Health policy and systems research
Health policy and systems research (HPSR) is a field of inquiry that studies "how societies organize themselves in achieving collective health goals, and how different actors interact in the policy and implementation processes to contribute to policy outcomes".[1] HPSR is interdisciplinary and brings together expertise in a variety of biomedical and social sciences such as economics, sociology, anthropology, political science, public health and epidemiology.
History[edit]
The Commission on Health Research for Development[2] and the Ad Hoc Committee on Health Research[3] both highlighted the urgent need for focusing research methods, funding and practice towards addressing health inequities and embracing inter-disciplinary and intersectoral thinking. These reports and other academic and activist voices linked to them argued for greater voice and participation of developing countries in defining research priorities.[4] Since then creation of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research in 2000 and that of Health Systems Global in 2012 have consolidated the practice community of HPSR.
Types of studies[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "What is Health Policy and Systems Research". WHO Alliance for Health Policy & Systems Research. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ Bennett, Sara; Adam, Taghreed; Zarowsky, Christina; Tangcharoensathien, Viroj; Ranson, Kent; Evans, Tim; Mills, Anne (November 2008). "From Mexico to Mali: progress in health policy and systems research". The Lancet. 372 (9649): 1571–1578. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61658-X. PMID 18984191. S2CID 21065572.
- ^ Lin, V (1997-12-01). "Resource review. Investing in health research and development: report of the ad hoc committee on health research relating to future intervention options. World Health Organization, Geneva, 1996". Health Promotion International. 12 (4): 331–332. doi:10.1093/heapro/12.4.331.
- ^ Weisz, George (2020-08-02). "What Happened to the Global Forum for Health Research?". Global Public Health. 15 (8): 1212–1224. doi:10.1080/17441692.2020.1752767. ISSN 1744-1692. PMID 32295489. S2CID 215793442.