Browsing Research Publications by Subject "Health policy"
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Adolescent health in the sustainable development goal era: Are we aligned for multisectoral action?
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)Adolescents are an increasing proportion of low and middle-income country populations. Their coming of age is foundational for health behaviour, as well as social and productive citizenship. We mapped intervention areas ... -
Are asylum seekers, refugees and foreign migrants considered in the COVID-19 vaccine discourse?
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)There is a propitious belief that a potent vaccine against the SARS-COV-2 virus is a panacea for the COVID-19 pandemic. The need for a potent vaccine is heightened as many nations are finding it counterproductive to ... -
Availability and prices of medicines for non-communicable diseases at health facilities and retail drug outlets in Kenya: A cross-sectional survey in eight counties
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)The objective of this study was to determine the availability and prices of medicines for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in health facilities and private for-profit drug outlets in Kenya. Design Cross-sectional study. ... -
Between rhetoric and reality: Learnings from youth participation in the adolescent and youth health policy in South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022)Youth participation makes an essential contribution to the design of policies and with the appropriate structures, and processes, meaningful engagement leads to healthier, more just, and equal societies. There is a ... -
"Big Food", the consumer food environment, health and the policy response in South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2012)Summary Points: * In South Africa, as in other jurisdictions, ‘‘Big Food’’ (large commercial entities that dominate the food and beverage environment) is becoming more widespread and is implicated in unhealthy eating. * ... -
Building back from the ground up: The vital role of communities
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)Globally the COVID-19 pandemic has destabilised health systems and communities. Governments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) followed the approaches adopted by the Global North and advocated by international ... -
Changes in rates of early exclusive breast feeding in South Africa from 2010 to 2013: Data from three national surveys before and during implementation of a change in national breastfeeding policy
(BMJ, 2019)Between 1998 and 2009 reported exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates in South African infants, aged 0–6 months, ranged from 6.2% to 25.7%. In 2011, the National Minister of Health shifted policy to promote ‘exclusive’ breast ... -
A comparative evaluation of PDQ-Evidence
(BioMed Central, 2018)BACKGROUND: A strategy for minimising the time and obstacles to accessing systematic reviews of health system evidence is to collect them in a freely available database and make them easy to find through a simple ... -
Health policy and systems research: needs, challenges and opportunities in South Africa – a university perspective
(Health systems trust, 2013)The last two decades have seen growing international recognition of the need to strengthen health systems in order to deliver already available, cost-effective health interventions. This chapter describes the parallel ... -
Health systems for all in the SDG era: Key reflections based on the Liverpool statement for the fifth global symposium on health systems research
(Health Policy and Planning, 2019)The year 2018 marked anniversaries of several significant milestones in public health: the birth of the UK National Health Service, the Alma Ata declaration and the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. The Fifth ... -
“I attend at Vanguard and I attend here as well”: barriers to accessing healthcare services among older South Africans with HIV and non-communicable diseases
(Springer Nature, 2018)Background: HIV and non-communicable disease (NCD) are syndemic within sub-Saharan Africa especially among older persons. The two epidemics interact with one another within a context of poverty, inequality and inequitable access ... -
Investigating the disjoint between education and health policy for infant feeding among teenage mothers in South Africa: a case for intersectoral work
(BMC, 2022)Background: Many low-and-middle-income countries, including South Africa, have high rates of teenage preg‑ nancy. Following the World Health Organisation recommendations, South African health policy on infant feeding promotes ... -
The need to incorporate the impact of population ageing into the postCOVID-19 policy and planning reset in low and middle income countries
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to widen the health care demand-supply gap, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The virus has had the greatest impact on older persons in terms of morbidity and mortality, ... -
Opening the 'implementation black-box' of the user fee exemption policy for caesarean section in Benin: A realist evaluation
(Oxford University Press, 2020)To improve access to maternal health services, Benin introduced in 2009 a user fee exemption policy for caesarean sections. Similar to other low- and middle-income countries, its implementation showed mixed results. Our ... -
Opportunities for linking research to policy: lessons learned from implementation research in sexual and reproductive health within the ANSER network
(Springer Nature, 2018)Background: The uptake of findings from sexual and reproductive health and rights research into policy-making remains a complex and non-linear process. Different models of research utilisation and guidelines to maximise ... -
Policy implementation challenges and barriers to access sexual and reproductive health services faced by people with disabilities: An intersectional analysis of policy actors’ perspectives in post-conflict Northern Uganda
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022)Emerging from a 20-year armed conflict, Uganda adopted several laws and policies to protect the rights of people with disabilities, including their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) rights. However, the SRH rights ... -
Prevalence of multimorbidity in South Africa: A systematic review protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)Introduction Multimorbidity has increased globally over the past two decades, due to ageing populations and increased burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In a country like South Africa, with a growing burden of ... -
Reducing the role of the food, tobacco, and alcohol industries in non-communicable disease risk in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2016)Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) impose a growing burden on the health, economy, and development of South Africa. According to the World Health Organization, four risk factors, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy ... -
Scoping review protocol of service delivery-related interventions to improve maternal and newborn health in low-income and middle-income countries
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)Introduction This review will explore the characteristics of service delivery-related interventions to improve maternal and newborn health in low-income and middle-income countries, comparing three common framing approaches ... -
Unmasking power as foundational to research on sexual and reproductive health and rights
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)Relations of power are intrinsic to the social determinants of sexual and reproductive health (SRH); they influence the content, quality and outcomes of SRH care; and they shape the negotiation and realisation of sexual ...