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Transformational Investment Capacity (TIC)
TIC Accepted Project Summaries
2017.06.23
Intersectional Surgical Training Centre (ISTC)Project Summary
Area: Human Resources, Learning and DevelopmentType: IncubatorLength: 6 monthsSponsor/support: MSF GermanyProject Status: ONGOING
Problem
Address the gap caused by specialization of surgical workforce that impacts surgeons’ ability to perform common types of surgery required in the field.
Develop the business case for an Intersectional Surgical Training Centre (ISTC), an eight-week in-field program to re-train surgeons in common surgeries. Target national and international MSF surgeons.
Proposed Solution
Improve safety and quality of surgical care
Bridge HR-gaps of surgical and anesthesia
Increase retention of international and national surgical staff
Foster knowledge exchange
Validate skills and protocols
Impact
Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine Course Development (GHHM)
Project Summary
Area: Human Resources, Learning and DevelopmentType: Incubator Length: 2.5 years Sponsor/support: MSF-UK board Project Status: ONGOING
Problem
Address limited global access to public health and tropical medicine training for national staff that impacts quality of patient care.
Scale up an online, low cost, part-time course on public health and tropical medicine for MSF national staff in several countries. Prepare national staff to take the internationally accredited exam for the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Proposed Solution
Share knowledge more widely by bringing teaching from the best global experts to MSF staff
Improve patient care in the field
Support national staff in enhancing their personal circumstances and development
Impact
Mentoring and Coaching Hub III (MC3)Project Summary
Area: Human Resources, Learning and DevelopmentType: Large scale project Length: 2 years Sponsor/support: OCBAProject Status: ONGOING
Problem
Address the gap in skills and experience for managers and staff caused by high turnover and increasing work demands.
Expand tailored individual and team mentoring and coaching services for MSF staff. Create an online repository of learning programs to promote learning.
Proposed Solution
Build staff competencies and confidence to better serve populations in need
Facilitate continuous learning and development for MSF staff
Provide common standards of quality in all mentoring/coaching initiatives
Impact
TEMBO – “Your personal learning & development environment” Project Summary
Area: Human Resources, Learning and DevelopmentType: Large scale project Length: 4 years Sponsor/support: OCBA, supported by OCG Project Status: ONGOING
Problem
Address the gap in qualified staff and experienced managers due to high turnover and evolving challenges and needs in the field.
Create real-time access to customized personal learning and development, enabling more effective ways for people to learn and develop throughout their careers. TEMBO offers a new journey to learning for MSF’s staff, transforming the way MSF staff work, learn, and develop.
Proposed Solution
Create/manage organizational knowledge
Provide a wide catalogue of upgraded learning solutions and content
Increase MSF staff speed-to-performance, learning and development competencies, and career development
Strengthen professionalization, certification and validation of knowledge.
Impact
Training on Managing Obstetric Emergencies in the FieldProject Summary
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Proposed Solution
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Area: Human Resources, Learning, and DevelopmentType: IncubatorLength: 2 years Sponsor/support: MSF DenmarkProject Status: ONGOING
Assess the impact of Advanced Life Support in Obstetric training on staff knowledge, skills and responsiveness to post-partum bleeding.
Access to skilled care before, during, and after birth that is necessary to save maternal and newborn lives.
Leverage learnings to improve staff capacity to address pregnancy-related complications
Evaluate and assess the impact of training on managing obstetric emergencies in the field
Promote learning and development within MSF to improve patient outcomes
LEAP – Leadership Education Academic PartnershipProject Summary
Area: Human Resources, Learning and DevelopmentType: Large scale project Length: 4 years Sponsor/support: OCP (MSF UK lead), supported by all 5 OCs Project Status: ONGOING
Problem
Address gaps in senior staff training to improve their scientific, operational, and management knowledge and skills.
Implement a flexible Master’s program and shorter one-off courses with Liverpool and Manchester universities to develop senior staff knowledge, skills, retention, and career paths.
Proposed Solution
Build the skills and capacity of MSF field leadership through the Master’s program
Increase retention of MSF personnel
Provide MSF staff with accreditation from world-class universities
Catalyze institutional learning through research projects by MSF students in the program
Impact
Medical Academy (MA)Project Summary
Problem
Address the gaps and deficiencies in medical training in preparing doctors and nurses for practicing in limited-resource field conditions.
Establish a healthcare academy in partnership with universities and professional schools to improve clinical and organizational competences for national and expat staff.
Proposed Solution
Improve quality of health services provided by MSF to populations in need
Improve motivation, attraction, and retention for all staff
Impact
Area: Human Resources, Learning and DevelopmentType: Large scale project Length: 1.5 years Sponsor/support: OCB, supported by OCBA Project Status: ONGOING
A gene-driven tool for malaria control (GMM)Project Summary
Problem
Address the limitations of current control tools in reducing malaria mortality and morbidity.
Examine Genetically Modified Mosquito (GMM) tools and other next generation or under-development vector control tools that may address malaria-related mortality. Build MSF’s knowledge, engage vulnerable populations and investigate ethical and IP implications.
Proposed Solution
Develop evidence-based knowledge, understanding, and critical position regarding different malaria control techniques
Engage impacted populations to aid understanding and decisions in trial participation
Create a strong knowledge base on novel non-GMM alternative vector control tools
Impact
Area: Medical Research and Development Type: IncubatorLength: 2 yearsSponsor/support: OCBAProject Status: ONGOING
The 3P Project
Problem
Address the deadly impact of the lengthy, toxic, expensive treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).
Transform Research and Development (R&D) for TB using a collaborative approach through pull funding (milestone prizes), collaborative pooling of IP and data, and push funding (grants) ensuring the cost of R&D is covered, and affordable treatment for all upfront.
Proposed Solution
Transform the model for needs-driven R&D for TB
Discover new short course pan TB regimen of less than 6 weeks
Move 3 to 5 new compounds through Phase I trials within five years of project launch
Develop a best practice model for adoption by broader global R&D
Impact
Area: Medical Research and Development Type: Large scale project Length: 10 yearsSponsor/support: OCA, supporting OC TBAProject Status: ONGOING
Project Summary
Hospital Ship Feasibility StudyProject Summary
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Impact
Area: Medical Research and Development
Type: Incubator
Length: 6 months
Sponsor/support: MSF Netherlands & USAProject Status: ONGOING
Assess the feasibility of a hospital ship to address medical needs of populations in specific contexts. Security, safety, access, financial, managerial, legal and ethical elements will be investigated.
Address the gap in MSF’s ability to provide medical care to vulnerable populations in port cities, especially in insecure conflict and emergency settings.
Comprehensive, fact-based and critical analysis of the feasibility of a hospital ship
Learnings from other MSF and external hospital ships
Identification and understanding of specific contexts where a hospital ship could potentially improve access to medical care in crisis zones
POCUS – Point-of-Care UltrasoundProject Summary
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Proposed Solution
Impact
Area: Medical Research and Development
Type: Incubator
Length: 12 months
Sponsor/support: MSF USAProject Status: ONGOING
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) technology uses laptop or tablet based ultrasound technology at the patient’s bedside to help clinicians make proper diagnosis and treatment decisions through simple pattern recognition algorithms. This project will build on a successful proof-of-concept in South Sudan.
Providing medical care to patients in remote, under-resourced and unstable contexts is often hindered by lack of basic radiologic diagnostics.
Higher level of medical care and training of MSF staff, including both physicians and non-physician clinicians
Increased MSF capacity to work in remote and conflict areas
Improved clinician and patient satisfaction
Strategic Transformation of the Market of Hepatitis C Treatments (STORM-C)
Project Summary
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Proposed Solution
Impact
Area: Medical Research and Development
Type: Large-Scale
Length: 3.5 years
Sponsor/support: OCPProject Status: ONGOING
STORM-C will strive to increase access to care and treatment for HCV patients in key LMICs using a public health approach that generates evidence for (simplified) treatment, innovative models of care and scale-up of efforts, ultimately leading to a ‘test and cure’ strategy.
Ground-breaking therapeutic innovations for viral hepatitis have not translated into widespread access for the overwhelmingmajority of people with HCV.
Reduce morbidity and mortality in MSF projects and DNDi studies, curing 12,000 patients over 3 years in Cambodia, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine and Vietnam.
Overcome IP, regulatory, pricing and other barriers to improve access to and affordability of HCV treatment in LMICs.
GEO MSF (Geographic Information System)Project Summary
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Proposed Solution
Impact
Area: Operations Improvement & Technology Type: Large scale project Length: 2.5 years Sponsor/support: OCG, supported by OCBA and OCBProject Status: ONGOING
Build geo-mapping technology leveraging MSF’s current GIS unit capabilities for operations, emergency, security, watsan, logistics/fleet management, epidemiology and advocacy reporting.
Address the gap between geo-referenced data collection, turning data into actionable information, and distilling information into knowledge.
Enable a better understanding of the geographical and functional landscape of a population in crisis, supporting strategic decision-making and informed response to address the needs of populations
Single Data Entry (SDE)Project Summary
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Impact
Area: Operations Improvement & Technology Type: IncubatorLength: 1 yearSponsor/support: OCG supported by OCBProject Status: ONGOING
Develop the business case to apply 2D barcoding and RFID (Radio-Frequency IDentification) tracking in a humanitarian context. Assess the feasibility to drastically improve MSF efficiency and quality, and reduce cost.
Address poor supply chain data availability and quality impacting MSF operational performance.
Strengthen items tracking, inventory management, and stock accuracy
Decrease lead time from European Supply Centers and field central stocks
Improve tracking patient care in the field Ease staff workloads in the field, while
increasing efficiency Reduce supply loss due to waste and expiry
3D Printing in the FieldProject Summary
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Impact
Area: Operations Improvement & Technology Type: IncubatorLength: 1.5 years Sponsor/support: MSF CanadaProject Status: ONGOING
Test and learn 3D printing for field supplies and replacement parts to better serve populations in need. Pilot with MSF logisticians and 3D printing experts in the field.
Overcome the expense and difficulty of importing specialized medical and logistical equipment and replacement parts to the field, impacting the delivery of care.
Support more timely access and increase availability of healthcare tools and equipment for patients in the field
Reduce high cost delivery of equipment to the field