Factors influencing the prioritization of vaccines by policymakers in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review

D Guillaume, D Meyer, DN Waheed… - Health policy and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Vaccination decision making in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) has become
increasingly complex, particularly in the context of numerous competing health challenges …

[HTML][HTML] National decision-making for the introduction of new vaccines: A systematic review, 2010–2020

M Donadel, MS Panero, L Ametewee, AM Shefer - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Competing priorities make using a transparent and evidence-based approach
important when deciding to recommend new vaccines. We conducted a literature review to …

Why do policies change? Institutions, interests, ideas and networks in three cases of policy reform

JC Shearer, J Abelson, B Kouyaté… - Health policy and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Policy researchers have used various categories of variables to explain why policies
change, including those related to institutions, interests and ideas. Recent research has paid …

Religious and community leaders' acceptance of rotavirus vaccine introduction in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: a qualitative study

RS Padmawati, A Heywood, MN Sitaresmi… - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background In Indonesia, oral rotavirus vaccines are available but not funded on
the National Immunization Program (NIP). New immunization program introduction requires …

Social networks, engagement and resilience in university students

E Fernández-Martínez, E Andina-Díaz… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Analysis of social networks may be a useful tool for understanding the relationship between
resilience and engagement, and this could be applied to educational methodologies, not …

Social networks among the older Chinese population in the USA: findings from the PINE study

XQ Dong, ES Chang - Gerontology, 2017 - karger.com
Background: Social network research has become central to studies of health and aging. Its
results may yield public health insights that are actionable and improve the quality of life of …

What, why and how do health systems learn from one another? Insights from eight low-and middle-income country case studies

S Witter, I Anderson, P Annear, A Awosusi… - Health research policy …, 2019 - Springer
Background All health systems struggle to meet health needs within constrained resources.
This is especially true for low-income countries. It is critical that they can learn from wider …

Introducing new vaccines in developing countries

S Kochhar, B Rath, LD Seeber, G Rundblad… - Expert review of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Vaccines offer the most cost-effective approach to controlling infectious diseases. Access to
vaccines remains unequal and suboptimal, particularly in poorer developing countries …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating global health partnerships: a case study of a Gavi HPV vaccine application process in Uganda

C Kamya, J Shearer, G Asiimwe… - … journal of health …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Global health partnerships have grown rapidly in number and scope, yet there
has been less emphasis on their evaluation. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is one such public …

The human capital of knowledge brokers: an analysis of attributes, capacities and skills of academic teaching and research faculty at Kenyan schools of public health

N Jessani, C Kennedy, S Bennett - Health Research Policy and Systems, 2016 - Springer
Background Academic faculty involved in public health teaching and research serve as the
link and catalyst for knowledge synthesis and exchange, enabling the flow of information …