Identifying health policy and systems research priorities on multisectoral collaboration for health in low-income and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have reinvigorated interest in multisectoral collaborations (MSCs) among the global health and development community, there remains a plethora of questions about how best to conceptualise, plan, implement, evaluate and sustain MSCs. The objective of this paper is to present research priorities on MSC for health from researchers and policymakers around the globe, with an emphasis on low-income and middle-income countries.

Methods

The authors identified 30 priority research questions from two sources: (1) 38 review articles on MSC for health, and (2) interviews and focus groups with a total of 81 policymakers, including government officials (largely from ministrie

SUBMITTER: Glandon D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6195136 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature