The document discusses delivering effective healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa through improving treatment of malaria and childhood fevers. It analyzes the implementation of a program to train private medicine retailers in three sites in Kenya. Key findings include: common program activities like retailer training and demand creation differed across sites; four critical features enabled effective implementation - a local technical team present over time, managing relationships between technical and health teams, stability in district leadership, and a transparent financial system with flexibility. Effective policy implementation requires good relationships, communication, and some local autonomy over finances.