Resilience of primary healthcare system across low- and middle-income countries during COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review
Globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic tested the resilience of the health system and its shock-absorbing capacity to continue offering healthcare services. The available evidences does not... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nousheen Akber Pradhan, Amir Ali Barket Ali Samnani, Kiran Abbas and Narjis Rizvi Tags: Review Source Type: research
Unlocking policy synergies, challenges and contradictions influencing implementation of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education Framework in Zambia: a policy analysis
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) has recently become salient, but adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) challenges are still a global health problem. Studying policies which have impl... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Malizgani Paul Chavula, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Isabel Goicolea and Anna-Karin Hurtig Tags: Research Source Type: research
Equilibrium in the governance of cross-sectoral policies: how does it translate into practice?
There is growing interest from health researchers in the governance of Health in All Policies (HiAP). Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has re-ignited managers ’ interest in HiAP governance and in health preve... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pernelle Smits, Johanne Pr éval, Jean-Louis Denis, Gerard Divay, Jacques Bourgeault and Nassera Touati Tags: Research Source Type: research
Unravelling the impact of dental workforce training and education programmes on policy evolution: a mixed-method study protocol
The dental workforce plays a crucial role in delivering quality oral healthcare services, requiring continuous training and education to meet evolving professional demands. Understanding the impact of dental w... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Galvin Sim Siang Lin, Shu Meng Goh and Mohd Haikal Muhamad Halil Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research
Tracking global resources and capacity for health research: time to reassess strategies and investment decisions
The COVID-19 pandemic and more recently the Monkeypox outbreak emphasize the urgency and importance of improving the availability and equitable distribution of resources for health research across rich and poo... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Taghreed Adam, Ambinintsoa H. Ralaidovy, Anna Laura Ross, John C. Reeder and Soumya Swaminathan Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Double burden of vulnerability for refugees: conceptualization and policy solutions for financial protection in Iran using systems thinking approach
Iran is host to one of the world ’s largest and longest-standing refugee populations. Although Iran has initiated a basic health insurance scheme for refugees throughout the country since September 2015, the po... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Saeed Shahabi, Manal Etemadi, Maryam Hedayati, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani and Mihajlo Jakovljevic Tags: Research Source Type: research
Characterizing Canadian funded partnered health research projects between 2011 and 2019: a retrospective analysis
Involving research users in collaborative research approaches may increase the relevance and utility of research findings. Our primary objectives were to (i) identify and describe characteristics of Canadian f... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kathryn M. Sibley, Masood Khan, Alexie J. Touchette, Leah K. Crockett, S. Michelle Driedger, Heather L. Gainforth, Devashree Prabhu, Dawn Steliga, Olivia Tefft and Ian D. Graham Tags: Research Source Type: research
Systems thinking in local government: intervention design and adaptation in a community-based study
Systems thinking approaches are increasingly being used by communities to address complex chronic disease. This paper reports on the VicHealth Local Government Partnership (VLGP) which sought to co-create impr... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tiana Felmingham, Siobhan O ’Halloran, Jaimie Poorter, Ebony Rhook, Cindy Needham, Joshua Hayward, Penny Fraser, Stephanie Kilpatrick, Deana Leahy and Steven Allender Tags: Research Source Type: research
Developing, implementing, and monitoring tailored strategies for integrated knowledge translation in five sub-Saharan African countries
Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) through strategic, continuous engagement with decision-makers represents an approach to bridge research, policy and practice. The Collaboration for Evidence-based Healthc... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - September 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kerstin Sell, Nasreen S. Jessani, Firaol Mesfin, Eva A. Rehfuess, Anke Rohwer, Peter Delobelle, Bonny E. Balugaba, Bey-Marri é Schmidt, Kiya Kedir, Talitha Mpando, Jean Berchmans Niyibizi, Jimmy Osuret, Esther Bayiga-Zziwa, Tamara Kredo, Nyanyiwe Masingi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Piercing the veil on the functioning and effectiveness of district health system governance structures: perspectives from a South African province
Leadership and governance are critical for achieving universal health coverage (UHC). In South Africa, aspirations for UHC are expressed through the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) system, which under... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Khanyisile Tshabalala and Laetitia C. Rispel Tags: Research Source Type: research
Patterns of collaboration and knowledge generated by an Australian rural research centre over 20 years: a co-authorship network analysis
People living in rural areas have poorer health than their urban counterparts. Although rural health research centres have been promoted as vehicles for improving rural health by contributing evidence to addre... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - August 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jodie Bailie, Petr Matous, Ross Bailie and Megan E. Passey Tags: Research Source Type: research
Health system governance assessment in protracted crisis settings: Northwest Syria
Since the withdrawal of government forces from Northwest Syria due to the conflict, several national initiatives have aimed to create alternative governance approaches to replace the central governmental syste... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - August 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maher Alaref, Orwa Al-Abdulla, Zedoun Al Zoubi, Munzer Al Khalil and Abdulkarim Ekzayez Tags: Research Source Type: research
The Tunisian experience of participatory health governance: the Societal Dialogue for Health (a qualitative study)
Tunisia has been engaged in the Societal Dialogue (SD) for Health process since 2012, a participatory health governance process aimed at bringing in people ’s voice into health policy-making. Its first success ... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hela Ben Mesmia, Dheepa Rajan, Rim Bouhafa Chtioui, Kira Koch, Imen Jaouadi, Hala Aboutaleb, Sana De Courcelles, Louisa Atmani, Blanche Pujos and Ali Mtiraoui Tags: Research Source Type: research
Combining systems thinking approaches and implementation science constructs within community-based prevention: a systematic review
Systems science offers methods for designing population health interventions while implementation science provides specific guidance for successful implementation. Integrating systems and implementation scienc... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jillian Whelan, Penny Fraser, Kristy A. Bolton, Penelope Love, Claudia Strugnell, Tara Boelsen-Robinson, Miranda R. Blake, Erik Martin, Steven Allender and Colin Bell Tags: Review Source Type: research
Priority setting to support a public health research agenda: a modified Delphi study with public health stakeholders in Germany
Research priority setting (RPS) studies are necessary to close the significant gap between the scientific evidence produced and the evidence stakeholders need. Their findings can make resource allocation in re... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dyon Hoekstra, Ansgar Gerhardus and Stefan K. Lhachimi Tags: Research Source Type: research
