Methods and techniques of writing a policy brief for a health program: Examples from Sino-British Global Health Support Program (GHSP) / 中国卫生政策研究

ABSTRACT

Health program is an important carrier and platform for carrying out international health cooperation and implementing a national health development policy.It plays an increasingly important role in advancing the global health strategy and deepening the health system reform.Policy briefing is a relatively new research evidence for decision makers to provide packaging tools,which can achieve a rapid transfer of information,exchange experiences and promote the implementation of targets and goals.This study takes examples from the Global Health Support Program (GHSP),stating the functions and characteristics,including writing requirements and skills,to help grasping the general procedure and methods for health management personnel on how to write a health program policy brief.It also anticipates to pronote the application and development of policy brief,and hence,turning out to be an effective tool in deepening reform of the medical and health care system in China.