About Us
Leveraging Partnerships
The Implementation Science Collaborative (ISC) is the output of USAID’s Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) project managed by University Research Co., LLC (URC). The ISC champions and facilitates the use of data to improve health interventions, practices, programs, and policies in low and middle-income countries. We strategically involve diverse implementers, advocates, policy makers, researchers and donors to drive sustainable change that protects and empowers vulnerable communities.
Our activities have catalyzed action by:
- Informing ministerial resolutions regarding urban health and respectful maternal care in East Africa
- Pioneering mentorship models for post-partum hemorrhage care
- Guiding future US Government investments through country-based evaluation findings in Guinea and Jordan
- Modifying essential drug list in Madagascar through partner-engaged research
- Influencing the uptake of respectful maternal care in East Africa through evidence-based advocacy
Stakeholders need a neutral space to collaborate. We accelerate the development or scale-up of interventions by:
Engaging
in-country community leaders, researchers, and policymakers to understand the community’s core needs
Connecting
each other to global experts who have addressed similar issues across various contexts
Providing
context specific advocacy needed to drive the decision-making of policymakers and implementers
