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  1. A strong health information system (HIS) is one of the essential building blocks for a resilient health system. The Ministry of Health (MOH) of Ethiopia is working on different initiatives to strengthen the na...

    Authors: Binyam Tilahun, Kassahun D. Gashu, Zeleke A. Mekonnen, Berhanu F. Endehabtu, Moges Asressie, Amare Minyihun, Adane Mamuye, Asmamaw Atnafu, Wondimu Ayele, Keneni Gutema, Admas Abera, Mulumebet Abera, Teklit Gebretsadik, Biruk Abate, Mesoud Mohammed, Netsanet Animut…
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:141
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. The use of research evidence as an input for health decision-making is a need for most health systems. There are a number of approaches for promoting evidence use at different levels of the health system, but ...

    Authors: Evelina Chapman, Tomas Pantoja, Tanja Kuchenmüller, Tarang Sharma and Robert F. Terry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:140
    Content type: Review Published on:

  3. In response to an increased health burden from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primary health care (PHC) is effective platform to support NCDs prevention and control. This study aims to assess Thailand’s PHC...

    Authors: Titiporn Tuangratananon, Sataporn Julchoo, Mathudara Phaiyarom, Warisa Panichkriangkrai, Nareerut Pudpong, Walaiporn Patcharanarumol and Viroj Tangcharoensathien
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:139
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  4. Despite a growing movement toward a knowledge-user-driven research process, our understanding of the generation, implementation and evaluation of specific approaches in the integrated knowledge translation (iK...

    Authors: Francesca S. Cardwell, Susan J. Elliott and Ann E. Clarke
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:138
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  5. Organizations with responsibilities for public health are increasingly required to use evidence-based practice to inform programme delivery, requiring research to generate relevant evidence, and dissemination ...

    Authors: Judith F. Fynn, John Jones and Andy Jones
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:137
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  6. The ability to successfully transfer knowledge across international boundaries to improve health across the European Region is dependent on an in-depth understanding of the many factors involved in policy crea...

    Authors: Kinga Zdunek, Denise Alexander, Peter Schröder-Bäck, Michael Rigby and Mitch Blair
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:136
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  7. There are increasing expectations for researchers and knowledge users in the health system to use a research partnership approach, such as integrated knowledge translation, to increase the relevance and use of...

    Authors: Christine E. Cassidy, Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Emily Ramage, Aislinn Conway, Kelly Mrklas, Celia Laur, Amy Beck, Melissa Demery Varin, Sandy Steinwender, Tram Nguyen, Jodi Langley, Rachel Dorey, Lauren Donnelly and Ilja Ormel
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:135
    Content type: Review Published on:

  9. Meaningful involvement of consumers in healthcare is a high priority worldwide. In Victoria, Australia, a Partnering in Healthcare (PiH) policy framework was developed to guide health services in addressing co...

    Authors: Peter Bragge, Lidia Horvat, Louise Mckinlay, Kim Borg, Belinda Macleod-Smith and Breanna Wright
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:133
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  10. Health research governance is an essential function of national health research systems. Yet many African countries have not developed strong health research governance structures and processes. This paper pre...

    Authors: Pamela A. Juma, Catherine M. Jones, Rhona Mijumbi-Deve, Clare Wenham, Tiny Masupe, Joelle Sobngwi-Tambekou, Godfrey Biemba, Namuunda Mtombo and Justin Parkhurst
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:132
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  11. There is now rapidly growing global awareness of the potential of large-scale community health worker (CHW) programmes not only for improving population health but, even more importantly, for accelerating the ...

    Authors: Joseph M. Zulu and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):130
    Content type: Introduction Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  12. Community health workers (CHWs) can play a critical role in primary healthcare and are seen widely as important to achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The COVID-19 pandemic has e...

    Authors: Simon Lewin, Uta Lehmann and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):129
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  13. This is the fifth of our 11-paper supplement on “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era.” When planning new community health worker (CHW) roles or expanding existing roles, programme planners need t...

    Authors: Claire Glenton, Dena Javadi and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):128
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  14. This is the ninth paper in our series, “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era”. Community health workers (CHWs) are in an intermediary position between the health system and the community. While th...

    Authors: Karen LeBan, Maryse Kok and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):116
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  15. Supervision is essential for optimizing performance and motivation of community health workers (CHWs). This paper, the seventh in our series, “Community health workers at the dawn of a new era”, supplements th...

    Authors: Carey Westgate, David Musoke, Lauren Crigler and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):114
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  16. This is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community health workers (CHWs) have expanded in recent years to encompass a wider array...

    Authors: Meike J. Schleiff, Iain Aitken, Mohammad Ariful Alam, Zufan Abera Damtew and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):113
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  17. This is the concluding paper of our 11-paper supplement, “Community health workers at the dawn of a new era”.

    Authors: Henry B. Perry, Mushtaque Chowdhury, Miriam Were, Karen LeBan, Lauren Crigler, Simon Lewin, David Musoke, Maryse Kok, Kerry Scott, Madeleine Ballard and Steve Hodgins
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):111
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  18. Community health worker (CHW) programmes are again receiving more attention in global health, as reflected in important recent WHO guidance. However, there is a risk that current CHW programme efforts may resu...

    Authors: Stephen Hodgins, Maryse Kok, David Musoke, Simon Lewin, Lauren Crigler, Karen LeBan and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):109
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  19. While the evidence supporting the effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) programmes is substantial, there is also considerable evidence that many of these programmes have notable weaknesses that need t...

    Authors: Maryse Kok, Lauren Crigler, David Musoke, Madeleine Ballard, Steve Hodgins and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):108
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  20. This is the fourth of our 11-paper supplement on “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Here, we first make the case for investing in health programmes, second for investing in human resources for ...

    Authors: Lizah Masis, Angela Gichaga, Tseday Zerayacob, Chunling Lu and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):107
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  21. This is the eighth in our series of 11 papers on “CHWs at the Dawn of a New Era”. Community health worker (CHW) incentives and remuneration are core issues that affect the performance of individual CHWs and th...

    Authors: Christopher J. Colvin, Steve Hodgins and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):106
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  22. Community health workers (CHWs) play a critical role in grassroots healthcare and are essential for achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. While there is a critical shortage of essential h...

    Authors: Muhammad Mahmood Afzal, George W. Pariyo, Zohra S. Lassi and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 3):103
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 3

  23. Despite increasing interest in joint research priority-setting, few studies engage end-user groups in setting research priorities at the intersection of the healthcare and management disciplines. With health s...

    Authors: Jenna M. Evans, Julie E. Gilbert, Jasmine Bacola, Victoria Hagens, Vicky Simanovski, Philip Holm, Rebecca Harvey, Peter G. Blake and Garth Matheson
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:131
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. The purpose of this paper is to highlight a perspective for decolonizing research with Australian First Nations and provide a framework for successful and sustained knowledge translation by drawing on the rece...

    Authors: Pamela Laird, Anne B. Chang, John Jacky, Mary Lane, André Schultz and Roz Walker
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:127
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  25. Evidence-based practice in medicine and social policy relies heavily on evidence synthesis. To translate evidence into practical guidelines for low- and middle-income countries, local expertise is essential. T...

    Authors: Jiayi Pan, Yongqi Zhong, Sarah Young and Nynke M. D. Niezink
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:126
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  26. A large proportion of postgraduate students the world over complete a research thesis in partial fulfilment of their degree requirements. This study identified and evaluated support mechanisms for research gen...

    Authors: E. A. Obuku, R. Apunyo, G. Mbabazi, D. K. Mafigiri, C. Karamagi, F. Sengooba, J. N. Lavis and N. K. Sewankambo
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:125
    Content type: Research Published on:

  27. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and universal design (UD) principles call for inclusive planning. Within the transportation field, this includes the development or improvement of facilities that accom...

    Authors: Marianne J. W. A. Vanderschuren and Obiora A. Nnene
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:124
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  29. Health systems around the world have been forced to make choices about how to prioritize care, manage infection control and maintain reserve capacity for future disease outbreaks. Primary healthcare has moved ...

    Authors: Andrew Georgiou, Julie Li, Christopher Pearce, Adam McLeod, Nasir Wabe, Rae-Anne Hardie, Guilherme Saffi Franco, Chisato Imai, Gorkem Sezgin, Judith Thomas, Zhaoli Dai, Muhammad Kashif Sheikh, Amanda Proposch, Stephen Weeding, Brendon Wickham, Tony Badrick…
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:122
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  30. In the era of evidence-based policy-making (EBPM), scientific outputs and public policy should engage with each other in a more interactive and coherent way. Notably, this is becoming increasingly critical in ...

    Authors: Xi Cheng, Li Tang, Maotian Zhou and Guoyan Wang
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:121
    Content type: Research Published on:

  33. Health interventions in a clinical setting may be complex. This is particularly true of clinical interventions which require systems reorganization or behavioural change, and/or when implementation involves ad...

    Authors: Robert Heggie, Kathleen Boyd and Olivia Wu
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:118
    Content type: Review Published on:

  34. This study sought to determine how institutional environments, including values, policies, and their implementation, shape inequities in scientific career progression for women and men, and their disadvantages...

    Authors: Millicent L. Liani, Isaac K. Nyamongo, Justin Pulford and Rachel Tolhurst
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:117
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  35. Research and practice are often considered as two different worlds with different values, which causes a gap between them. Involving professionals such as practitioners, managers, decision-makers, and policy-m...

    Authors: Christine E. Laustsen, Pia Petersson, Albert Westergren and Maria Haak
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:115
    Content type: Research Published on:

  36. Health information systems are crucial to provide data for decision-making and demand for data is constantly growing. However, the link between data and decisions is not always rational or linear and the manag...

    Authors: Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, David O’Donnell, L. Kendall Krause, Christian Auer, Angela Oyo-Ita, Mamadou Samba, Graça Matsinhe, Abdullahi Bulama Garba, Damaris Rodríguez, Meike Zuske, Anthonia Ngozi Njepuome, Sofia Micael Mandjate Lee, Amanda Ross, Suzanne Gajewski, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Richard B. Yapi…
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:112
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  38. In 2005, Nigeria adopted the Reaching Every Ward strategy to improve vaccination coverage for children 0–23 months of age. By 2015, Ogun state had full coverage (100%) in 12 of its 20 local government areas, b...

    Authors: Ngozi N. Akwataghibe, Elijah A. Ogunsola, Oluwafemi A. Popoola, Adanna I. Agbo and Marjolein A. Dieleman
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 2):88
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 2

  39. Almost 20 million children under one year of age did not receive basic vaccines in 2019, and most of these children lived in low- and middle-income countries. Implementation research has been recognized as an ...

    Authors: Arielle Mancuso, Shahira Ahmed Malm, Alyssa Sharkey, A. S. M. Shahabuddin and Zubin Cyrus Shroff
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 2):83
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 2

  40. Losing children to follow-up is one of the major barriers identified in Ethiopia’s immunization programme. In many urban slum areas like Lideta sub-city, Addis Ababa, several demand- and supply-side factors af...

    Authors: Thewodros Zewde, Alula Teklu, Diriba Bedada and Yoseph Tsehaye
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 2):69
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 2

  42. With increased penetration of the internet and social media, there are concerns regarding its negative role in influencing parents’ decisions regarding vaccination for their children. It is perceived that a mi...

    Authors: Anoop T. Nair, Kesavan Rajasekharan Nayar, Shaffi Fazaludeen Koya, Minu Abraham, Jinbert Lordson, Chitra Grace, Sreekutty Sreekumar, Priya Chembon, Kamala Swarnam, A. Marthanda Pillai and Anant Kumar Pandey
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 2):56
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 2

  43. Great disparities in immunization coverage exist in Pakistan between urban and rural areas. However, coverage estimates for large peri-urban slums in Sindh are largely unknown and implementation challenges rem...

    Authors: Amna Tanweer Yazdani, Ameer Muhammad, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Uzma Khan and Yasir Shafiq
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 2):55
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 2

  44. In 2006, Uganda adopted the Reaching Every District strategy with the goal of attaining at least 80% coverage for routine immunizations in every district. The development and utilization of health facility/dis...

    Authors: David Kaawa Mafigiri, Constance Iradukunda, Catherine Atumanya, Michael Odie, Arielle Mancuso, Nhan Tran, Janet McGrath and Henry Luzze
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 2):52
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 2

  45. For evidence-based decision-making, there is a need for quality, timely, relevant and accessible information at each level of the health system. Limited use of local data at each level of the health system is ...

    Authors: Binyam Tilahun, Alemayehu Teklu, Arielle Mancuso, Berhanu F. Endehabtu, Kassahun D. Gashu and Zeleke A. Mekonnen
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 2):48
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 2

  46. Civil society organizations (CSOs) are important in health care delivery. They have the potential to play significant roles in immunization-related services, such as advocacy, health education, demand creation...

    Authors: Aniekan Etokidem, Festus Nkpoyen, Comfort Ekanem, Enagu Mpama and Anastasia Isika
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 2):46
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 2

  47. One Health approaches such as the Joint human and animal vaccination programmes (JHAVP) are shown to be feasible and to increase health care access to hard-to-reach communities such as mobile pastoralists. How...

    Authors: Mahamat Fayiz Abakar, Djimet Seli, Filippo Lechthaler, Lisa Crump, Arielle Mancus, Nhan Tran, Jakob Zinsstag and Daniel Cobos Muñoz
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19(Suppl 2):44
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 19 Supplement 2

  48. Public health emergencies—such as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic—accelerate the need for both evidence generation and rapid dissemination and implementation (D&I) of evidence where it is most needed. In this paper...

    Authors: Reza Yousefi Nooraie, Rachel C. Shelton, Kevin Fiscella, Bethany M. Kwan and James M. McMahon
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:110
    Content type: Opinion Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:120

  49. Translating research findings into service improvements for patients and/or policy changes is a key challenge for health service organizations. The Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland launched the Action...

    Authors: Virginia Minogue, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Catherine Hayes, Mary Morrissey, Gregory Gorman and Ana Terres
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:105
    Content type: Research Published on:

  50. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak made it clear that despite the potential of science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) to positively impact healthcare systems worldwide, as shown by the rapid ...

    Authors: Renan Gonçalves Leonel da Silva, Roger Chammas and Hillegonda Maria Dutilh Novaes
    Citation: Health Research Policy and Systems 2021 19:104
    Content type: Commentary Published on:
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