touch targets of at least 44 pixels.
Labels on every form field and icon button, and live announcements for saving and alerts.
Layouts tested at 360 pixels wide with no sideways scrolling.
Reduced motion respected where your device asks for it.
Diagrams carry text alternatives and captions.
3. Known Limitations
Some complex diagrams convey detail best visually. Their captions and the surrounding text carry the same information.
AI Assistant answers arrive as plain text and might need a moment to finish before a screen reader announces them.
Lesson videos are not yet available. When added, they will carry captions and transcripts.
4. This Statement
This statement reflects our own testing in September 2026.
5. Report a Barrier
Write to info@scalentric.org with the page and the problem. We will reply and work on a fix or an alternative.
Implementation Science as a Service in Health SystemsFrom Concept to Practice
A self-paced course with eight modules, five example cases and a capstone.
01Problem
02Diagnose
03Design
04Act
05Measure
06Learn
07Adapt
08Sustain
Review Our Terms
Before you continue, please review version 1.4 of our legal documents, effective 17 September 2026.
What changed: Introduces anonymous counters. The course now counts how far people get, so it can be improved. A milestone is reported once from a device and never again, with no name, no email address, no answer and nothing you write. Your country is worked out from your time zone, and no IP address is stored. You choose whether to take part, and you can change your mind at any time in My Account. Because this adds something new, we are asking you to accept this version.
Terms of UseThe agreement between you and Scalentric Limited for using the course.
Privacy NoticeWhat information the course handles, where it goes and your rights under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.
Acceptable Use PolicyHow to use the course, the workspaces and the AI Assistant responsibly.
AI Assistant TermsHow the optional AI Assistant works, what it sends and the limits of its answers.
Content and Licence NoticeWho owns the course materials, what you are free to do with them and how cited sources are treated.