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Challenges and solutions for implementing telemedicine in Iran from health policymakers’ perspective
BackgroundDespite significant progress in health technology and growing interest among countries in incorporating telemedicine into healthcare...
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Building bridges: evaluating policymakers' research capacities, engagement, and utilization in health policymaking within the Kuwaiti context: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundHealth policymaking is a critical aspect of governmental decision-making that shapes the well-being of populations. In the Middle East and...
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Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) reporting tool: develo** a checklist for policymakers
IntroductionHealth Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) is a decision support tool that shows users how a new program, policy, or innovation affects...
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Policymakers’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives on the introduction of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis for key populations in Ghana
BackgroundKey populations (KPs) such as female sex workers (FSWs), men who have sex with men (MSM), people who inject drugs (PWID), and their...
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The COVID-19 pandemic posed many dilemmas for policymakers, which sometimes resulted in unprecedented decision-making
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic evolved through five phases, beginning with ‘the great threat’, then moving through ‘the emergence of variants',...
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Exploring views of members of the public and policymakers on the acceptability of population level dietary and active-travel policies: a qualitative study
BackgroundThere is limited evidence on what shapes the acceptability of population level dietary and active-travel policies in England. This...
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The mutual relationship of the policymakers, providers, and the community on the children’s oral health; New windows for more discussions
BackgroundThe multidisciplinary and comprehensive nature of children`s oral health with mutual interactions among various determinants makes the area...
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Consensus-building around the conceptualisation and implementation of sustainable healthy diets: a foundation for policymakers
BackgroundHealthy and sustainable diets need to be adopted to reduce the negative impact of food consumption on human and planetary health. Food...
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Economic evaluations of immunization programs as an indispensable tool for policymakers
Introducing new vaccines within national immunization programs requires careful consideration of disease- and vaccine-related issues as well as of...
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Healthcare providers’ and policymakers’ experiences and perspectives on barriers and facilitators to chronic disease self-management for people living with hypertension and diabetes in Cameroon
BackgroundHypertension and diabetes are chronic noncommunicable diseases ranked among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in...
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Applying behaviour change models to policy-making: development and validation of the Policymakers’ Information Use Questionnaire (POLIQ)
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Policymakers’ Information Use Questionnaire (POLIQ) to capture the intention of...
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Paper 1: Demand-driven rapid reviews for health policy and systems decision-making: lessons from Lebanon, Ethiopia, and South Africa on researchers and policymakers’ experiences
BackgroundRapid reviews have emerged as an approach to provide contextualized evidence in a timely and efficient manner. Three rapid review centers...
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‘It’s about time’: policymakers’ and health practitioners’ perspectives on implementing fertility care in the Gambian health system
BackgroundInfertility is a major health issue worldwide, yet very few examples of interventions addressing infertility in the Global South have been...
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Translating evidence into policy: opinions and insights of Health Researchers and Policymakers in Nepal
BackgroundThe Evidence-Based Policymaking (EBP) process in Nepal is rife with poor practices where often policymakers are portrayed as perpetrators...
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How COVID-19 affects the use of evidence informed policymaking among iranian health policymakers and managers
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic increased the need for new valid scientific evidence to support urgent clinical and policy decision making; as well...
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Gathering policymakers’ perspectives as an essential step in planning and implementing palliative care services at a national level: an example from a resource-limited country
BackgroundDespite increasing recognition of the role played by palliative care (PC) services, the priorities of policymakers in supporting PC remain...
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Multidomain and multilevel strategies to improve equity in maternal and newborn health services in Nepal: perspectives of health managers and policymakers
BackgroundNepal has committed to achieving universal coverage of quality maternal and newborn health (MNH) services by 2030. Achieving this, however,...
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Data and information needs of policymakers for palliative cancer care: a multi-country qualitative study
BackgroundDespite regional efforts to address concerns regarding the burden of advanced cancer in Africa, urgent attention is still required....
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Perspectives of Policymakers and Service Providers on Why Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Remain Unabated in South Africa: a Qualitative Study
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) remains one of the leading sources of non-genetic intellectual and developmental disabilities globally. South...
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A Qualitative Exploration of the Views of Policymakers and Policy Advisors on the Impact of Mental Health Stigma on the Development and Implementation of Mental Health Policy in Singapore
Few studies have examined the views of policy makers regarding the impact of mental health stigma on the development and implementation of mental...