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 – Health Systems Performance…
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 Sunit Bagree (Senior Policy Advocacy Officer at Results UK and Research Associate in International Development at the University of Sussex)
A recent article in Health Policy and Planning by Jain et al laid bare the enormous costs of inaction on undernutrition. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that the overall…
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…
By Manuela Colombini1 and Satya Shrestha2
1: Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
2: Nursing and Midwifery Program, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Nepal
When we talk about domestic violence (DV), it is not just a private matter confined within…
By Alma Ionescu, University College London (UCL)
Background
Activism and advocacy are commonly misrepresented in popular discourse, often simply equated with street protests and depicted as loud, disturbing and violent. However, there’s much more to it than that. Broadly speaking, it is any effort towards changing the status quo…
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: Nanuka Jalaghonia (Health Systems Global), Sandra Mounier-Jack (Health Policy and Planning) and Ami Bhavsar (Health Policy and Planning)
This supplement, a collaboration between Health Systems Global, the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and Health Policy and Planning, is the result of mentorship programme to support…
Dr Eti Rajwar1 and Prof Sandy Oliver2
1Public Health Evidence South Asia, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
2EPPI Centre, Social Research Institute, University College London, UK
August 2023
“Change is inevitable, growth is optional!”- John C Maxwell
It is famously said that ‘Change…
By Natasha Salaria (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Health Policy and Planning publishes 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 Evaluation.
In 2022, our impact…
Health Systems Performance in the Political Agenda: Intersectoral Collaboration and Integrative Governance on the Road to Health in all Policies
November 18, 2024
What can we learn from Zanzibar’s Integrated Immunization Campaign?
August 20, 2024
Progress on nutrition is not just possible – it is happening
August 13, 2024
The politics of crisis, alcohol and policy formulation
July 22, 2024
Unveiling health systems readiness for combating domestic violence: A global perspective
May 21, 2024
