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Archive for 08/2026

Health Policy and Planning’s Top 10 articles in 2025

By Natasha Salaria (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)

Health Policy and Planning is an open access journal publishing health policy and systems research focusing on low- and middle-income countries. The journal consists of four sections; Health Systems Research, Health Economics, Health Policy Processes and Implementation Research…

Health services in India’s flood-prone communities rely on invisible support, study finds

Research in Dhubri, India, shows how seasonal flooding, unpaid family labour and poorly adapted community participation shape the delivery of nutrition services. 

A new study has highlighted how local health systems in Dhubri, Assam, are shaped by the Brahmaputra River, informal support networks and the everyday realities of communities living…

Global review explores how politics shapes health systems

Scoping review identifies growing use of political economy analysis to help design fairer and more effective health systems

A new review has found that understanding politics, power and institutions is essential for explaining why some health policies succeed while others fail, highlighting the growing role of political economy analysis in…

Iran’s health system needs long-term planning to withstand prolonged crises, study finds 

A new study examining Iran’s health policymaking under prolonged economic sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of anticipating risks and building resilience into health policies before crises occur 

A new study examining Iran’s health policymaking under prolonged economic sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic highlights…