1. ROAD MAP FOR E2S RESEARCH

2. MAPPING E2S RESEARCH WHAT HAS BEEN DONE GAPS WHO IS DOING WHAT

3. INITIATE NETWORK BUILD PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION DEV COORDINATION AND HARMONIZATION SHARE INFORMATION AND BEST PRACTICES BUILD DATA BASES

4. CAPACITY BUILDING OWNERSHIP – Communities, government and private sector TRAINING (eg grant writing) PROFESSIONAL DEV ELOPMENT MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FUNDING CAPACITY ON MESSAGING – At improving selling research outcomes to decision makers/implementers

5. ADVOCACY NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR RESEARCH AT ALL LEVELS DEMYSTIFYING RESEARCH TO COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH, GOV, PRIVATE SECTOR, PARLIAMENTARIANS AND IMPLEMENTERS MOBILIZE RESOURCES TARGET AUDIENCE – PARLIAMENTARIANS – COMMUNITIES/CSOs

6. RESEARCH AGENDA DEFINING PREVENTION HOW TO MEASURE PREVENTION OUTCOMES DIRECTING E2S RESEARCH AT MEASURING QUALITY OF LIVE AND COST BENEFIT MORE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY

7. E2S FOR RESEARCH E2S RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE ITSELF EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE STRENGTHENING OF REGULATORY AUTHORITIES DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD PROTOCOLS, METHODOLOGIES, AND BEST PRACTICES

8. MULTIDISCIPLINARY CRITICAL TO DEVELOPING APPROPRIATE MESSAGING WILL ADDRESS THE COMPLEX NATURE OF E2S WHICH REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE AND SKILS FROM DIVERSE DISCIPLINES E2S NOT JUST ECONOMICS (Political science, social science, epidemiologists & health sciences)

9. PARTNERSHIPS GOV, PRIVATE SECTOR, REGIONAL BLOCKS, AU AND COMMUNITIES CRITICAL FOR OWNERSHIP CRITICAL FOR GETTING ON TO NATIONAL BUDGETS