Health Policy and Planning

Overview

Health policy and planning refers to the systematic development, implementation, and evaluation of strategies and frameworks designed to improve health systems, service delivery, and population health outcomes. Research published in Public Health International on this topic examines diverse dimensions of health system strengthening across multiple countries and contexts. Studies have evaluated quality improvement strategies in private healthcare facilities using structured assessment frameworks, explored the integration of traditional healthcare practices with national health systems for maternal and child health, and investigated barriers and facilitators faced by community health workers implementing maternal and child health programs. The journal has published work on reproductive health knowledge and service utilization among rural adolescents, development of population-based cancer screening programs, and predictive models for tobacco control mass media programming in resource-limited settings. Additional research has assessed innovative approaches to suicide prevention and treatment, as well as the application of cultural humility principles in international health collaborations. This body of work addresses critical questions about how health policies are designed, adapted, and operationalized in diverse settings, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, contributing evidence to inform more effective and contextually appropriate health system planning and intervention strategies.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 15 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Health gender equality and poverty reduction as integrated pathways to achieving SDG 3 in sub–Saharan Africa
  2026 · Discover Social Science and Health
• Knowledge, attitudes, and factors associated with the utilization of youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services among teenagers and young adults in Kigali City, Rwanda
  2025 · BMC Public Health
• Physical rehabilitation delivery by community health workers: Views of the users and caregivers
  2025 · African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
• Knowledge, attitudes, and factors associated with the utilization of youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services among teenagers and young adults in Kigali City, Rwanda
  2025 · BMC Public Health
• Physical rehabilitation delivery by community health workers: Views of the users and caregivers
  2025 · African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
• Integrating co-design into formative research for a SBCC entry-point platform for nutrition-sensitive social protection programs in low -and middle-income country settings
  2025 · PLOS One
• A qualitative study in Rwamagana District, Rwanda, on the acceptability and utilisation of sexual and reproductive services in youth corners
  2025 · Reproductive Health
• Integrating co-design into formative research for a SBCC entry-point platform for nutrition-sensitive social protection programs in low -and middle-income country settings
  2025 · PLoS ONE

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