Using Health Policy and Systems Research to Influence National Health Policies
Are you faced with health policy changes or looming systemic transformation? Simulation methods used in health policy and systems research (HPSR) can influence health policy making. Here is a study that illustrates how HPSR shaped universal health coverage. Health systems simulation helps prepare for uncertainty in health care systems.
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