Background: The persistence of high maternal mortality and consistent failure in low-and
middle-income countries to achieve global targets such as Millennium Development Goal …

There is growing interest in how different forms of knowledge can strengthen policy-making
in low-and middle-income country (LMIC) health systems. Additionally, health policy and …

The evolution of nutrition patterns in Zambia has resulted in the coexistence of
undernutrition and overnutrition in the same population, the double burden of malnutrition …

Expanding access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services is one of the key targets
of the Sustainable Development Goals. The extent to which sexual and reproductive health …

Background The changing global health landscape has highlighted the need for more
proactive, efficient and transparent health policy-making. After more than 60 years of limited …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has gained national and international attention.
The design and launch of national policy on antimicrobial use and resistance and action …

Background In 2009, the Benin government introduced a user fee exemption policy for
caesarean sections. We analyse this policy with regard to how the existing ideas and …

Abstract Background Despite continued investment, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
(MNCH) indicators in low and middle income countries have remained relatively poor. This …

Introduction Universal availability and affordability of essential medicines are determined by
effective design and implementation of relevant policies, typically involving multiple …

Introduction For nursing practice to be responsive to the needs of patients, it must be driven
by contextual research evidence. To guide institutional and national nursing research policy …