Building the field of health policy and systems research: framing the questions

Kabir Sheikh; Lucy Gilson; Irene Akua Agyepong; Kara Hanson; Freddie Ssengooba; Sara Bennett

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001073

Building the field of health policy and systems research: framing the questions

PLoS Med. 2011 Aug;8(8):e1001073. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001073. Epub 2011 Aug 16.

Authors

Kabir Sheikh¹, Lucy Gilson, Irene Akua Agyepong, Kara Hanson, Freddie Ssengooba, Sara Bennett

Affiliation

¹ Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India. kabir.sheikh@phfi.org

Abstract

In the first of a series of articles addressing the current challenges and opportunities for the development of Health Policy & Systems Research (HPSR), Kabir Sheikh and colleagues lay out the main questions vexing the field.

MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence
Developing Countries
Health Policy / legislation & jurisprudence*
Health Services Research / legislation & jurisprudence
Health Services Research / organization & administration
Humans
National Health Programs / legislation & jurisprudence
Surveys and Questionnaires*