Sapkota, S., Panday, S., Wasti, S.P. et al. (10 more authors) (2022) Health system strengthening: the role of public health in Federal Nepal. Journal of the Nepal Public Health Association, 7 (1). pp. 36-42. ISSN 2392-408X
Abstract
This article addresses some of the key Public Health approaches around the ongoing federalisation of the state of Nepal and the associated decentralisation processes in its health system. We start by outlining the main roles of the discipline of Public Health and the contribution it can make to the reform process. Then the next section introduces our on-going study into the effects of the establishment of the Federal Republic of Nepal on the organisation and running of the country’s health system. To capture the Public Health benefits of decentralisation, the process should not be only ‘top-down’, directed by policy elites. Although in theory Nepal’s health system has undergone a process of decentralisation, in practice policy and planning is
often still being led by the Federal government, despite the clear roles and responsibilities of the three tiers of government in health service delivery. To improve policy and planning in the newly decentralised health system structure, there needs to be meaningful incorporation of the views of stakeholders at all levels (even the very lowest levels). Our project aims to play a part in addressing this by capturing a wide variety of experiences of the decentralisation process.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s).. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL MR/T023554/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2022 10:56 |
Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2022 10:56 |
Published Version: | https://nepha.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/5.... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nepal Public Health Association |
Refereed: | Yes |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:192514 |