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A retrospective health policy analysis of the development and implementation of the voluntary health insurance system in Lebanon: Learning from failure

El-Jardali, Fadi; Bou-Karroum, Lama; Ataya, Nour F.; el-Ghali, Hana Addam; Hammoud, Rawan A. (Elsevier Ltd, 2014)

Public policymaking is complex and suffers from limited uptake of research evidence, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). In-depth case studies examining health policymaking in the EMR are lacking. This ...
Applying knowledge translation tools to inform policy: The case of mental health in Lebanon

Yehia, Farah; El-Jardali, Fadi (BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)

Background: Many reform efforts in health systems fall short because the use of research evidence to inform policy remains scarce. In Lebanon, one in four adults suffers from a mental illness, yet access to mental healthcare ...
Barriers and facilitators to implementation, uptake and sustainability of community-based health insurance schemes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

Fadlallah, Racha; El-Jardali, Fadi; Hemadi, Nour; Morsi, Rami Z.; Abou Samra, Clara; Ahmad, Ali; Arif, Khurram; Hishi, Lama; Honein-AbouHaidar, Gladys N.; Akl, Elie A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)

Background: Community-based health insurance (CBHI) has evolved as an alternative health financing mechanism to out of pocket payments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in areas where government or ...
Characterising performance information use in the primary healthcare systems of El Salvador, Lebanon and Malawi: multiple qualitative case study protocol

Munar, Wolfgang; Wahid, Syed Shabab; Makwero, Martha K.; El-Jardali, Fadi; Dullie, Luckson Wandani; Yang, Wen Chien (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)

Introduction Governments in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and official development assistance agencies use a variety of performance measurement and management approaches to improve the performance of ...
Companion of choice at birth: Factors affecting implementation

Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar; Portela, Anayda Gerarda (BioMed Central Ltd., 2017)

Background: Two recent recommendations made by the World Health Organization confirm the benefits of companion of choice at birth on labour outcomes; however institutional practices and policies do not always support its ...
Evidence synthesis to policy: development and implementation of an impact-oriented approach from the Eastern Mediterranean Region

El-Jardali, Fadi; Fadlallah, Racha; Bou-Karroum, Lama; Akl, Elie A. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)

Background: Despite the importance of evidence syntheses in informing policymaking, their production and use remain limited in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR). There is a lack of empirical research on approaches to ...
Exploring patient perspectives: A qualitative inquiry into healthcare perceptions, experiences and satisfaction in Lebanon

Khalife, Jade; Ekman, Björn Olof; Ammar, Walid S.; El-Jardali, Fadi; Halabi, Abeer Al; Barakat, Elise; Emmelin, Maria A.C. (Public Library of Science, 2023)

Background Patient perspectives have received increasing importance within health systems over the past four decades. Measures of patient experience and satisfaction are commonly used. However, these measures do not capture ...
Health system resilience in the face of crisis: Analysing the challenges, strategies and capacities for UNRWA in Syria

Jamal, Zeina; Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Diaconu, Karin D.; Lough, Graham; Witter, S. N.; Ager, Alastair K.St C.; Fouad, Fouad Mohammad (Oxford University Press, 2020)

Health system resilience reflects the ability to continue service delivery in the face of extraordinary shocks. We examined the case of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and its delivery of services to ...
Health systems guidance appraisal-a critical interpretive synthesis

Ako-Arrey, Denis Ebot; Brouwers, Melissa C.; Lavis, John Norman; Giacomini, Mita K.; Haines, Andy P.; Dolea, Carmen Mihaela; El-Jardali, Fadi; Cluzeau, Françoise A.; Govin, Govin Permanand; Florez, Ivan D.; Ross, Jillian; Cuervo, Luis Gabriel; Wilson, Michael G.; Perel, Pablo A.; Warde, Paidgraig; Ongolo, Pierre C.; McNair, Sheila A.; Panisset, Ulysses; Bosch-Capblanch, Xavier; Chen, Yaolong (BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)

Background: Health systems guidance (HSG) are systematically developed statements that assist with decisions about options for addressing health systems challenges, including related changes in health systems arrangements. ...
Healthcare under siege: A qualitative study of health-worker responses to targeting and besiegement in Syria

Fardousi, Nasser; Douedari, Yazan; Howard, Natasha (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)

Objectives To explore health-worker perspectives on security, improving safety, managing constrained resources and handling mass casualties during besiegement in Syria. Design A qualitative study using semi-structured key ...
Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of patients and the general public towards the interactions of physicians with the pharmaceutical and the device industry: A systematic review

Fadlallah, Racha; Nas, Hala; Naamani, Dana; El-Jardali, Fadi; Hammoura, Ihsan; Al-Khaled, Lina; Brax, Hneiné; Kahale, Lara A.; Akl, Elie A. (Public Library of Science, 2016)

Objective To systematically review the evidence on the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of patients and the general public towards the interactions of physicians with the pharmaceutical and the device industry. Methods ...
Perspectives of displaced Syrian women and service providers on fertility behaviour and available services in west Bekaa, Lebanon

Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar; Mourtada, Rima; Bashour, Hyam Nicola; El-Kak, Faysal H.; Zurayk, Huda C. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2017)

Prior to the conflict, Syria had relatively high fertility rates. In 2010, it had the sixth highest total fertility rate in the Arab World, but it witnessed a fertility decline before the conflict in 2011. Displacement ...
Public health effects of travel-related policies on the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods systematic review

Bou-Karroum, Lama; Khabsa, Joanne; Jabbour, Mathilda; Hilal, Nadeen; Haidar, Zeinab; Abi Khalil, Pamela; Khalek, Rima Abdul; Assaf, Jana; Honein-AbouHaidar, Gladys N.; Abou Samra, Clara; Hneiny, Layal; Al-Awlaqi, Sameh; Hanefeld, Johanna; El-Jardali, Fadi; Akl, Elie A.; El-Bcheraoui, Charbel E. (W.B. Saunders Ltd, 2021)

Objectives: To map travel policies implemented due to COVID-19 during 2020, and conduct a mixed-methods systematic review of health effects of such policies, and related contextual factors. Design: Policy mapping and ...
Readiness to deliver person‐focused care in a fragile situation: the case of Mental Health Services in Lebanon

Noubani, Aya; Diaconu, Karin D.; Loffreda, Giulia; Saleh, Shadi S. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2021)

Background: Evidence suggests wide variability in the provision of mental healthcare across countries. Countries experiencing fragility related risks suffer from a high burden of mental-ill health and additionally have ...
Stakeholders' experiences with the evidence aid website to support 'real-time' use of research evidence to inform decision-making in crisis zones: A user testing study

Khalid, Ahmad Firas; Lavis, John Norman; El-Jardali, Fadi; Vanstone, Meredith G. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)

Background: Humanitarian action in crisis zones is fraught with many challenges, including lack of timely and accessible research evidence to inform decision-making about humanitarian interventions. Evidence websites have ...
Stakeholders’ perspectives on strategies for the recruitment and retention of primary health care employees in Qatar: A qualitative approach

Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Yassoub, Rami; Mourad, Yara; Khodr, Hiba (SAGE Publications Inc., 2017)

This study explores the recruitment and retention conditions influencing primary health care (PHC) human resources for health (HRH) in Qatar and suggests strategies for their improvement. A qualitative design employing ...
The making of nursing practice Law in Lebanon: A policy analysis case study

El-Jardali, Fadi; Hammoud, Rawan A.; Younan, Lina Sabbagh; Nuwayhid, Helen S.; Abdallah, Nadine; Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Bou-Karroum, Lama; Salman, Lana (BioMed Central Ltd., 2014)

Background: Evidence-informed decisions can strengthen health systems, improve health, and reduce health inequities. Despite the Beijing, Montreux, and Bamako calls for action, literature shows that research evidence is ...
The Practice of Research Ethics in Lebanon and Qatar: Perspectives of Researchers on Informed Consent

Nakkash, Rima T.; Qutteina, Yara; Nasrallah, Catherine; Wright, Katharine S.; El-Alti, Leila; Makhoul, Jihad; al-Ali, Khalid (SAGE Publications Inc., 2017)

Informed consent requirements for conducting research with human participants are set by institutional review boards (IRBs) following established guidelines. Despite this, researchers continue to face challenges in seeking ...
Upscaling the recruitment and retention of human resources for health at primary healthcare centres in Lebanon: A qualitative study

Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Khodr, Hiba; Mourad, Yara; Yassoub, Rami; Abi Ramia, Jinane (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2016)

The sustainability of primary healthcare (PHC) worldwide has been challenged by a global shortage in human resources for health (HRH). This study is a unique attempt at systematically soliciting and synthesising the voice ...
Using narratives to impact health policy-making: A systematic review

Fadlallah, Racha; El-Jardali, Fadi; Nomier, Mohamed A.; Hemadi, Nour; Arif, Khurram; Langlois, Étienne V.; Akl, Elie A. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)

Background: There is increased interest in using narratives or storytelling to influence health policies. We aimed to systematically review the evidence on the use of narratives to impact the health policy-making process. ...

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