‘Implementability’ matters
Using implementation research steps to guide and support non-communicable disease national planning in low-income and middle-income countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21880170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela Jackson‐Morris (RTI International, corresponding author), Angela Mary Jackson-Morris (0000-0001-8348-7077, RTI International), Gerald Mutungi (0000-0002-6338-6815, Ministry of Health), Ephantus Maree (Ministry of Health), Temo Waqanivalu (0000-0003-3946-4913, Suva), Rainer Martens (0000-0002-2416-2309, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research), Rachel Nugent (0000-0001-6421-9077, RTI International) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | e008275 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008275 |
| PMID | 35418410 |
| OpenAlex | W4223996265 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 24 |
The ‘implementation gap’ between national plans and successful implementation is a central theme in addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It is a factor that has undermined Sustainable Development Goal 3.4, which aims to achieve a one-third reduction in premature mortality from four major NCDs by 2030. Responding to the potential of implementation research to support low-income and middle-income countries to effectively advance their strategies, we describe ways to make NCD plans more robust by including implementation steps. These steps are (1) choosing some (but not all) effective and cost-effective options; (2) tailoring interventions and their scale-up to national capacity; and (3) making the priorities implementable. We illustrate with examples from several countries
Business · Communicable disease · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Low and middle income countries · Non-communicable disease · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public economics · Public health · Sustainable development · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health Policy Implementation Science · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Medicine · Nursing
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |