Implementation research in LMICs—evolution through innovation

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ID11490334
AutoresKay Sheikh (0000-0003-4755-2075, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, autor de correspondencia), Kabir Sheikh (Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1217 Geneva, Switzerland), Julian Hargreaves (0000-0002-3509-3572, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), James Hargreaves (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK), Mishal Khan (0000-0002-8967-1761, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK), Sandra Mounier-Jack (0000-0002-2801-379X, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK)
Año2020
Volumen35
NúmeroSupplement_2
Páginasii1-ii3
Fecha de publicación2020-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Policy and Planning (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/heapol/czaa118
PMID33156932
OpenAlexW3095988572
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas9

Major global health gains can be achieved by strengthening the delivery of public health policies and programmes in low-and middleincome countries (LMICs). The population impact of evidencebased technologies and interventions such as drugs, vaccines and health know-how can only be maximized where programmes optimally identify and reach target populations and support them to take up and sustain their effective use. Examples include significant gaps in the coverage and quality of maternal health, newborn, immunization, non-communicable disease, primary care and adolescent sexual and reproductive health services-all issues tackled in this supplement. While structural change and increased funding are essential, much can be gained through ongoing improvements in programme delivery Implementation gaps are also widely implicated in the failure of broader health policies and reforms in LMICs This makes it important also to analyse the implementation of policies at all levels, including studying the negotiations and interactions of actors in social and political contexts, understanding gaps in the effectiveness of public policies and helping to resolve them.

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