This special issue presents a set of seven Health Policy Analysis (HPA) papers that offer
new perspectives on health policy decision-making and implementation. They present …

This article provides the first ever review of literature analysing the health policy processes
of low and middle income countries (LMICs). Based on a systematic search of published …

This article uses 85 peer-reviewed articles published between 1994 and 2009 to
characterize and synthesize aspects of the health policy analysis literature focusing on …

This Reader is a boon to all those interested in health policy analysis. It offers much: a
historical overview of how the field developed; a description of what health policy is and how …

Health financing policies are critical policy instruments to achieve Universal Health
Coverage, and they constitute a key area in policy analysis literature for the health policy …

This set of articles has its roots in the 2008 special edition of Health Policy and Planning,
titled 'Future directions for health policy analysis: a tribute to the work of Professor Gill Walt' …

The development and management of health policies, strategies and guidelines
(collectively, policies) in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are often ad hoc …

In spite of development of public policy analysis in health domain in developed countries
and its widespread use, its application is still in its infancy in the developing countries. In this …

Widespread evidence on implementation indicates that health policies once adopted are not
implemented as envisioned and do not always achieve the intended outcomes. The …

“This is the best textbook on health policy.” Prof Uta Lehmann, Director, School of Public
Health, University of Western Cape, South Africa “The third edition of this excellent text …