title: Introducing INSPIRE: an implementation research collaboration between the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada and the World Health Organization.
abstract: The government of Canada, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) has supported global efforts to reduce the impact of the HIV pandemic. In 2012, WHO and DFATD launched an implementation research initiative to increase access to interventions that were known to be effective in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and to learn how these could be successfully integrated with other essential services for mothers and children. In addition to facilitating the implementation research projects, DFATD and WHO promoted four approaches: (1) Country-specific implementation research prioritization exercises, (2) Ministry of Health involvement, (3) Country-led, innovative, high-quality research, and (4) Leveraging regional networks and learning opportunities. While no single aspect of INSPIRE is unique, the process endeavors to promote and support high-quality, rigorous, locally-led implementation research that will have a substantial impact on the health and survival of HIV-infected women and their children.
authors.affiliation: *Global Health Programs, Global Health and Nutrition Bureau, Global Issues and Development Branch, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada; †Department of HIV/AIDS, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland; and ‡Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blais
authors.forename: Gottfried
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hirnschall
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.forename: Zuzanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lipa
authors.forename: April
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baller
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rollins
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007391:International Cooperation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016730:Program Development; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*