RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 ‘Implementability’ matters: using implementation research steps to guide and support non-communicable disease national planning in low-income and middle-income countries
JF BMJ Global Health
JO BMJ Global Health
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e008275
DO 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008275
VO 7
IS 4
A1 Angela Mary Jackson-Morris
A1 Gerald Mutungi
A1 Ephantus Maree
A1 Temo Waqanivalu
A1 Robert Marten
A1 Rachel Nugent
YR 2022
UL http://gh.bmj.com/content/7/4/e008275.abstract
AB The ‘implementation gap’ between national plans and successful implementation is a central theme in addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It is a factor that has undermined Sustainable Development Goal 3.4, which aims to achieve a one-third reduction in premature mortality from four major NCDs by 2030. Responding to the potential of implementation research to support low-income and middle-income countries to effectively advance their strategies, we describe ways to make NCD plans more robust by including implementation steps. These steps are (1) choosing some (but not all) effective and cost-effective options; (2) tailoring interventions and their scale-up to national capacity; and (3) making the priorities implementable. We illustrate with examples from several countries.All data relevant to the study are included in the article.