Background There is an increasing interest worldwide to ensure evidence-informed health
policymaking as a means to improve health systems performance. There is a need to …

A major obstacle to the progress of the Millennium Development Goals has been the
inability of health systems in many low-and middle-income countries to effectively implement …

Background In Morocco, there is little information on the circumstances surrounding
maternal near misses. This study aimed to determine the incidence, characteristics, and …

Abstract Concept mapping methodology as refined by Trochim et al. is uniquely suited to
engage communities in all aspects of research from project set-up to data collection to …

Background Health system transformations are influenced by dynamic relationships within
and between individuals and institutions, as well as political, educational and legislative …

Rationale The new area of health system research requires a revision of the taxonomy of
scientific knowledge that may facilitate a better understanding and representation of …

Understanding gender norms, power and equity is important for developing successful
sexual and reproductive health interventions. However, little attention has been given to how …

Strategic priority setting and implementation of strategies to reduce maternal mortality are
key to the post Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 2015 agenda. This article highlights …

Background Despite the existence of proven solutions to improve maternal health,
innovative approaches are still necessary to support the implementation of programs and …

Indubitably, the process of adopting a young person, no matter the context, can be
challenging. To assist adoptive parents in coping with these challenges, entities (eg, social …