Research Uptake (RU) is defined by the Department for International Development as ‘all the activities that facilitate and contribute to the use of research evidence by policy-makers, practitioners and other development actors.’ In the COUNTDOWN programme, the Research Uptake team has been involved in key activities to support the supply and usage of research through stakeholder engagement, capacity building, communications, monitoring and evaluation and assessing progress of previous efforts.

The expected outcome for all our activities as outlined in the DFID Theory of Change is ‘increased effectiveness of NTD programmes with a focus on reaching poor and vulnerable groups, resulting in more people accessing appropriate interventions and receiving necessary treatment’.

The table below gives an insight into the four strands that make up  RU: