The Know-Do Gap: Why Good Evidence Alone Does Not Change What Happens in the Clinic
The Know-Do Gap: Why Good Evidence Alone Does Not Change What Happens in the Clinic 6 August 2026 A national hypertension guideline is published, endorsed and distributed to every facility in a province. The evidence behind it is not in question — it is drawn from large trials. Reviewed by experts and consistent with World […]
Context: The Variable That Decides NCD Programme Success
Context: The Variable That Decides NCD Programme Success 4 August 2026 When an NCD programme succeeds in one facility and stalls in another — despite using an identical protocol, identical training, and an identical evidence base — the cause is rarely a flaw in the intervention. It is almost always context: the surrounding conditions, inside […]
IS4NCDs Marks Steady Progress Towards October Pilot Launch
IS4NCDs Marks Steady Progress Towards October Pilot Launch 29 July 2026 IS4NCDs held its monthly virtual meeting on 27 July 2026, bringing together representatives from all partner institutions to review progress towards the piloting of its implementation science training modules, set to begin in October. The meeting highlighted encouraging momentum across the programme. Institutions leading […]
Implementation Strategies: The Deliberate Choice That Decides Whether an NCD Programme Survives
The fifth and final day of the IS4NCDs Regional Consortium Meeting brought together partners from across the consortium at the Wits School of Public Health in Johannesburg to consolidate a week of intense and productive discussions. With clear decisions made, timelines set, and responsibilities assigned, the meeting closed on a note of genuine optimism and shared purpose.
Fidelity Drift: The Silent Reason Programmes Stop Working at Scale
The fifth and final day of the IS4NCDs Regional Consortium Meeting brought together partners from across the consortium at the Wits School of Public Health in Johannesburg to consolidate a week of intense and productive discussions. With clear decisions made, timelines set, and responsibilities assigned, the meeting closed on a note of genuine optimism and shared purpose.
October 2026 Target Confirmed for Core Modules Pilot
The fifth and final day of the IS4NCDs Regional Consortium Meeting brought together partners from across the consortium at the Wits School of Public Health in Johannesburg to consolidate a week of intense and productive discussions. With clear decisions made, timelines set, and responsibilities assigned, the meeting closed on a note of genuine optimism and shared purpose.
IS4NCDs Keeps the Pace After Johannesburg
The fifth and final day of the IS4NCDs Regional Consortium Meeting brought together partners from across the consortium at the Wits School of Public Health in Johannesburg to consolidate a week of intense and productive discussions. With clear decisions made, timelines set, and responsibilities assigned, the meeting closed on a note of genuine optimism and shared purpose.
A Week of Collaboration Closes with Commitment to Combating NCDs Across Africa
The fifth and final day of the IS4NCDs Regional Consortium Meeting brought together partners from across the consortium at the Wits School of Public Health in Johannesburg to consolidate a week of intense and productive discussions. With clear decisions made, timelines set, and responsibilities assigned, the meeting closed on a note of genuine optimism and shared purpose.
Momentum in Johannesburg: IS4NCDs Consortium Advances Planning on Day Four
Day 4 of the IS4NCDs Regional Consortium Meeting covered project administration, pilot scheduling, publication planning, and the development of an evaluation framework.
Modules, Platforms, and Pedagogy: Inside Day 3 of the IS4NCDs Regional Consortium Meeting
The third day of the IS4NCDs Regional Consortium Meeting in Johannesburg moved from decisions to design — unpacking three advanced modules, an executive course for senior leaders, a digital learning platform, and the pedagogical principles that will bring it all to life.
Bridging the Know–Do Gap: IS4NCDs Intermediate Training Modules to Strengthen NCD Implementation in Africa
On day 2 of the IS4NCDs Regional Consortium Meeting held in Johannesburg, consortium members presented and discussed an Implementation Roadmap covering three new intermediate training modules designed to equip health workers, researchers, and programme implementers with the practical skills needed to improve NCD outcomes at scale.
Building the Future of Implementation Science Education in Africa: Highlights from Day 2 of the IS4NCDs Regional Consortium Meeting
Day 2 focused on two major areas: the operational and structural decisions needed to move the modules from design to delivery, and a deeper exploration of the content and frameworks underpinning the core modules.
The IS4NCDs project has received funding from the European Union's Erasmus+ programme under Grant Agreement no. 101179511
The IS4NCDs project has received funding from the European Union's Erasmus+ programme under Grant Agreement no. 101179511