From October 15-17, IPA Zambia presented at the 8th Zambia Health Research Conference, hosted by the National Health Research Authority (NHRA).The conference was organized by NHRA with support from the Ministry of Health and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).The theme for this year's conference was "Breaking New Ground in Health Research: Moving From Results to Implementation Without Leaving Anyone Behind." Among the range of national and international researchers who presented findings, Research Associate, Aldina Mesic shared results on household savings during pregnancy (slides).

On September 28, IPA and J-PAL co-hosted a dissemination event titled "Deciding for a Better Future" (DFM) in Lima, Peru.DFM refers to an intervention to combat school dropout and child labor and promote secondary and higher education, designed and evaluated through collaboration between IPA, J-PAL, MineduLAB, the United States Department of Labor*, and researchers from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Princeton University, and Universidad del Pacífico.During the event, researcher Christopher Neilson presented the results of DFM in the reduction of school dropout and child labor, among other impacts of high interest for policy design.

On September 25, IPA Myanmar hosted its first of a series of roundtables to discuss the potential use of impact evaluations for programming and policy across various sectors in Myanmar.This inaugural roundtable focused on governance, conflict, and peace-building, with representatives from 10 organizations in attendance.