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Orphan Drug Approval in Canada, 1999-2022: A Cross-sectional Study
The number of drugs for orphan indications has been increasing significantly in Canada and the federal government recently...
Public Healthcare Procurement Strategies in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review
Background  The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented public healthcare procurement challenges. The objective of this revi...
Comprehensive Evaluation of Quality Indicators: Analyzing the Dutch Breast Cancer Audit
Background  Quality indicators (QIs) are widely used to benchmark hospital performance and improve quality of care but are...
Barriers and Facilitators to International Universal Health Coverage Reforms: A Realist Review
Background   The journey towards universal health coverage (UHC) began decades ago but has recently moved to centre stage ...
Cross-sectoral Food Systems Policy Action for Nutrition: Lessons From National, Regional, and Global Experience
Background  Improving nutrition is a global priority for food systems transformation. The introduction of policy measures ...
A Systematic Review and Quality Assessment of Pharmacoeconomic Publications for China Compared to Internationally: Is the Quality of Evidence-base Sufficient for Health Technology Assessment?
Background Pharmacoeconomic evaluations are becoming more important in China, and their research quality directly impacts ...
Collaborative Development of an Instrument to Monitor Physical Activity Promotion Based on Policy-Makers’ Needs – the TARGET:PA Tool
Background  To support policy development, a number of tools are available to inform policy-makers about the current statu...
Scholarly Publications and Opinions Through 366- Day War on Gaza (2023-2024): A Scoping Review and Bibliometric Analysis
Background  The 2023-2024 Gaza Genocide has generated notable scholarly discourse, influenced by various historical, polit...
Assessing the Economic Benefit of Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Program in Iran: A Real-World Modeling Study
Background  The global challenges posed by COVID-19 vaccinations require careful consideration by decision-makers at both ...
Involving Service Users in Care Regulation: A Scoping Review of Empirical Literature
Background  Ensuring the quality and safety of service delivery extends beyond the realm of health and care professionals,...
The Impact of Devolution on Local Health System Financing: A Synthetic Difference-in-Differences Study of Greater Manchester, England
Background  Determining the effects of devolution policies through health system financing is pivotal in understanding the...
Effects of Hospital Payment Reform of Government Budget Allocation and Social Health Insurance in a Pilot in China
Background  Government budget allocation (GBA) and social health insurance (SHI) constitute the primary revenue sources fo...
Ending Nuclear Weapons, Before They End Us
Abbasi, K. , , Ali, P. , , Barbour, V. , , Birch, M. , , Blum, I. , , Doherty, P. , , Haines, A. , , Helfand, I. , ,...
Development of the PICCOTEAM Reference Case for Economic Evaluation of Precision Medicine
Background  Current economic evaluations (EEs) of precision medicine (PM) often adhere to generic reference cases (RCs) wh...
The United States Withdrawal From the World Health Organization: Implications and Challenges
President Trump’s 2025 decision to remove the United States (US) from the World Health Organization (WHO), echoing his ini...
Key Motivators and Framework for Integrated Care by Family Physician Team Members in Urban China
Background  This study aimed to develop an analytical framework to investigate the key motivators influencing family physi...
Addressing Healthcare Waiting Time Challenges in Canada: Insights From Emerging Initiatives
Canada’s public healthcare system faces persistent challenges with waiting times. Prolonged delays lead to adverse physica...
The International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM) in 2024: Progress and Innovation
Moradzadeh, M. , , Yazdi-Feyzabadi, V. , , Najafizadeh, S. , and Haghdoost, A. . "The International Journal of Hea...
Features of Remote Patient Monitoring Systems That Implement Integrated Care: A Perspective Aligned with Current Challenges for Digital Health Technologies; Comment on “Towards A Framework for Implementing Remote Patient Monitoring From an Integrated Care Perspective: A Scoping Review”
This commentary elaborates on the model proposed by Miranda et al. for implementing Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) from a...
Reflections on Co-Production as a Mode of Knowledge Production; Comment on “Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact”
Rycroft-Malone et al.’s editorial on research co-production highlights the potential of a coproduction mode of research to...
The Conditions for a Path Beyond Capitalism; Comment on “Can a Well-Being Economy Save Us?”
In this commentary I aim to contribute to Ronald Labonté’s recent editorial “Can a Well-Being Economy Save Us?” on the rol...
Navigating Towards a Well-Being Economy: Need for a Robust Theory of Change; Comment on “Can a Well-Being Economy Save Us?”
In his recent editorial, Professor Labonté1 surveyed international initiatives calling for a well-being global economy. Mo...
The Equity Imperative: Transforming Research Coproduction for Impact; Comment on “Research Coproduction: An Underused Pathway to Impact”
Coproduction is not a new idea in implementation research, health research, or research in general. There is substantial s...
Bottlenecks Analysis in the Intervention of Improving Maternal Health in Rural Areas of Tanzania: A Convergent Mixed-Method Approach
Background Achieving universal health coverage for maternal health (MH) requires a health system that ensures the availabi...
The Impact Mechanism of Government Regulation on the Operation of Smart Health Senior Care Service Platform: A Perspective from Evolutionary Game Theory
Background  Smart health and senior care services have developed rapidly to cater to the aging society, but the correspond...
What Policies Do Local Governments Use to Promote Physical Activity? A Comparative Analysis of Municipalities From 4 EU Countries and Japan
Background  As public policies have the potential to change the entire system of physical activity (PA) promotion and to c...
Routes of Well-Being, Spiritual Harmony and Recovery in Mental Health: The Community as a Policy-Maker
Background  The participatory approach in policy construction is a historical debt to communities. An example of the above...
Palestine Is Freeing Us All Before Palestine Is Free; Comment on “The Rhetoric of Decolonizing Global Health Fails to Address the Reality of Settler Colonialism: Gaza as a Case in Point”
This commentary piece on the editorial piece by Eivind Engebretsen and Mona Baker entitled “The Rhetoric of Decolonizing G...
Determinants of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Well-Being in Canada: Evidence From the Nova Scotia Quality of Life Survey
There are relatively few studies that have measured and explained socioeconomic inequalities in the well-being of populati...
Co-creating Inclusive and Non-ableist Public Health Policies With Persons With Disabilities; Comment on “How Did Governments Address the Needs of People With Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Analysis of 14 Countries’ Policies Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities”
In their study, Shikako et al analyzed how national policies during the COVID-19 pandemic either supported or neglected th...
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