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Mzumbe University - Centre Excellence in Health Monitoring and Evaluation under the School of Public Administration and Management, in collaboration with Tanzania’s Ministry of Health, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the University of California, Berkeley is conducting a four-day workshop from 1st – 4th June 2026 at Lenana Hotel in Mwanza. The workshop, themed Sharing What We Found: From Data to Impact, is organised under the Implementation Science Certificate Program, which is part of the study titled - Making Women’s Options for HIV Prevention in Tanzania Accessible and Joining in Implementation Science Capacity Building (MWOTAJI). A total of 38 Implementation Science Certificate participants from RHMTs, CHMTs and HMTs from Geita, Kagera and Shinyanga are taking part in the workshop. Speaking during the official opening ceremony, MWOTAJI Principal Investigator from Mzumbe University, Prof. Mackfallen Anasel said the workshop aims to bridge the gap between research evidence and policy action by disseminating key findings generated through the project. The workshop features technical presentations from leading researchers and health experts. MWOTAJI Co-Investigator Dr Godfrey Kacholi of Mzumbe University made a presentation titled The Study: What We Did and What We Have Learned from the Designing of the IS Certificate Program to Date, while Prof. William McFarland from the University of California, San Francisco, highlighted the importance of research dissemination and introduced a five-step dissemination framework. Other sessions included a review of data collection tools led by Syabo Mwaisengela from Mzumbe University, followed by the presentation on dissemination products by Prof. Stefano M. Bertozzi of the University of California, Berkeley. Participants also engaged in group discussions and practical sessions facilitated by Implementation Science faculty members Dr. Paul Aman and Dr. Lawrencia Mushi, alongside project investigators and other facilitators. The MWOTAJI initiative is a five-year program running from late 2023 to 2028 and is one of eight African adolescent health clinical research centers funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).