Building the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research: Social Science Matters

2011/08/23 by Lucy Gilson, Kara Hanson, Kabir Sheikh +3 · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Medicine · #Healthcare Systems and Reforms #Global Maternal and Child Health #Healthcare Policy and Management

paper · pdf · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001079

openalex publication_date 2011/08/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Following the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Montreux in November 2010, PLoS Medicine commissioned three articles on the state-of-the-art in Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR). Three Policy Forum articles, authored by a diverse group of global health academics, critically examine the current challenges to the field and lay out what is needed to build capacity in HPSR and support local policy development and health systems strengthening, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

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