On the eve of 2015 when MDG targets were expected to be met some progress had been made yet critical targets had not been met. Global forums concluded that research should not stop after providing the proof of principle for a product, or after demonstrating its effectiveness in selected situations, but that it has an additional critical role to play in helping to solve major implementation problems.  A systematic approach to understanding and addressing barriers to effective and quality implementation of health innovations, strategies and policies with the hope of scaling up the results (Implementation research) is needed in low and middle income countries.

The Centre for Health Policy and Implementation Research (CHPIR) is a crosscutting and multidisciplinary Centre which focuses on building capacity in and conducting innovative, ethical and high quality multidisciplinary research that provides credible and comprehensive evidence for the design and implementation of health policies. 

Mission

To be a national Centre of excellence for research aimed at optimization and translation of innovation to health impact in Ghana and other Low and Middle Income countries. 

Vision

• To foster partnerships between district and regional health teams and other stakeholders in the conduct of Implementation Research
• To strengthen capacity among , health professionals, researchers, academics and other stakeholders to conduct implementation research

• To develop didactic programs for capacity strengthening in health policy and implementation research in collaboration with relevant research and academic partners
• To foster stronger relationships and engagement with the Ministry of Health, the Ghana
• To set up a Health and Demographic Surveillance System as a platform for various studies conducted at UHAS
• To document and produce policy briefs of research conducted in UHAS that will facilitate the dissemination of research findings and translation of research into policy
• Health Service and major stakeholders in identifying implementation challenges and working with them to conduct research tailored to meet their needs.