“I think—being a medical student—you almost feel guilty for sleeping at any point of the day, even at night,” said Anisha on the latest episode of Sharp Scratch. The pressure […]
Month: February 2021
Covid-19 vaccination programme: where do people with mental health difficulties lie within the order of priority?
The news of the first MHRA-approved vaccine for covid-19 in December 2020, with plans for large-scale implementation of a vaccination programme in the UK and other countries, has brought great […]
What makes new variants of SARS-CoV-2 concerning is not where they come from, but the mutations they contain
What do the new SARS-CoV-2 mutations mean, and how should we track them […]
Co-production of research with sex workers as a political act
‘[Researchers] cannot deliver solutions to the problems of the oppressed but can assist people in the process of achieving the changes that they seek. Community partners and marginal communities are […]
Health policy and systems research: ethical challenges in co-production of knowledge
Should health research be undertaken solely by researchers who understand the intricacies of its methodology and ethics or can it also involve non-researchers who represent key constituencies, to enrich its […]
Building a collaborative research culture for multisectoral policy and implementation in Cambodia through co-production
Cambodia successfully achieved most of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) health targets and is now actively working towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 health targets to ensure healthy […]
The right to participate: An under-utilised component of the right to the highest attainable standard health
The right to participation is the “the right of rights”, that is the basic right of people to have a say in how decisions that affect their lives are made. […]
Co-production of knowledge to strengthen Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme
Chris Atim and Ama Fenny share experiences with co-production approaches to strengthen health insurance in Ghana Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) aims to provide all residents with financial risk […]
Co-production between researchers and policymakers is critical for achieving health systems change
Peter M. Hansen, Christina Synowiec and Nathan J. Blanchet share strategies for using co-production approaches to accelerate systems change Technical institutions, such as universities and other governmental or non-governmental research […]
Co-production of knowledge must move further and faster to strengthen health systems
There is widespread and growing interest in the role the co-production of knowledge can play in bridging the gap between evidence and policy implementation to improve health policies and strengthen […]