Fig. 1

An implementation science approach to address a common situation in humanitarian assistance. This figure represents a process map demonstrating how an implementation science approach between a humanitarian assistance non-governmental organization and IS expert partners with research and pragmatic experience could contribute to solving a complex but common problem: rapid mobilization for surgical services following natural disaster. This example was created solely by the authors to demonstrate how IS could be leveraged in humanitarian settings and is not based on any specific organizations, clinicians, or patients. Abbreviations: CHW: community health worker, CFIR: Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research, EBI: evidence-based intervention, MOST: Multiphase Optimization Strategy Trial, MoU: Memorandum of Understanding, RE-AIM: Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance, UNHCR: United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees, WHO: World Health Organization