Study on national health planning of several typical countries based on content analysis method / 中国卫生政策研究

ABSTRACT

@#Objective: To analyzethe hot areas and trends of current health planning policies around the world based on content analysis method, andreveal the differences in contents of the planning between countries, so as to provide reference for health planning and health development direction. Methods: Based on the WHO Country Planning Cycle Database, 15 Planning documents were chosen, from whichkeywords were screened, and thedegree centralitywas calculatedusing UCINET 6. Results: Keywords of planning documents couldbe classified into six analytical dimensions including fundamental philosophy, system and mechanism, health resources, health services, health-related factors and effect appraisal. High frequency keywords in documents of countries with different levels of development wereboth similar and different ； whereby thedegree centrality of the basic concept and service dimension was found to be relatively high in developed countries, while the degree centrality of keywords of health-related factors andhealth resources dimension washigher in developing countries. Conclusions: The concept of “health” and integration M has always got moreattention from all countries. Health planning in developed countries tends to focusmore about substance and basic beliefs, with an emphasis on evidence-based policy-making. However, in developing countries,more attention is paid to cooperation, ensuring the provision of health services through input and rational allocation of health resources, and reducing the burden of diseases. Even though China has some characteristics of developed countries, its health planning mainly reflects the characteristics of developing countries. It is suggested that more attention should be paid to evidence-based support, a more integrated medical and health system should be built, and attention should be given to the evaluation and feedback of the health planning policies.