Activities

At Ammalife, our main activities can be summarised in the 5 “A”s given below, which are based on the well-established principles of Evidence-based Medicine (EBM).

• First “A”: Acquire: ideas, comments and evidence
• Second “A”: Appraise: the above and produce Evidence Appraisal Reports (EARs)
• Third “A”: Adapt: to make the interventions applicable and affordable
• Fourth “A”: Apply: identify, develop and implement projects and programmes
• Fifth “A”: Audit and Quality Improvement (QI)

In addition to the 5 “A”s we also undertake Research and Training activities.

The table below summarises the main activities undertaken by Ammalife, organised into four domains:

Domains	Activities (the five “A”s)	Details	Outputs
Processing Domain	Acquire..	..ideas, comments and evidence.	1. EAR (evidence appraisal reports) 2. IP (implementation packages)
	Appraise..	..the above; and produce EARs
	Adapt..	..to make the interventions applicable and affordable.
Implementation Domain	Apply	Project identification, development and implementation;	Projects TIP (Tailored IP)
Learning Domain	Audit & Quality Improvement (QI)exercises	1. Activities audit 2. Project audits 3. Financial audit 4. QI Reports	Audit and QI reports and recommendations
	Research	Primary studies (both quantitative and qualitative), systematic reviews, and modelling studies.	Publications
	Training..	..for the Public, Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), Skilled Birth Attendants (midwifes, trained nurses, doctors), planners & policy makers	Training courses, conferences, and other activities.
Sustenance Domain	Support	Fundraising, resource management, accounting, financial planning, administration, IT etc	Funds and governance frameworks to support projects and other Ammalife activities.