PHM-Exch> WHO Strategy on Health Policy and Systems Research Beijing

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from : EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


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*Changing Mindsets - Strategy on Health Policy and Systems Research

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*1 November 2012, Beijing, China

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*The World Health Organization* launched the first global strategy on
health policy and systems research (HPSR) at the Second Global Symposium on
Health Systems Research.

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Available online PDF [50p] at; http://bit.ly/Q8ets9

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This document has three broad aims.

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**·         **First, it seeks to unify the worlds of research and
decision-making and connect the various disciplines of research that
generate knowledge to inform and strengthen health systems. ****

**·         **Second, the strategy contributes to a broader understanding
of this field by clarifying the scope and role of HPSR. It provides insight
into the dynamic processes through which HPSR evidence is generated and
used in decision-making. ****

**·         **Finally, it is hoped that this strategy will serve as an
agent for change and calls for a more prominent role for HPSR at a time
when the health systems mandate is evolving towards broader goals of
universal health coverage and equality.

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This strategy on health policy and systems research is intended to augment
and amplify WHO’s previous affirmations on the importance of health
research, by explaining how this evolving field is sensitive and responsive
to the needs of those who are responsible for the planning and performance
of national health systems – decision-makers, health practitioners,
citizens and civil society.

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Content:****

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*Section I - The Case for Health Policy and Systems Research*

Chapter 1. The value and promise of health policy and systems research****

Case-Study 1: ****China**** – Demand-driven research informs allocation of
resources and reduction of disparities****

Case-Study 2: ****India**** – Balancing competing demands****

Case-Study 3: ****Mexico**** – A culture of evidence-informed
decision-making****

Case-Study 4: ****Thailand**** – Institutionalizing the use of evidence****

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*Section II - The Science of Health Policy and Systems Research*

Chapter 2. Health policy and systems research: the GPS of health
decision-making****

Chapter 3. Coming of age: distinguishing the role of HPSR in the health
research universe

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*Section II - Transformational Thinking*

Chapter 4. Changing perspectives****

Case-Study 5: ****Chile**** – Evidence-driven health reforms****

Case-Study 6: ****Ghana**** – Involving researchers and local
decision-makers****

Case-Study 7: ****Nepal**** – Overcoming constraints****

Case-Study 8: ****Lebanon**** – Generating knowledge from practice****

Case-Study 9: ****Zambia**** – Creating a culture of change

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*Section IV - Options for Action PDF [12p.] at  http://bit.ly/SffLwC

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*Section V - Annexes*

Annex 1. Advisory Group****

Annex 2. Contributors to background papers and case-studies
Annex 3. References

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