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Evidence into action.
Innovation with purpose.

Explore SCALE’s project and research focus: technology-enabled care, safer healthcare environments and evidence for improvement.

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Tele-IPC & WASHDigital healthImplementation research
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EDUCATION · EVIDENCE · IMPLEMENTATIONEvidence that informs practical progress.

Project & service focus

New connections.
Practical possibilities.

Areas for project development and collaboration, aligned with SCALE’s objectives.

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Digital & remote

Tele-IPC & WASH

Technology-enabled learning and technical collaboration focused on infection prevention and control and WASH.

  • Tele-IPC and remote learning approaches
  • Connecting technical expertise with implementation
  • WASH as a linked programme priority
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Safer systems

Healthcare waste management

An area of technical expertise connecting healthcare waste management with environmental safety and facility improvement.

  • Healthcare waste management expertise
  • Links with facility IPC and environmental safety
  • Project scope agreed with institutions
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Digital & remote

Digital health & HAIs

Digital solutions, surveillance and data systems to support healthcare-associated infection prevention and improvement.

  • Digital surveillance and data systems
  • Healthcare analytics
  • Technology-enabled education and implementation
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Research & evidence

Research across IPC, WASH, AMS & AMR

Evidence generation across healthcare and community settings through operational, implementation and public health research.

  • Epidemiological and implementation studies
  • Quality improvement research
  • Community IPC and programme evaluation
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Safer systems

IPC supplies

Exploring IPC-related supply needs alongside practical infection prevention programmes.

  • Identify institution-specific supply needs
  • Connect supply discussions with IPC priorities
  • Confirm product scope and availability with SCALE

These are areas of programme development and technical collaboration. Specific project status, deliverables and supply availability should be confirmed with SCALE.

Research with responsibility

Sound evidence.
Professional integrity.

SCALE’s charter commits to ethical, scientifically sound and responsible research. Research involving human participants follows applicable ethical requirements and institutional review processes.

Our research commitments

  • Research integrity and evidence-based practice
  • Data confidentiality and responsible data management
  • Protection of research participants
  • Appropriate authorship and conflict-of-interest disclosure

Working together

Shared questions.
Connected expertise.

SCALE’s charter provides for collaboration with academic institutions, healthcare organisations, research institutions, government departments and development partners.

Programme teams combine relevant expertise with defined objectives, work plans, monitoring and technical review.

Areas to discuss

  • An operational or implementation research question
  • A healthcare quality or surveillance project
  • A digital health or tele-IPC initiative
  • A community health, WASH or AMR programme
  • An institutional technical support requirement

Let’s move a good question forward.

Discuss a research idea, an implementation challenge or an opportunity for institutional collaboration.

Discuss a collaboration

Connect with SCALE

Start a conversation.
Build something meaningful.

For project and research discussions, outline the question or challenge, proposed setting, relevant expertise and intended outputs.

SCALE is based in Islamabad, with a location in Lahore. When discussing a collaboration, outline your organisation, priority areas and intended outcomes.

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Head office

Islamabad

Plot # C/285, Wapda Town,
Islamabad, Pakistan

Lahore location

Lahore

373, Block E, PIA Society,
Lahore, Pakistan