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 on child protection, urban health and respectful maternal care in East Central and Southern Africa
- Advancing evidence-based approaches to community based mental health and psychosocial support
- 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 approaches in East Africa through evidence-based advocacy
- Supporting the establishment of the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) as an independent entity
Countries Engaged Across 6 Regions
Thematic Networks
Global Partners
Research Studies Conducted
Stakeholders need a neutral space to collaborate. We accelerate evidence-based decision-making by:
Engaging
in-country community leaders, researchers, and policymakers to understand the community’s core needs
Connecting
capacities and partners across issues and contexts
Providing
knowledge translation support to inform decision-making for policies, programs, and practice
