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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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