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Aims and scope
Health Research Policy and Systems covers all aspects of the organisation and use of health research – including agenda setting, building health research capacity, and how research as a whole benefits decision makers, practitioners in health and related fields, and society at large.
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A scoping review of complex systems methods used in population physical activity research: do they align with attributes of a whole system approach?
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Perceptions, barriers and enablers of salt reduction in Malaysian out-of-home sectors (MySaltOH): from the point of view of policy-makers and food industries
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Competency profiles for evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM): a rapid review
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Tracking health system performance in times of crisis using routine health data: lessons learned from a multicountry consortium
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The utilisation of health research in policy-making: concepts, examples and methods of assessment
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The role of NGOs in global health research for development
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The application of systems thinking in health: why use systems thinking?
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The 10 largest public and philanthropic funders of health research in the world: what they fund and how they distribute their funds
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How to engage stakeholders in research: design principles to support improvement
Featured article
Health Research Policy and Systems (2018) 16:4
The authors aim to identify the top priority issues that impede the conduct, reporting and use of economic evaluation as well as potential solutions as an input for future research topics by the international Decision Support Initiative and other movements.
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Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria
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As part of a cross-journal series, we are calling for papers on 'Misinformation and health'. The series addresses topics related to the spread of false or misleading health information. More details can be found here.
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Call for papers
We are delighted to announce a Call for Papers for our new thematic series on "The role of the health research system during the COVID-19 epidemic: experiences, challenges and future vision". This will focus on the role of health research systems in the control and management of COVID-19, so that the experiences of countries can be shared with each other and the lessons learned are accessible to all. More details can be found here.
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