Journal article
Climate for evidence informed health system policymaking in Cameroon and Uganda before and after the introduction of knowledge translation platforms: a structured review of governmental policy documents
Abstract
BackgroundThere is a scarcity of empirical data on African country climates for evidence-informed health system policymaking (EIHSP) to backup the longstanding reputation that research evidence is not valued enough by health policymakers as an information input.Herein, we assess whether and how changes have occurred in the climate for EIHSP before and after the establishment of two Knowledge Translation Platforms housed in government …
Authors
Ongolo-Zogo P; Lavis JN; Tomson G; Sewankambo NK
Journal
Health Research Policy and Systems, Vol. 13, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2015
DOI
10.1186/1478-4505-13-2
ISSN
1478-4505