An institutional approach to support the conduct and use of health policy and systems research: The Nodal Institute in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  El Jardali, Fadi ^a,b   Saleh, Shadi ^a   Khodor, Rawya ^a   Al Rub, Raeda Abu ^c   Arfa, Chokri ^d   Romdhane, Habiba Ben ^e   Hamadeh, Randah R ^f  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^d University of Carthage Tunis   (Tunisia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^f ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Eastern Mediterranean Region; Evidence informed policy; Health policy and systems research; HPSR institutional capacity assessment; Nodal Institute

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; DECISION MAKING; EASTERN EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHOOL; SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT; TEAM BUILDING; COOPERATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNIVERSITY;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84942683991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-015-0032-9     Document Type: Article

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