Program overview: The meta-research and evidence synthesis unit is dedicated to improving healthcare and the knowledge ecosystem through: Meta-research(research on research) : to analyse the philosophical basis, methods, reporting, evaluation, and incentives for research. We also specialise in research priority setting, and core outcome set development. Evidence synthesis: conducting scoping reviews, evidence gap maps, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, rapid evidence synthesis, and qualitative evidence synthesis. Capacity building: On evidence synthesis , meta-research, and its application. Program objectives: The overarching objectives of this program are to: To improve the quality of primary research, evidence synthesis, and knowledge translation. To foster pro-justice and pro-equity approaches in the knowledge ecosystem. To conduct high quality evidence synthesis using fit for purpose methods to inform policy, and practice.

Program overview: Our global Health Systems Strengthening for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program is focused on the conduct of multidisciplinary collaborative research to support countries’ strategic progression towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3.8: Universal access to high-quality essential health care. Led by Dr Laura Downey, our global team comprises health economists, health policy specialists, epidemiologists, statisticians, and clinician researchers. We have active research and advocacy partnerships with academia, civil society organizations, government departments, health service providers, and multilateral organizations in every continent, where our research predominantly focuses on taking a primary healthcare approach to ensure that everyone can equitably access the essential health services they require without experiencing financial hardship in doing so. The types of research we conduct fall broadly into the following domains: Designing an

The George Institute generates high-quality evidence from clinical and community trials by adhering to scientific and ethical standards and in compliance with regulatory requirements. Our clinical and community trials span a wide range of therapeutic areas, along with innovative approaches in design and conduct.

Program overview: System reform is complex, long-term, and involves multiple stakeholders. Traditional evaluation methods, which often focus on short-term outcomes and linear cause-effect relationships, are often not well suited to informing or evaluating system change. The George Institute’s Evaluation and System Reform Program focuses on furthering the role of evaluation in system reform in recognition of the power of evaluative data to contribute to social change - this has implications for what is evaluated and how evaluations are conducted. There is an implicit equity agenda – recognising that systems need to reform to benefit those who need them most. We are concerned with: Conducting ‘mission critical’ evaluations, which in practice means scale, reach and equity Using participatory approaches at all stages, since this increases the potential of evaluation findings being relevant and used Building regular and timely cycles of feedback to imple