Evidence-based priority setting for health care and research: tools to support policy in maternal, neonatal, and child health in Africa

Igor Rudan; Lydia Kapiriri; Mark Tomlinson; Manuela Balliet; Barney Cohen; Mickey Chopra

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000308

Evidence-based priority setting for health care and research: tools to support policy in maternal, neonatal, and child health in Africa

PLoS Med. 2010 Jul 13;7(7):e1000308. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000308.

Authors

Igor Rudan¹, Lydia Kapiriri, Mark Tomlinson, Manuela Balliet, Barney Cohen, Mickey Chopra

Affiliation

¹ Global Health Academy and Centre for Population Health Sciences, The University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. igor.rudan@ed.ac.uk

Abstract

As part of a series on maternal, neonatal, and child health in sub-Saharan Africa, Igor Rudan and colleagues discuss various priority-setting tools for health care and research that can help develop evidence-based policy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Africa
Child
Evidence-Based Practice / legislation & jurisprudence
Evidence-Based Practice / methods*
Female
Guidelines as Topic
Health Policy
Health Priorities* / legislation & jurisprudence
Health Priorities* / organization & administration
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Maternal-Child Health Centers / legislation & jurisprudence*
Neonatology / legislation & jurisprudence
Neonatology / methods
Pregnancy
Research / organization & administration
Research Design*