Compass 21, December 2015. Highlights include:

• Quick wins and long-term change in Pakistan – Mott MacDonald's Jack Eldon considers how combining technical assistance and a roadmap approach can lead to improvements in maternal and child health and nutrition.
• Graduating from global health programmes – Mark Pearson looks at lessons and future challenges for the Asia Pacific region.
• The social impact of irrigation in Tanzania – understanding how large-scale schemes can promote local economic development and equality.
• Learning by doing – closing the gap between researchers and policy makers to strengthen HIV prevention programming in Eastern and Southern Africa.