From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">crossposted from : <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font color="maroon" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold">Changing Mindsets - Strategy on Health Policy and Systems
Research <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">1 November 2012, <u></u><u></u>Beijing<u></u>, <u></u>China<u></u><u></u><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">The World Health
Organization</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> launched the first global strategy on health policy
and systems research (HPSR) at the Second Global Symposium on Health Systems
Research.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Available
online PDF [50p] at; <a href="http://bit.ly/Q8ets9" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span style>http://bit.ly/Q8ets9</span></font></a> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">This document has three broad aims. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><u></u><font face="Symbol"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></font></span></span></font><u></u><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">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. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><u></u><font face="Symbol"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></font></span></span></font><u></u><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">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. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><u></u><font face="Symbol"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></font></span></span></font><u></u><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">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. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">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. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Content:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Section I - The Case for Health Policy and
Systems Research<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Chapter 1. The value and promise of health policy and systems
research<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Case-Study 1: <u></u><u></u>China<u></u><u></u>
– Demand-driven research informs allocation of resources and reduction of
disparities<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Case-Study 2: <u></u><u></u>India<u></u><u></u>
– Balancing competing demands<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Case-Study 3: <u></u><u></u>Mexico<u></u><u></u>
– A culture of evidence-informed decision-making<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Case-Study 4: <u></u><u></u>Thailand<u></u><u></u>
– Institutionalizing the use of evidence<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Section II - The Science of Health Policy and
Systems Research<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Chapter 2. Health policy and systems research: the GPS of health
decision-making<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Chapter 3. Coming of age: distinguishing the role of HPSR in the
health research universe<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Section II - Transformational Thinking<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Chapter 4. Changing perspectives<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Case-Study 5: <u></u><u></u>Chile<u></u><u></u>
– Evidence-driven health reforms<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Case-Study 6: <u></u><u></u>Ghana<u></u><u></u>
– Involving researchers and local decision-makers<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Case-Study 7: <u></u><u></u>Nepal<u></u><u></u>
– Overcoming constraints<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Case-Study 8: <u></u><u></u>Lebanon<u></u><u></u>
– Generating knowledge from practice<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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– Creating a culture of change<br>
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Annex 3. References<br>
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