Health Systems Study Methods and Research
One interesting publication in this regard describes the making of a technical report to guide urban health policy . The Report itself is available in the governance section, but this publication on the making of policy is linked here: Reflections on Participation and Knowledge-Making as Part of India’s National Urban Health Mission, Technical Resource Group Recommendations Exercise (Devaki Nambiar, Rajib Dasgupta, Sundararaman, Pratiba Panwar, et al) .
Yet another case study, available only as an abstract describes the institution of Common Review Mission in the paper: Common Review Mission: reflections on a concurrent evaluation measure. (Pragati Singh T Sundararaman Rajani Ved Padam Khanna et al). The CRM is an annual exercise which began in 2007 and has continued ever since. It has played a significant role in assessing and evolving strategies for strengthening the National Health Mission as a Mission to strengthen public health services as public goods.
We also attach an article on the evolution of effective coverage metrics in health systems , tracing its origins, applications in LMICs, and the need for clearer terminology and systemic improvements to address health system factors affecting intervention effectiveness.
For those interested in health systems studies this report on “Learning health systems: pathways to progress” brings together a number of case studies that uses embedded research to look at the development of health systems pathways. We also include this article on Embedded research to advance primary healthcare.
