Table 1 Recommendations for engagement of stakeholders of national programmes to effectively influence their approach to OR and their decisions in the country fund request
● Develop a SORT-IT resource centre with real-life examples of OR increasing the value of programmatic investments, prioritizing examples coming from the same region.
● Translate the bibliography into material for decision-makers (e.g. brochures, power point presentations, videos).
● Design and implement a showcase displaying outcomes of OR intervention where SORT IT plays a major role, with immediate and mid-term objectives, e.g., personnel trained and efficiency increase, correspondently.
● Identify in-country operators (and/or partners) for advocacy intervention. Country stakeholders beyond the MOH should be included to ensure sustainability of the process.
● Agree with the country stakeholders on an inclusion of OR in the funding requests to the Global Fund (with support and technical assistance from TDR), including capacity strengthening through SORT IT training.
● Set milestones to follow up funding request and programme implementation, assessing the use of OR in programme reviews.
