Results for Development

06/11/2025

For middle-income countries, some of the most valuable lessons on strengthening immunization come from peer countries who have faced similar challenges.

Through the R4D-managed Linked Immunisation Action Network, countries such as Indonesia, Tunisia and Armenia are learning from each other to tackle persistent challenges and improve how vaccines reach their communities.

A recent blog from Linked offers insights into what's possible when governments move beyond siloed strategies and participate in collaborative learning. 💡

🔗 https://loom.ly/Fqhl_XM

06/10/2025

🚀 Calling Experts in Science, Technology, and Innovation across West Africa!

Results for Development (R4D), in partnership with FCDO, is excited to launch the Sankore Helpdesk Specialist Network — a new way to connect local leaders with the expert support they need to strengthen science, technology and innovation (STI) systems across West Africa.

🔍 What is a Helpdesk?
R4D is pioneering Helpdesk models as a faster, more flexible way to support country leaders. These on-demand platforms connect vetted specialists with governments and institutions to rapidly deliver evidence, insights, and hands-on support — helping decision-makers act quickly and confidently on complex challenges.

💡 Members of the Specialist Network may be invited to:
• Respond to Helpdesk requests with targeted research, briefings or strategy support
• Co-create policy guidance, facilitate stakeholder consultations or design programs
• Support MEL and implementation in dynamic, fast-moving contexts

We’re building a pool of trusted, on-call experts — and we’re looking for talented professionals, particularly in Ghana and Nigeria to join.

📅 Apply by June 30, 2025 (rolling reviews – apply early!)
👉 Apply here: https://loom.ly/cxzpmdY
📩 Questions? Contact: [email protected]

Let’s build more agile, evidence-driven STI systems together.

06/03/2025

With support from Results for Development, Kano State’s Ministry of Health is strengthening how it plans, allocates and tracks health spending. 💪

Working closely with the Planning & Budget Committee, R4D has helped build core competencies in budget formulation, monitoring and performance analysis, laying a foundation for more strategic and accountable decision-making in the health sector.

🔗 Read the full story here: https://loom.ly/0VY2mS4

05/30/2025

R4D Insights is your briefing on breakthrough ideas in global health, education and nutrition...delivered right to your email inbox every month.

In this month's edition:
📌 Closing the NCD financing gap
📌 Accelerating immunization progress
📌 Understanding the important work of knowledge brokers

👉 Read the latest issue and subscribe today: https://loom.ly/CelaDDI

05/29/2025

Register today! 🌟 Join the R4D-led EdTech Hub for a conversation about implementing technology-supported Teacher Professional Development (TPD) programs in and .

This session will delve into the successes and challenges of implementing systemic TPD at scale, and share lessons learned and insights into how the most marginalized teachers and schools can be better supported.

Attendees will have the opportunity to engage directly with the speakers during the Q&A session.

🗓️ June 4, 2025
🕑 2:00 PM (GMT) | 10:00 AM (EDT)
🔗 Sign up here: https://loom.ly/gvCVtFI

05/08/2025

Collaborative learning is helping to make "Immunization for All" a reality. 💉🌍

With the Linked Immunisation Action Network, countries are engaging in peer-to-peer learning that allows them to share strategies, identify common challenges, and improve access to vaccines.

💡 In Tunisia, health officials preparing to introduce the HPV vaccine faced cultural sensitivities and logistical questions.

Through Linked workshops, they connected with peers from the Philippines, Mongolia, Jordan and Uzbekistan for insights on partnering with local faith leaders and educators to foster community trust.

📱 Indonesia, grappling with a 26% zero-dose rate post-pandemic, found inspiration in Sri Lanka's digital immunization registry.

This peer exchange informed Indonesia's own digital strategies to accelerate vaccine coverage.

👩‍👧 Armenia addressed caregiver knowledge gaps by learning from other countries' community engagement strategies, enhancing their approach to reach under-immunized children.

Read more about how peer learning in translating global guidance into practical, localized solutions and helping countries build more equitable, resilient and sustainable immunization programs. https://loom.ly/Fqhl_XM

Author: Christina Shaw In the halls of the health ministry in Tunisia, a team of immunisation practitioners grappled with a pivotal challenge. It was 2023, and they were on the brink of introducing the HPV vaccine – a milestone in the country’s public health journey. Yet, questions loomed: Was t...

05/07/2025

🔍 How can process mapping enhance nutrition data systems?

📊 was one of the first Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) countries to design and implement a multisectoral nutrition information system (NIS):

📌 The Unified Nutrition Information System for Ethiopia (UNISE) tracks program implementation across several sectors that contribute to the national food and nutrition strategy.

📌 The Resource Tracking and Partner Management tool (RTPM) tracks resources and partnerships that support multisector nutrition programming.

But challenges in data utilization and data quality persist.

In a recent DataDENT blog, R4D experts dive into how process mapping, which captures user experiences and system designs, is paving the way for targeted capacity-strengthening initiatives, including tailored training and mentorship programs.

https://loom.ly/TYh29ag

Moving multisector coordination from theory to practice is complex, and it is important to learn from country experiences. A multisector nutrition information system (NIS) supports coordination by synthesizing data from diverse data sources and across different sectors to provide actionable informat...

05/06/2025

🔑 Addressing fragmented health financing is critical for countries looking to strengthen .

Join several R4D experts and others this Thursday, May 8, for a conversation exploring the effects of fragmentation on primary health care and universal health coverage.

They'll present new evidence and hear from Argentina, Burkina Faso, Indonesia and Tanzania on how they are:
1️⃣ Consolidating multiple coverage schemes
2️⃣ Avoiding further fragmentation
3️⃣ Harmonizing health purchasing functions
4️⃣ Streamlining funding flows to the provider level

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from country experiences and practical steps to make PHC financing more efficient, equitable, and effective.

📅 May 8, 2025 – 8 AM EST/12 PM GMT
📍 Register here: https://loom.ly/Qvv1EiU
📄 Read the background paper: https://loom.ly/SfCXxg8

04/10/2025

As the School Action Learning Exchange (SALEX) wraps up after two years of collaboration, the team is reflecting on key lessons for building successful global education networks. 🌟

In a new blog post, they offer practical takeaways and advice for network members, facilitators and funders looking to drive lasting impact in global education.

Among their invaluable insights:
💡 Building trust and connection
💡 Embracing flexibility
💡 Offering dedicated resources.

Read more here about the SALEX journey and what global education networks need to thrive: https://loom.ly/Z9uM4IA

As the SALEX journey wraps up, we’re diving into four key lessons to offer actionable advice for network members, facilitators and funders.

04/09/2025

In partnership with Tanzania's Ministry of Health, R4D has been helping improve the country's health commodity supply chain by supporting the implementation of a Bottom-Up Quantification (BUQ) approach. 🤝⚙️🏥

This initiative aims to enhance accountability, reduce waste, and ensure essential health commodities are available where they're needed most.

Learn how R4D’s workshops and technical support are leading to more accurate forecasting and better supply chain management. ➡️ https://loom.ly/bcy8G4w

In Tanzania, using bottom-up quantification for essential health commodities demonstrated potential for greater accountability and ownership.

04/08/2025

Countries with high rates of malnutrition have long depended on external funding to deliver essential nutrition services.

While country leaders recognize that this reliance is unsustainable, more urgent and decisive action is needed to prevent the crisis from worsening.

Following this year's Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris, our experts highlight how countries like Nigeria, Pakistan and Senegal are taking bold steps to mobilize domestic resources and collaborate across sectors.

Read why these efforts are essential to ensuring that sustainable nutrition funding becomes — and remains — a top priority and what governments can do.



https://loom.ly/ImGx1H8

Country governments know a reliance on external nutrition financing is unsustainable and are working to change this, but much more is needed.

03/05/2025

Happening tomorrow! 👀 Don't forget to register for the launch of the "Health Systems and Reform" special issue: “Objective-Oriented Health Systems Reform: Implications for Moving Towards Universal Health Coverage."

The issue includes 50 authors — including Results for Development experts — from sharing analyses and perspectives on health reforms in 12 countries across Latin America, Africa and Asia.

In many cases, was the entry point for these reforms, and several papers offer valuable lessons and insights into how — and why — these reforms were implemented to address diagnosed causes of system underperformance.

🗓️ Thursday, March 6, 2025
🕰️ 14:00 – 16:00 CET/ 08:00 – 10:00 EST
🔗 Registration and more details here: https://loom.ly/G3FeE1c