News
News is a place where readers can find news
about recent publications, upcoming events and new initiatives related
to scaling up. We welcome submissions, which can be made through contacting
us.
Now Available: ExpandNet/WHO Nine-Step
Guide for Scaling-up Strategy Development
ExpandNet/WHO has developed a tool to support the development of scaling-up
strategies for health innovations. The guide was reviewed
extensively and field-tested in Peru, Sierra Leone, Mali and Yunnan,
China in 2007-08. It will be published by WHO.
Read
the Guide....
Now In Print: ExpandNet/WHO Book
on Scaling-up
ExpandNet/WHO has published a book about scaling up comprised
of a conceptual framework and country case studies from Africa, Asia
and
Latin
America. A PDF of the book is available on this and WHO's websites
and is available for purchase directly from WHO.
Download
or order....
ExpandNet's Discussion Series on Scaling Up
Colleagues from around the world share lessons about scaling up.
See video clips...
Spotlight on ExpandNet partner projects:
The Chinese Quality of Care Project
A page has been added to the ExpandNet website that highights the
Chinese Quality of Care Project.
See the story....
ExpandNet's Practical Guidance Document
In response to the demand for practical guidance on scaling up innovations
tested in pilot settings, ExpandNet has developed a guide aimed at
policymakers, program managers, donors and individuals providing technical
assistance to programs. The guide is now available on this website.
During 2006-2007 the
guide was used during scaling up strategy development exercises in
Kyrgyzstan and Peru with the UNFPA
Stronger Voices for Reproductive Health and with projects
in Sierra Leone and Yunnan, China.
Read more....
IBP - Implementing Best Practices Initiative
Initiated
by the World Health Organization and USAID, the Implementing
Best Practices Initiative (IBP) focuses on developing
and supporting strategies that introduce, adapt and apply evidence-based
practices to improve access to and quality of reproductive health care.
ExpandNet joined the IBP Initiative as a member in mid-2007.
A
Guide for Fostering Change to Scale Up Effective Health Services was
produced by produced for the IBP Consortium
by the Leadership,
Management, and Sustainability (LMS) Project of Management Sciences
for Health (MSH).
In addition to the Fostering Change guide, the IBP Initiative has developed
a collaborative knowledge sharing tool, the Knowledge
Gateway, to improve
access to and utilization
of evidence-based materials and effective practices to improve reproductive
health. This tool allows members to create and
manage virtual communities. Communities can create shared libraries
of resources, work together to edit documents, conduct
threaded discussions online and through e-mail, schedule web-based
meetings, and create shared contacts lists. To participate in the
Knowledge
Gateway, follow the instructions.
An 2006 APHA session with abstracts about the IBP initiative is available.
USAID Technical Meeting on Scaling up Family
Planning - MCH Best Practices in Asia and the Near East
USAID Asia Near East Bureau sponsored a Best Practices
Conference in Bangkok, Thailand 3 – 9 September ’07.
For presentations from the meeting see the meeting website.
Annual Meeting of American Public
Health Association
The theme of the December 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Public
Health Association was "Evidence-Based Policy and Practice".
The following are links to sessions specifically related to scaling-up
experience. Abstracts are available by clicking on the links below and
at APHA's website.
Scaling-up
of Reproductive Health Programs: Lessons Learned around the World
Scaling-Up
Experimental Project Success with the Community-based Health Planning
and Services Initiative in Ghana
Evidence
for Effective Scale-Up: The Challenges
Scaling-Up
and Policy Implications: Strategies and Reflections
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