Embedding Research into Policy and Practices

Expert Consultations, Boston, 8-9 May 2013

Expert consultations were held at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, from 8 to 9 May 2013, to develop operational strategies that can be used by governments and other stakeholders to embed research into decision-making processes, a key recommendation of the WHO Strategy on Health Policy and Systems Research.

Alliance Annual Report 2012

The Alliance HPSR is pleased to share its recently published Annual Report 2012: coming together as a community. The Report features the Alliance programmes and activities and highlights the achievements accomplished throughout 2012. The Report is structured around the Alliance's three main strategic objectives: the generation and synthesis of policy-relevant health systems knowledge; the promotion, dissemination and use of knowledge; and the strengthening of capacity.

Research for Universal Health Coverage

WHO has announced that the next World Health Report will focus on research for universal health coverage. The Report will be published in September 2013.
Universal health coverage is about ensuring that all people have access to services that promote good health, prevent illness, offer treatment and rehabilitation.

Dr Sania Nishtar, appointed as Federal Minister for Science and Technology

Dr Sania Nishtar at the Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Beijing 2012

Dr Sania Nishtar, Alliance HPSR Board member, was appointed as Federal Minister for Science and Technology of the Government of Pakistan on 2 April 2013.
Dr Nishtar is an active member of the Alliance Board and has provided continuous strategic guidance to the Alliance on its core programmes of work to ensure that the Alliance’s work connects to and complements related health policy and systems research initiatives at both national and international levels.


WHAT'S NEW

Health transitions in Pakistan

The Lancet published a Series on Health Transitions in Pakistan, launched on 17 May in Islamabad. The Series Editors, Dr Sania Nishtar, Federal Minister, Government of Pakistan and Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta, from the Aga Khan University were joined at the panel by Dr Richard Horton, Chief-in-Editor of the Lancet, Professor Tazeen Jaffar of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and Dr Abdul Ghaffar, Executive Director of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research.


Recently published papers from Alliance grantees

Alliance grantees from the Access to medicines (ATM) programme published the following two papers in peer-reviewed journals. These papers are based on ATM priority-setting processes in the Latin American region and in Pakistan.


New video from the Cochrane Collaboration

This recently released video by the Cochrane collaboration introduces a range of Cochrane contributors from low- and middle-income countries. The video focuses on the need for producing, disseminating and implementing systematic reviews.
The Cochrane Collaboration is represented in the Alliance’s Advisory Group on Health Systems Research Synthesis.

Alliance publications

Alliance's authored publications, supported publications and peer-reviews papers are all showcased.

Call for proposals

Alliance's calls and calls from like-minded organisations are listed under the call for proposals section.

Health Policy and Planning Supplement on "Systems Thinking" and related activities

Latest issue of the Alliance Newsletter

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