Background Accountability has center stage in the current post-Millennium Development
Goals (MDG) debate. One of the effective strategies for building equitable health systems …

Executive summary That 'context'and 'politics' matter has become increasingly axiomatic
within development theory and practice over the past decade. These new mantras are …

Abstract Background In Malawi, as in many low-and middle-income countries, health facility
committees (HFCs) are involved in the governance of health services. Little is known about …

This paper presents the findings of the fourth EBPDN case study investigating the role of
research-based evidence in policy debates in Africa. Overall, the research project is …

This paper puts forward a model for developing theories of change (ToCs) that are better
grounded in dynamic socioeconomic and political contexts. In order to do so, it suggests an …