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HIFA is delighted to be contributing to a major research project: Supporting inclusive and accountable health systems decisions in Ghana and Kenya for universal health coverage (SUPPORT-SYSTEMS). The project is a collaboration between the University of Ghana, the Kenyan Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the University of Oslo, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the Healthcare Information for All (HIFA) global forums.
This 3-year project will explore the question ‘How can decision-making processes for health systems strengthening and universal health coverage be made more inclusive, responsive and accountable?’ We will focus on the extent to which actively involving civil society voices and other stakeholders can humanise decision-making processes for UHC and promote equity. Our project is situated within the discourses around complex policymaking processes for health systems, informing these processes with evidence, and fostering civil society’s agency and participation within these processes.
We will start the project with a co-produced global systematic review with the tentative title: ‘How does civil society actors’ use of evidence contribute to inclusive and accountable decision-making for universal health coverage? A qualitative evidence synthesis’. HIFA has been invited to help with this, thanks to our wide reach (>20,000 members in 180 countries) and the diversity of our members (health professionals, civil society, policymakers, library and information professionals, publishers...).
Our first responsibility is to plan an in-depth thematic discussion on the HIFA forums in May 2022, which will be followed by a public webinar.
We invite expressions of interest to join the new HIFA working group that will plan and implement the discussion. Please email: neil@hifa.org
More information about the overall research project can be found here on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health website: https://www.fhi.no/en/cristin-projects/ongoing/support-systems/
Best wishes, Neil
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HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is global coordinator of the HIFA global health movement (Healthcare Information For All - www.hifa.org ), a global community with more than 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting on six global forums in four languages in collaboration with WHO. HIFA brings stakeholders together to accelerate progress towards universal access to reliable healthcare information.
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