Building the evidence base for global health policy

The need to strengthen institutional networks, geographical representation and global collaboration

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21881651
AutoresZsuzsanna Jakab (0000-0002-5410-1187, World Health Organization), Duncan Selbie (International Office for Water), Neil Squires (Public Health England), Saqif Mustafa (0000-0002-2034-9387, World Health Organization), Sohel Saikat (0000-0003-0952-6036, World Health Organization, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume6
Fascículo8
Páginase006852
Data de publicação2021-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBMJ Global Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908
EditoraBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006852
PMID34385163
OpenAlexW3190488311
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas14

National public health institutes and WHO collaborating centres, and their global networks, are a key resource to support public health system strengthening with essential public health functions and generate evidence for health policy central to national health and socioeconomic development. The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare global inequities in public health capacities, made urgent the need to examine sources of global knowledge and understand how to better invest in and use public health institutes and their capacities. This analysis paper incorporates experiences and perspectives from the WHO and International Association of National Public Health Institutes including the ongoing pandemic and work conducted in the UK-WHO ‘Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa Programme’. We acknowledge geographical disparities in public health capacities both within and across countries and regions, provide examples of novel ways of working for global health actors, and define the challenging environment in which public health authorities operate. We identify four incentives for all countries to invest in public health and strengthen institutions: (1) transparency and trust; (2) socioeconomic dividends; (3) collective health protection and (4) knowledge sharing and equity. By pursuing shared priorities; enabling voices from low-resource settings to be more equitably heard; facilitating collaboration and learning within and across regions, we articulate actionable next steps to develop and better harness public health institutes and international networks

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