Co-production between researchers and policymakers is critical for achieving health systems change

The authors emphasize that technical institutions, such as universities and other governmental or non-governmental research agencies, often play a lead role in generating scientific evidence critical for improved health. However, they can be poorly connected to health policy and systems change processes. This results in generation of data and evidence that are less relevant to local context and less likely to be used to inform policy and systems change for improved health. The co-production of knowledge can play an important role in supporting country efforts to strengthen health systems and advancing the field globally. More experimentation and learning are needed to better understand how partnerships between technical institutions and policymakers not only co-produce knowledge, but also effectively co-produce health systems change.

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Hansen, P. M., C. Synowiec, and N. J. Blanchet (2021). Co-production between researchers and policymakers is critical for achieving health systems change. BMJ 2021;372.