Implementation Research for Implementers

This lecture introduces the key objectives and principles of Implementation Research (IR), emphasizing its team-led nature and the role of implementers. It explores how IR can be embedded in health systems to facilitate learning, using case examples like the Smallpox eradication campaign. The lecture also covers the use of IR for adopting evidence-based interventions, improving health services delivery, empowering communities, and supporting broader learning on diseases of poverty.