Realist evaluation of the role of the Universal Health Coverage Partnership in strengthening policy dialogue for health planning and financing: a protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In 2011, WHO, the European Union and Luxembourg entered into a collaborative agreement to support policy dialogue for health planning and financing; these were acknowledged as core areas in need of targeted support in countries' quest towards universal health coverage (UHC). Entitled 'Universal Health Coverage Partnership', this intervention is intended to strengthen countries' capacity to develop, negotiate, implement, monitor and evaluate robust and integrated national health policies oriented towards UHC. It is a complex intervention involving a multitude of actors working on a significant number of remarkably diverse activities in different countries.

Methods and analysis

The researchers will conduct a realist evaluation to answer the following question: How

SUBMITTER: Robert E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6340476 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature