Leveraging Equity and Advancement in Practice (LEAP)

With the support of UGHE faculty, students, and researchers, we partner with on-site implementer teams developing and deploying health care delivery innovations. We provide tailored support to strengthen research, implementation, and evaluation design, fostering sustained collaborations between academic and frontline teams that amplify the impact of innovative, context-driven solutions to persistent health delivery challenges. Where relevant, we support implementer teams to assess and adopt emerging technologies that can enhance the impact of innovations in care delivery. 

We deliver embedded training and capacity building initiatives that develop practical skills in research, implementation science, health systems technology, and policy engagement. Our training and professional development programs leverage innovation in care delivery as an opportunity to strengthen the capacity of emerging researchers and leaders and establish lasting networks for South-South exchange.  

 We support the development of knowledge products that can inform local and national decision-making and the replication of successful innovations. We support implementer teams to engage with Ministries of Health, regional bodies, and other stakeholders to translate evidence into policy recommendations, ensuring that relevant, scalable innovations contribute to lasting systemic change.