Strengthening operational research to complement Global Fund grants for HIV, TB and malaria in Sierra Leone

This issue of Public Health Action ( PHA ) includes the first of a series of articles that provide evidence-based answers to questions raised by health workers on addressing HIV, TB and malaria on the frontlines in Sierra Leone. The research was conducted as part of a SORT IT course, which is a partnership-based initiative led by TDR and implemented with various partners. SORT IT aims to make countries 'data rich, information rich and action rich' to improve health care delivery and outcomes. The course in Sierra Leone brought together 19 institutions to foster global engagement, partnerships and communities of practice, and highlighted the convening power of SORT IT towards galvanizing research capacity strengthening at the country level.