The current study builds upon a previous situation analysis of the extent to which grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) are being utilized to support operational research and implementation research (OR/IR) activities in recipient countries. The objective of this follow-up study was to identify approaches and pathways to implement an OR component into grants to the Global Fund, in four sub-Saharan African countries. Special focus was given to the Structured Operational Research and Training IniTiative (SORT IT). The conceptual framework was based on an analysis to identify elements supporting and blocking the integration of OR, called force field analysis, and a behavioural change assessment covering aspects such as opportunity, motivation, capability and triggers to do the integration. Data were collected through online surveys and stakeholder interviews both via telephone/online conference tools and in person in four countries with a high burden of malaria and tuberculosis. These countries were Ghana, Sierra Leone, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The stakeholders included programme managers, implementation partners, representatives from international organisations, academic and governmental research institutions and other individuals involved in the countries’ needs assessment and National Strategic Plan development. We identified opportunities to integrate OR into the countries’ programmes during the funding process, the country’s needs assessment being the most important one, including the need of OR-related capacity. Both the force field analysis and the behavioural change assessment showed that the necessary elements to integrate OR were present in the countries. Motivation, capability and efficiency were found to be a managerial value omnipresent across stakeholders. However, those elements were influenced by the tendency to favour tangible assets over any abstract ones, such as increasing organisational capacity in OR. In each of the countries assessed, there is potential to integrating OR into the programmes supported by the Global Fund. However, given the relative lack of OR-related capacity and skills encountered, a capacity strengthening tool, such as SORT IT, would be of benefit helping to identify and carry forward OR activities sustainably.

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将业务研究纳入全球撒哈拉以南非洲国家抗击艾滋病，结核病和疟疾基金资助的计划中。

当前的研究基于先前的情况分析，分析了全球抗击艾滋病，结核和疟疾基金（全球基金）的赠款在多大程度上用于支持受援国的业务研究和实施研究（OR / IR）活动。这项后续研究的目的是确定在四个撒哈拉以南非洲国家中将“或非”组成部分落实到全球基金赠款中的方法和途径。特别关注结构化运营研究和培训倡议（SORT IT）。该概念框架基于一种分析来识别支持和阻止OR集成的元素（称为力场分析），以及一个行为变化评估，涉及机会，动机，能力和进行集成的触发器等方面。通过电话/在线会议工具以及在疟疾和肺结核高负担的四个国家亲自进行的在线调查和利益相关者访谈收集了数据。这些国家是加纳，塞拉利昂，坦桑尼亚联合共和国和津巴布韦。利益相关者包括计划管理者，实施伙伴，国际组织，学术和政府研究机构的代表以及参与国家需求评估和国家战略计划制定的其他个人。我们确定了在筹资过程中将OR纳入这些国家计划的机会，该国的需求评估是最重要的评估，包括与OR相关的能力的需求。力场分析和行为改变评估都表明，在这些国家中存在整合OR的必要要素。人们发现，动机，能力和效率是所有利益相关者无处不在的管理价值。但是，相对于任何抽象资产，倾向于使用有形资产的趋势（例如提高OR中的组织能力）会影响这些因素。在每个接受评估的国家中，都有可能将OR纳入全球基金支持的计划中。但是，鉴于遇到的与OR相关的能力和技能相对不足，因此，诸如SORT IT之类的能力增强工具将有助于帮助可持续地识别和开展OR活动。发现能力和效率是所有利益相关者无所不在的管理价值。但是，相对于任何抽象资产，倾向于使用有形资产的趋势（例如提高OR中的组织能力）会影响这些因素。在每个接受评估的国家中，都有可能将OR纳入全球基金支持的计划中。但是，鉴于遇到的与OR相关的能力和技能相对不足，因此，诸如SORT IT之类的能力增强工具将有助于帮助可持续地识别和开展OR活动。发现能力和效率是所有利益相关者无所不在的管理价值。但是，相对于任何抽象资产，倾向于使用有形资产的趋势（例如提高OR中的组织能力）会影响这些因素。在每个接受评估的国家中，都有可能将OR纳入全球基金支持的计划中。但是，鉴于所遇到的与OR相关的能力和技能相对不足，因此，诸如SORT IT之类的能力增强工具将有助于帮助可持续地识别和开展OR活动。有可能将OR整合到全球基金支持的计划中。但是，鉴于遇到的与OR相关的能力和技能相对不足，因此，诸如SORT IT之类的能力增强工具将有助于帮助可持续地识别和开展OR活动。有可能将OR整合到全球基金支持的计划中。但是，鉴于遇到的与OR相关的能力和技能相对不足，因此，诸如SORT IT之类的能力增强工具将有助于帮助可持续地识别和开展OR活动。