Underutilization of Qualitative Evidence in the Production and Implementation of Health Policy in Developing Countries

One area of focus in the study of policymaking in developing countries is the extent to which policymaking in the developing countries is similar to the interaction among stakeholder groups, including politicians, that occurs in developed countries. This paper explores this issue in the case of the development of the Bangladesh Health Policy 2011. It is found that the policymaking process has many well-organized actors with very clear and efficient roles in generating policy outputs. This study indicates that the distinctions between policymaking in western and eastern countries, at least in some countries, may be breaking down.

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Health policy in developing countries

10.1093/med/9780198816805.003.0021 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 301-322

Author(s):

Thein T. Htay ◽

Yu Mon Saw ◽

James Levinson ◽

S.M. Kadri ◽

Ailbhe Helen Brady ◽

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Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Health Policy ◽

Health Sector ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Health Policies ◽

Health Coverage ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Development Goals ◽

High Standards

The purpose of this chapter is to underscore the role of an integrated stewardship process and decentralization of healthcare services through high standards of governance towards effective health policies in developing countries. Changing disease patterns and challenging health status in developing countries calls for a rigorous monitoring and evaluation of prevailing health systems so that their new health policies be able to tackle these emerging health needs. Three stages of health transition and globalization have highlighted their impacts on health problems and health policies. The optimal composition and interactions of actors in health policy have influenced the strategic directions and policy implementation. In implementing the global and national health policies within the context of health system strengthening, national policies will better assure that health priorities in local settings are addressed and country-led while international assistance supports the health sector priorities. With the creation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and now the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), more attention is being given in these countries to policies and programmes which are results- and outcome-oriented. Possible strategies to improve health policy and the overall status of health in developing countries are recommended including Universal Health Coverage and the SDGs, among others.

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Reasonableness and its definition in the provision of health care

Oxford Textbook of Medicine ◽

10.1093/med/9780199204854.003.020402 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 54-58

Author(s):

Norman Daniels

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Health Policy ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Fair Process ◽

Accountability For Reasonableness ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Ethical Controversy ◽

Rationing Problems ◽

New Evidence

Two central goals of health policy are to improve population health as much as possible and to distribute the improvements fairly. These goals will often conflict. Reasonable people will disagree about how to resolve these conflicts, which take the form of various unsolved rationing problems. The conflict is also illustrated by the ethical controversy that surrounds the use of cost-effectiveness analysis. Because there is no consensus on principles to resolve these disputes, a fair process is needed to assure outcomes that are perceived to be fair and reasonable. One such process, accountability for reasonableness, assures transparency, involves stakeholders in deliberating about relevant rationales, and requires that decisions be revised in light of new evidence and arguments. It has been influential in various contexts including developed countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Sweden, and developing countries, such as Mexico....

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Generalizing the Findings with Statistical Analyses

Raise the Debt ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190866167.003.0007 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 151-155

Author(s):

Jonas B. Bunte

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Interest Groups ◽

Statistical Analyses ◽

The Political ◽

Methodological Challenge ◽

Political Dynamics ◽

Qualitative Evidence ◽

Societal Interest

Qualitative evidence is useful in tracing the process by which borrowing decisions are made. However, the question is how generalizable the findings from Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru are to other developing countries. Statistical analyses can provide insights into whether domestic political dynamics within recipient countries affect borrowing portfolios across developing countries. This chapter describes three challenges that need to be resolved before such analyses are possible: First, data on incoming loans must be obtained, which is particularly difficult for Chinese loans. Second, estimating the political strength of societal interest groups is challenging, as it cannot be observed directly. Third, analyzing a compositional variable (i.e., the loan shares of four creditors that must add up to 100%) presents a methodological challenge: increasing the share of loans obtained from one type of creditor must be matched by a corresponding decrease in the share of loans obtained from other creditors.

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Mental Health Policy and Plans : Promoting an Optimal Mix of Services in Developing Countries

International Journal of Mental Health ◽

10.1080/00207411.2004.11043367 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 4-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

MICHELLE FUNK ◽

BENEDETTO SARACENO ◽

NATALIE DREW ◽

CRICK LUND ◽

MARGARET GRIGG

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Health Policy ◽

Mental Health Policy ◽

Optimal Mix

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An Empirical Examination of Why Mobile Money Schemes Ignite in Some Developing Countries but Flounder in Most

Review of Network Economics ◽

10.1515/rne-2015-0020 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

David S. Evans ◽

Alexis Pirchio

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Recent Work ◽

Critical Mass ◽

Empirical Examination ◽

Mobile Money ◽

Qualitative Evidence ◽

Successes And Failures

AbstractMobile money schemes have grown rapidly in some developing countries but failed in many more. This paper reports the results of an empirical study of mobile money schemes in 22 developing countries chosen based on prior evidence to include roughly equal numbers of successes and failures. It uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative evidence to determine why some countries succeeded in launching mobile money schemes and others failed. The analysis is guided by multi-sided platform economics and in particular recent work on the role of ignition and critical mass. It finds among other things heavy regulation, and in particular an insistence that banks play a central role in the schemes, which is generally fatal to igniting mobile money schemes.

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