Step 4

Introduction

An approach to working with country teams to scale-up strategies has been developed by ExpandNet in collaboration with WHO.

This approach entails a nine step guide for developing a scaling-up strategy:

1. Planning actions to increase the scalability of the innovation
2. Increasing the capacity of the user organization to implement scaling up
3. Assessing the environment and planning actions to increase the potential for scaling-up success
4. Increasing the capacity of the resource team to support scaling up
5. Making strategic choices to support vertical scaling up (institutionalization)
6. Making strategic choices to support horizontal scaling up (expansion/replication)
7. Determining the role of diversification
8. Planning actions to address spontaneous scaling up
9. Finalizing the scaling-up strategy and identifying next steps

Please refer to the guide for further information.

ExpandNet is a global network of representatives from international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, academic and research institutions, ministries of health and specific projects who seek to advance the science and practice of scaling up.

Case study 6: Scaling up – Physical activity interventions, Brazil