IR Platform

IR Platform

In 2015 MMS established an implementation research platform. Part of the platform are: Enfants du Monde, FAIRMED, Fondation Terre des hommes, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medicus Mundi International, SolidarMed, Swiss Red Cross, Swiss TPH. For more information on the IR Platform please contact mleschhorn@medicusmundi.ch or +41 (0)61 383 18 14

MMS Bulletin on IR

MMS Bulletin on IR

Measurement and evaluation as well as looking for evidence: Implementation Research on projects and programmes is of increasing importance within health cooperation. But how does good Implementation Research look like? What are the obstacles for health NGOs in doing Implementation Research? This MMS Bulletin deals with an issue of practical and political relevance.

Implementation Research of Swiss NGOs Working in the Field of International Health Cooperation

Implementation Research of Swiss NGOs Working in the Field of International Health Cooperation

The study provides a qualitative overview of existing strategies, practices and capacities on how Implementation Research (IR) is done by members of the network Medicus Mundi Switzerland (MMS). MMS’s strategy describes the importance of IR for its network. MMS initiated a study about IR to provide (i) a qualitative overview and (ii) a learning process to promote NGO led research. IR is a scientific inquiry into questions concerning the act of fulfilling or carrying out a practice or an intervention. IR is a young, ambitious research field gaining importance in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Workshop on implementation Research within International Health Cooperation (30.11.2017)

Workshop on implementation Research within International Health Cooperation (30.11.2017)

The network Medicus Mundi Switzerland mandated a qualitative study on the existing practices and capacities regarding implementation research by Swiss NGOs (MMS members) working in in the field of international health cooperation. The results of this study identified challenges, bottlenecks and possible solutions on how to overcome them. At the MMS Workshop the implementation research concept and the findings of the study were discussed.

Health Cooperation: Its relevance, legitimacy and effectiveness as a contribution to achieving universal access to health

Health Cooperation: Its relevance, legitimacy and effectiveness as a contribution to achieving universal access to health

The MMI discussion paper on health cooperation and its relevance, legitimacy and effectiveness was discussed at the workshop “Health cooperation beyond aid” in Berlin, on 29 September 2016, and published afterwards: “The document is not intended to be a position paper representing a homogeneous view of the Network. It is a discussion paper that feeds a core activity of the MMI Network; to serve as a platform for critical reflection on the role and future direction of development cooperation for health. We invite the members of the MMI working group on Effective Health Cooperation (MMI EHC) and other Network members and partners to engage in this process.” (pdfI

MMI Arbeitsgruppe debatiert über die Zukunft der internationalen Gesundheitszusammenarbeit

MMI Arbeitsgruppe debatiert über die Zukunft der internationalen Gesundheitszusammenarbeit

Sind unsere Methoden und Herangehensweisen in der internationalen Gesundheitszusammenarbeit noch zeitgemäss? Warum gelingt es uns nicht, die gesundheitliche Lage von Millionen von Menschen zu verbessern? Die im letzten Jahr von Medicus Mundi International (MMI) gegründete Arbeitsgruppe zum Thema "Effective Health Cooperation" hat zum Ziel, die eigene Arbeit zu reflektieren und kritisch zu hinterfragen und den Dialog zwischen den Akteuren in der internationalen Gesundheitszusammenarbeit zu fördern.

Implementation Research: step-by-step guide to a successful implementation research study
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Implementation Research: step-by-step guide to a successful implementation research study

Implementation Research (IR) is research that addresses implementation bottlenecks in order to deliver effective health care interventions. It aims to identify solutions to overcome implementation problems. This later may inform policy decisions and scale-up effective interventions, which can generate better health outcomes and strengthen the overall health system. Network Medicus Mundi Switzerland presents this IR guide, which is designed to support NGOs interested in applying IR within their projects. It includes the conceptual definition of IR and a practical step-by-step guide from the design to the dissemination of an IR study.