From WHO: This message is provided as a service by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases. The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research launched today the “Implementation Research in Health: A Practical Guide” Billions are spent on health innovations, but very little on how best to apply them in real-world settings. Despite the importance of implementation research, it continues to be a neglected field of study, partly because of a lack of understanding regarding what it is and what it offers. Intended for newcomers to the field, those already conducting implementation research, and those with responsibility for implementing programmes, this guide provides an introduction to basic implementation research concepts and briefly outlines what it involves, and describes the many exciting opportunities that it presents. The Implementation Research in Health Practical Guide is available electronically here: http://who.int/alliance-hpsr/alliancehpsr_irpguide.pdf (http://who.int/alliance-hpsr/alliancehpsr_irpguide.pdf) ABOUT TDR TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, is a global programme of scientific collaboration that helps coordinate, support and influence global efforts to combat a portfolio of major diseases of the poor and disadvantaged. Established in 1974, TDR is sponsored by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), and is executed by WHO. For more information, visit: www.who.int/tdr (http://www.who.int/tdr) Access CANCHID archives at: https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/canchid.html plus CANCHID subscription management. CANCHID is a joint service of the Canadian Society for International Health < http:www.csih.org > and the Distributed Knowledge Project (York University). Queries to Sam Lanfranco <[log in to unmask]>