Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på tidsskrift "Health Research Policy and Systems"
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The accountability for reasonableness approach to guide priority setting in health systems within limited resources - findings from action research at district level in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-20)Background: Priority-setting decisions are based on an important, but not sufficient set of values and thus lead to disagreement on priorities. Accountability for Reasonableness (AFR) is an ethics-based approach to a ... -
Accountable priority setting for trust in health systems - the need for research into a new approach for strengthening sustainable health action in developing countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-24)Abstract Despite multiple efforts to strengthen health systems in low and middle income countries, intended sustainable improvements in health outcomes have not been shown. To date most priority setting initiatives in ... -
Are the Norwegian health research investments in line with the disease burden?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-27)Background: The relationship between research funding across therapeutic areas and the burden of disease in Norway has not been investigated. Further, few studies have looked at the association between national research ... -
Evidence-based medicine – an appropriate tool for evidence-based health policy? A case study from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-05)Background Evidence-based policy (EBP), a concept modelled on the principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM), is widely used in different areas of policymaking. Systematic reviews (SRs) with meta-analyses gradually became ... -
Impact of good governance, economic growth and universal health coverage on COVID-19 infection and case fatality rates in Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted lives across all countries and communities. It significantly reduced the global economic output and dealt health systems across the world a serious ... -
A North-South-South partnership in higher education to develop health research capacity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the challenge of finding a common language
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Globally, increasing numbers of higher education institutions (HEIs) in non-English-speaking countries have adopted English as a medium of instruction (EMI), because of the perception that this provides ... -
Should policy makers trust composite indices? A commentary on the pitfalls of inappropriate indices for policy formation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background This paper critically discusses the use and merits of global indices, in particular, the Global Health Security Index (GHSI; Cameron et al. https://www.ghsindex.org/#l-section--map) in times of an imminent ... -
Using qualitative research to develop an elaboration of the TIDieR checklist for interventions to enhance vaccination communication: short report
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased interest in communication with the public regarding vaccination. Our recent Cochrane qualitative evidence synthesis points to several factors that could influence ...