Background Given the paradigmatic shift represented by the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) as compared to the Millennium Development Goals-in particular their broad …

Health policy and systems research (HPSR) is vital to guiding global institutions, funders,
policymakers, activists and implementers in developing and enacting strategies to achieve …

A shift in the culture and practice of health and development research is required to
maximise the real-world use of evidence by non-academic or non-research-oriented …

Health policy and systems research (HPSR) has changed considerably over the last 20
years, but its main purpose remains to inform and influence health policies and systems …

Priority setting within health systems has not led to accountable, fair and sustainable
solutions to improving population health. Providers, users and other stakeholders each have …

The previous chapter examined the growth and evolution of HPSR as a field over the past
two decades. It described the challenges the field has faced and how these challenges have …

Abdul Ghaffar et al. the word “policy” or “policies” in the title or abstract for each building
block (core functions or dimensions) 22 of the health system separately for the period 1996 …

In global health, researchers and decision makers, many of whom have medical,
epidemiology or biostatistics background, are increasingly interested in evaluating the …

Introduction While health is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), many other
'health-related'goals comprise determinants of health. Integrated implementation across …

Background The interface between research and policymaking in low-income countries is
highly complex. The ability of health systems research to influence policy processes in such …