By Praveenkumar Aivalli, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University College Dublin, Ireland
How does power shape the success—or failure—of intersectoral collaboration in global health? That’s the question at the heart of my doctoral journey. Our recent realist review dived into how power dynamics influence intersectoral collaboration (ISC) during…
By Dr. Dilantha Dharmagunawardene1, Prof. Reece Hinchcliff1, Prof. David Greenfield2, Dr. Mark Avery1 and Ms. Paula Bowman3
Department of Management, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
School of Population Health, University of New South Wales
School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology
Background
There…
Robert J. Montgomery1,2, Elaine Scudder2, Caitlin Tulloch2, Muna Jama2, Naoko Kozuki2 & Baris Ata1
University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
International Rescue Committee
Background
As more scrutiny is applied to foreign aid dollars, whether done carefully or carelessly, it becomes increasingly important that we correct the misconception that…
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 and…
By Sara Evans-Lacko (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science) and Mauricio Avendano (Unisanté, University of Lausanne)
Mental health is profoundly affected by the social and economic conditions in which people live. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), young people’s mental health…
By Nanuka Jalaghonia (Health Systems Global) and Natasha Salaria (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Health Systems Global (HSG) and Health Policy and Planning (HPP), with the support of the the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), are pleased to announce the publication of a Special Supplement
By Maryam Hemed, Ngwegwe Christopher Bulula, Alex Mphuru, Federica Margini, Gabrielle Appleford, Wendy Erasmus (UNICEF Tanzania Country Office)
Background
Service integration is a strategy to better meet patient and population needs. This approach refers to the coordinated and integrated delivery of services such that patients receive comprehensive, continuous, and efficient…
By Mumta Hargovan, Leslie London & Marsha Orgill (University of Cape Town)
Alcohol is deeply entangled in the social, political and economic history of South Africa (SA). There is a high prevalence of heavy episodic drinking (binge-drinking) and related harms, including a costly burden of injuries and trauma on…
