• Evidence-based medicine – an appropriate tool for evidence-based health policy? A case study from Norway 

      Malterud, Kirsti; Bjelland, Anne K; Elvbakken, Kari T (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-05)
      Abstract 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 ...
    • Free-Market Illusions: Health Sector Reforms In Uganda 1987–2007 

      Okuonzi, Sam Agatre (Doctoral thesis, 2009-10-30)
      Introduction: By the late 1980s, Uganda’s health system had been devastated by two decades of conflict and mismanagement. At the same time, public-funded and run health systems had begun to be viewed as inefficient and ...
    • Policy, paperwork and 'postographs': Global indicators and maternity care documentation in rural Burkina Faso 

      Melberg, Andrea; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Storeng, Katerini Tagmatarchi; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Moland, Karen Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10)
      Targets and indicators set at the global level are powerful tools that govern health systems in low-income countries. Skilled birth attendance at a health facility is an important indicator for monitoring maternal mortality ...
    • Severity as a priority setting criterion: Setting a challenging research agenda 

      Barra, Mathias; Broqvist, Mari; Gustavsson, Erik; Henriksson, Martin; Juth, Niklas; Sandman, Lars; Solberg, Carl Tollef (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-22)
      Priority setting in health care is ubiquitous and health authorities are increasingly recognising the need for priority setting guidelines to ensure efficient, fair, and equitable resource allocation. While cost-effectiveness ...
    • Shaping the abortion policy – competing discourses on the Zambian termination of pregnancy act 

      Haaland, Marte Emilie Sandvik; Haukanes, Haldis; Zulu, Joseph M.; Moland, Karen Marie; Michelo, Charles Cheembo; Munakampe, Margarate Nzala; Blystad, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-28)
      Introduction: The Zambian Termination of Pregnancy Act permits abortion on socio-economic grounds, but access to safe abortion services is limited and this constitutes a considerable problem for rights to sexual and ...
    • Showcasing the contribution of social sciences to health policy and systems research 

      Topp, Stephanie M; Scott, Kerry; Ruano, Ana Lorena; Daniels, Karen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-24)
      Background: This Special Issue represents a critical response to the frequent silencing of qualitative social science research approaches in mainstream public health journals, particularly in those that inform the field ...