Saving Lives at Birth; development of a retrospective theory of change, impact framework and prioritised metrics.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Grand Challenges for international health and development initiatives have received substantial funding to tackle unsolved problems; however, evidence of their effectiveness in achieving change is lacking. A theory of change may provide a useful tool to track progress towards desired outcomes. The Saving Lives at Birth partnership aims to address inequities in maternal-newborn survival through the provision of strategic investments for the development, testing and transition-to-scale of ground-breaking prevention and treatment approaches with the potential to leapfrog conventional healthcare approaches in low resource settings. We aimed to develop a theory of change and impact framework with prioritised metrics to map the initiative's contribution towards overall goals, and to m

SUBMITTER: Lalli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5789747 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature