LEARN Using Research to Inform Policy

Ian BromageHue City, Vietnam

September 26th – 27th

LEARNLao PDR

EquityAnalysis

ResearchNetworks

Context of Lao PDR Poverty reduced by 40% in past two decades

Target to graduate from LDC status by 2020

Progress in some MDGs is lagging behind

Economic progress has not benefitted everyone

Addressing inequity is a daunting challenge

LEARN Overall Objective

To contribute to better population health and Universal Health Coverage in Lao PDR through better informed public health policies and their implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

LEARN: A Strong Partnership

Better Public Health

Outcomes

Scoping the issue, deciding what sort of evidence is required

Procuring managing and carrying out

research to provide evidence

Interpreting and applying evidence,

monitoring and evaluating policy once

implemented

Agenda Setting

Formulation

Adoption Implementation

Monitoring and Evaluation

Young and Quinn (2002)

LEARN ActivitiesPolicy and Implementation Gap Analysis

Scholarships for Lao PhD students

Joint Master in Public Health Programming

Regional Dialogues

Small research grant scheme

Strategic Planning

E-Learning Research Centre

Short trainings and workshops

LEARN seeks to help people make well informed

decisions about about policies, programmes and

projects by putting the best available evidence

from research at heart of policy development and

implementation

For more information:

Ian Bromage

MCNV LEARN Programme Manager

Tel: +07821545793

Email: Ian.bromage@mcnv.vn

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