Working the National Ocean Policy and Making the National Ocean Policy Work

An Assessment of National Maternal and Child Health Policy-Makers’ Knowledge and Capacity for Evidence-Informed Policy-Making in Nigeria

Background There is increasing interest globally in the use of more rigorous processes to ensure that maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) care recommendations are informed by the best available research evidence use. The purpose of this study was to engage Nigerian MNCH policy-makers and other stakeholders to consider issues around research to policy and practice interface and to assess ...

Trends and Future Challenges for U.S. National Ocean and Coastal Policy

Overview of National Drug Policy of Iran

National Drug Policy (NDP) constitutes the specification of mid-term and long-term pharmaceutical objectives by the government and the determination of major strategies warranted to achieve such objectives. Stated in other words, NDP determines the frameworks for the pharmaceutical activities of private and state sectors. The specification of these policies and strategies will be an effective m...

Cross-National Diffusion of Mental Health Policy

Background Following the tenets of world polity and innovation diffusion theories, I focus on the coercive and mimetic forces that influence the diffusion of mental health policy across nations. International organizations’ mandates influence government behavior. Dependency on external resources, namely foreign aid, also affects governments’ formulation of national policy. And finally, mounting...

Overview of National Drug Policy of Iran

National Drug Policy (NDP) constitutes the specification of mid-term and long-term pharmaceutical objectives by the government and the determination of major strategies warranted to achieve such objectives. Stated in other words, NDP determines the frameworks for the pharmaceutical activities of private and state sectors. The specification of these policies and strategies will be an effective m...