Request for Expression of Interest – Institutionalizing Learning by Mainstreaming Embedded Implementation Research in Country Immunization Programmes (MAINSTREAM) in Malawi

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS (EOIS)

ALLIANCE MAINSTREAM – MALAWI

INSTITUTIONALIZING LEARNING BY MAINSTREAMING EMBEDDED IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH IN COUNTRY IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMMES (MAINSTREAM) IN MALAWI

Background

A consortium consisting of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (the Alliance)/World Health Organisation (WHO) Science Division in a coordinating role, together with the WHO Immunization, Vaccines, and Biologicals (IVB) Department, WHO regional and country offices, and GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance launched the MAINSTREAM initiative with the following objectives:

  1. To assess knowledge gaps and priorities regarding immunization coverage and equity based on policymaker/ implementer priorities, aligned with country research agenda development and implementation (needs assessment objective);
  2. To enable the integration of learning through embedded implementation research into national immunization programmes (implementation research integration objective);
  3. To scale up learning through embedded implementation research on implementers’ priorities as part of regular country support (scale objective) and
  4. To improve the use of evidence to guide policy development and implementation of programmes toward improving immunization coverage and equity (policy and practice objectives).

To help execute this initiative in Malawi, the Alliance selected Blantyre Institute for Community Outreach (BICO) as an in-country research institution and a mentor institute for technical support for implementation research and to support stakeholder convening in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH-EPI).

This request for Expressions of Interest (Eols) calls for Implementation Research (IR) proposals from Malawi that address priority themes (see Appendix through the link below) identified during a collaborative research prioritization workshop conducted by BICO, MoH-EPl and WHO-Alliance and other in-country health system decision-makers/ stakeholders. Selection criteria for prospective research teams will include (i) a capacity for a high degree of methodological rigor, (ii) the ability to deliver on rapid timelines, iii) a strong country network, (iv) expertise in immunization, and (v) meaningful engagement and participation of at least one immunization program (EPI) implementer in the research team.

For more information about this call use this link below: (https://bicomalawi.org/download/eoi-mainstream-malawi/)

Closing date for submission is 25th November, 2024, at 5 pm.

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