Your Implementation Journey

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Situational Analysis & Stakeholder Mapping
Duration: 2-3 months

Before any technical work, we map your starting point: existing infrastructure, policy environment, key stakeholders, and potential barriers.

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What We Deliver:

● Landscape assessment of existing NBS infrastructure

● Stakeholder map with influence/interest analysis

● Regulatory and legal requirements summary

● International benchmark comparison (3 countries)

● Go/no-go recommendation with risk assessment

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Decisions You'll Be Ready to Make:

• Should we proceed with genomic NBS?

• Which technology approach fits our context?

• Who needs to be at the table for pilot design?

• What are the political and financial constraints?

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Pilot Design
Duration: 6-12 months

Co-design your pilot study protocol with our global evidence and your local expertise. We support ethics submission and technical committee approvals.

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What We Deliver:

● Condition panel recommendation with evidence rationale

● Consent framework (culturally adapted, multi-language)

● Data flow architecture and IT requirements

● Ethics submission package with supporting evidence

● Pilot protocol document for technical committee

● Workforce requirements analysis with training plan

● Secondary findings policy (what to report, what not to)

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Governance Support:

• Technical committee briefings and Q&A

• Ethics board presentation support

• Finance ministry preliminary costing

• Public engagement strategy​

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Decision Points:

• Final condition list approval

• Consent model sign-off

• Pilot site selection

• Budget allocation for pilot

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3

Pilot Implementation & Evaluation
Duration: 24-36 months

Ongoing advisory support during your pilot. We help troubleshoot operational issues, refine protocols based on real data, and prepare your evaluation.

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What We Deliver:

● Operational SOPs for sample collection, sequencing, reporting

● Training curriculum for midwives, lab staff, counsellors

● Monitoring dashboard specifications

● Protocol amendments based on pilot data

● Equity monitoring reports (uptake by demographics)

● Pilot evaluation framework and data collection tools

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Ongoing Support:

• Monthly progress reviews with your team

• Troubleshooting calls for operational issues

• International peer learning connections

• Media and public communications support

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Evaluation Outputs:

• Clinical outcomes summary

• Cost-effectiveness analysis

• Parental experience data

• Scale-up readiness assessment

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Scale-Up Planning & Business Case
Duration: 6-12 months

Translate pilot evidence into a national business case that Finance Ministries and political leadership can approve.

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What We Deliver:

● Costed business case with multi-year budget profile

● Options appraisal (full WGS vs. targeted panels vs. hybrid)

● Workforce scale-up plan with training pipeline

● IT infrastructure requirements for national rollout

● Legislative/regulatory changes needed (if any)

● Political narrative and risk management strategy

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Governance Support:

• Finance ministry briefing materials

• Cabinet/ministerial presentation support

• Media messaging for announcement

• FAQ document for parliamentary questions​​​

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How We Frame Uncertainty:

• Honest communication of cost-effectiveness evidence

• Staged decision points to manage political risk

• Clear criteria for go/no-go at each stage