Health issues vary in the amount of attention and resources they receive from global health
organisations and national governments. How issues are framed could shape differences in …

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

Power is a growing area of study for researchers and practitioners working in the field of
health policy and systems research (HPSR). Theoretical development and empirical …

Background Developed in the late 20th century, the health policy triangle (HPT) is a policy
analysis framework used and applied ubiquitously in the literature to analyse a large …

Although non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide, the global policy response has not been commensurate with their …

Because health systems are conceptualized as social systems, embedded in social contexts
and shaped by human agency, values are a key factor in health system change. As such …

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 …

Tanzania developed its 2016–26 health financing strategy to address existing inequities and
inefficiencies in its health financing architecture. The strategy suggested the introduction of …

Provider payment reforms, such as capitation, are very contentious. Such reforms can drop
off the policy agenda due to political and contextual resistance. Using the Shiffman and …

Background Many people with mental illnesses remain isolated, chained, and inside cages,
called Pasung in Indonesia. Despite numerous policies introduced to eradicate Pasung …