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Comment
. 2015 Jul 20;4(10):703-5.
doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.135.

Unpacking "Health Reform" and "Policy Capacity": Comment on "Health Reform Requires Policy Capacity"

David Legge  1 , Deborah H Gleeson  1
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Comment

Unpacking "Health Reform" and "Policy Capacity": Comment on "Health Reform Requires Policy Capacity"

David Legge et al. Int J Health Policy Manag. .

Abstract

Health reform is the outcome of dispersed policy initiatives in different sectors, at different levels and across time. Policy work which can drive coherent health reform needs to operate across the governance structures as well as the institutions that comprise healthcare systems. Building policy capacity to support health reform calls for clarity regarding the nature of such policy work and the elements of policy capacity involved; and for evidence regarding effective strategies for capacity building.

Keywords: Health Reform; Health System Governance; Policy Capacity.

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  • Health reform requires policy capacity.
    Forest PG, Denis JL, Brown LD, Helms D. Forest PG, et al. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015 Apr 17;4(5):265-6. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.85. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015. PMID: 25905476 Free PMC article.

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