Maintains programme: Research supporting social services' adaptation to external shocks
This innovative FCDO-funded research programme in six countries explored how to improve the resilience of social services during and after external shocks
Kate is a research and evaluation specialist in the health team's monitoring and evaluation hub. She has broad global health and international development experience, and particular expertise in qualitative methods and theory-driven evaluation.
This innovative FCDO-funded research programme in six countries explored how to improve the resilience of social services during and after external shocks
Real-Time Assessment of UNICEF's Covid-19 response in Eastern and Southern Africa to support a contextualised delivery of essential services
Our evaluation helped to understand the effectiveness of approaches to strengthen sub-national health systems through supporting district health planning and management
Two billion of the world’s poorest people live in fragile and conflict-affected settings. This figure is rising, fuelled by growing inequality, violence, conflicts and other shocks. In these fragile and shock-prone areas, progress towards Universal Health Coverage is slow.
Research from our Maintains programme in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone during Covid-19 considers the links between health system strenthening and shock responsiveness.
What can help or hinder planning for the district health management teams who need to turn policies into action?