A. Ghaffar

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Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO
A. Ghaffar
2018139 citations Open access
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Strengthening health systems through embedded research
A. Ghaffar, E. Langlois, K. Rasanathan, S. Peterson +2 more
2017Bulletin of the World Health Organization115 citations Open access
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Qualitative evidence to improve guidelines and health decision-making
E. Langlois, Ö. Tunçalp, S. Norris, I. Askew +1 more
2018Bulletin of the World Health Organization60 citations Open access
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Learning health systems: an empowering agenda for low-income and middle-income countries.
K. Sheikh, I. Agyepong, M. Jhalani, W. Ammar +5 more
2020The Lancet53 citations
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Framing rehabilitation through health policy and systems research: priorities for strengthening rehabilitation
A. Cieza, A. Kwamie, Qhayiya Magaqa, N. Paichadze +6 more
2022Health Research Policy and Systems49 citations Open access
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Rapid reviews for health policy and systems decision-making: more important than ever before
A. Tricco, S. Straus, A. Ghaffar, E. Langlois
2022Systematic Reviews43 citations Open access
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Gender Comparison of Emotional Intelligence of University Students
Asfandyar Fida, A. Ghaffar, Amir Zaman, Asif Niwaz Satti
2018Journal of Education and Educational Development43 citations Open access
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Health intersectoralism in the Sustainable Development Goal era: from theory to practice
S. Hussain, D. Javadi, J. Andrey, A. Ghaffar +1 more
2020Globalization and Health40 citations Open access
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Applied systems thinking: unlocking theory, evidence and practice for health policy and systems research
A. Kwamie, Solip Ha, A. Ghaffar
2021Health Policy and Planning39 citations Open access
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Impact of community education on heat-related health outcomes and heat literacy among low-income communities in Karachi, Pakistan: a randomised controlled trial
J. Razzak, Priyanka Agrawal, Z. Chand, Saadia Quraishy +2 more
2022BMJ Global Health34 citations Open access
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Modified scoping review of the enablers and barriers to implementing primary health care in the COVID-19 context
Alexandra Edelman, R. Marten, H. Montenegro, K. Sheikh +4 more
2021Health Policy and Planning34 citations Open access
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How does embedded implementation research work? Examining core features through qualitative case studies in Latin America and the Caribbean
N. Ilona Varallyay, S. Bennett, C. Kennedy, A. Ghaffar +1 more
2020Health Policy and Planning34 citations Open access
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Understanding the implications of the Sustainable Development Goals for health policy and systems research: results of a research priority setting exercise
S. Bennett, N. Jessani, D. Glandon, M. Qiu +6 more
2020Globalization and Health33 citations Open access
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Committing to implementation research for health systems to manage and control non-communicable diseases
R. Marten, B. Mikkelsen, R. Shao, Livia Dal Zennaro +7 more
2020Lancet Global Health29 citations Open access
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What kind of evidence do we need to strengthen primary healthcare in the 21st century?
L. Hirschhorn, E. Langlois, A. Bitton, A. Ghaffar
2019BMJ Global Health29 citations Open access
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Embedding research to improve program implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean
N. Tran, E. Langlois, L. Reveiz, Ilona Varallyay +4 more
2017Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health27 citations
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Learning is a means to progress and empowerment for health systems
K. Sheikh, D. Peters, I. Agyepong, S. Abimbola +2 more
2022BMJ Global Health25 citations Open access
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Comparative analysis of country-level enablers, barriers and recommendations to strengthen institutional capacity for evidence uptake in decision-making
M. Schleiff, Alice Kuan, A. Ghaffar
2020Health Research Policy and Systems25 citations Open access
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System within systems: challenges and opportunities for the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in Pakistan
Z. Haq, B. T. Shaikh, N. Tran, A. Hafeez +1 more
2019Health Research Policy and Systems25 citations Open access
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Co-producing the covid-19 response in Germany, Hong Kong, Lebanon, and Pakistan
R. Marten, F. El-Jardali, A. Hafeez, J. Hanefeld +2 more
2021British medical journal23 citations Open access
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Advancing rehabilitation through health policy and systems research
A. Cieza, B. Mikkelsen, A. Ghaffar
2022Bulletin of the World Health Organization22 citations Open access
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Public health education post-COVID-19: a proposal for critical revisions
A. Ghaffar, S. Rashid, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, A. Hyder
2021BMJ Global Health22 citations Open access
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Various Roles in the Development of EFL Learners’ English Skills
Phillip J. Haberman, Muhammad Afzaal, A. Ghaffar, Hind Alfadda
202022 citations Open access
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Climate change: an urgent priority for health policy and systems research
R. Marten, Sonam Yangchen, D. Campbell-Lendrum, Elena Villalobos Prats +2 more
2020Health Policy and Planning18 citations Open access
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Advancing the science behind human resources for health: highlights from the Health Policy and Systems Research Reader on Human Resources for Health
A. S. George, J. Campbell, A. Ghaffar, Hpsr Hrh Reader Collaborators
2018Human Resources for Health18 citations Open access
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Embedding research in health policy and systems in the Americas
E. Langlois, N. Tran, A. Ghaffar, L. Reveiz +1 more
2017Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health17 citations Open access
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Implementation research is crucial to countries’ efforts to strengthen learning health systems
A. Ghaffar, S. Swaminathan, K. Sheikh, Ahmed Almandhari +3 more
2020Health Policy and Planning16 citations Open access
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Verbalising importance of supply chain management in access to health services
A. Ghaffar, A. Rashidian, W. Khan, Muhammad Tariq
2021Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice14 citations Open access
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Build back fairer: achieving health equity in the Eastern Mediterranean region of WHO.
M. Marmot, Ahmed Almandhari, A. Ghaffar, Maha El-Adawy +3 more
2021The Lancet14 citations Open access
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Realizing the potential of embedded implementation research: Lessons from Pakistan
K. Rasanathan, N. Tran, Hope L. Johnson, A. Hafeez +2 more
2020Journal of Global Health14 citations Open access
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Advancing the science behind human resources for health: highlights from the Health Policy and Systems Research Reader on Human Resources for Health
A. S. George, J. Campbell, A. Ghaffar, Hpsr Hrh Reader Collaborators
2018Health Research Policy and Systems14 citations Open access
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Using health policy and systems research to influence national health policies: lessons from Mexico, Cambodia and Ghana
D. Strachan, Kirsty Teague, A. Asefa, P. Annear +3 more
2022Health Policy and Planning13 citations Open access
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Drug shops for stronger health systems: learning from initiatives in six LMICs
Geet Lamba, Z. Shroff, Z. Babar, A. Ghaffar
2021Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice13 citations Open access
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On the path to Universal Health Coverage: aligning ongoing health systems reforms in India
Z. Shroff, R. Marten, A. Ghaffar, K. Sheikh +3 more
2020BMJ Global Health13 citations Open access
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Primary health care: realizing the vision
Shannon Barkley, R. Marten, T. Reynolds, E. Kelley +3 more
2020Bulletin of the World Health Organization13 citations Open access
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Health for all by all-pursuing multi-sectoral action on health for SDGs in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
Ahmed Almandhari, Maha El-Adawy, W. Khan, A. Ghaffar
2019Globalization and Health12 citations Open access
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Moving towards universal health coverage: engaging non-state providers
Z. Shroff, Krishna D. Rao, S. Bennett, L. Paina +2 more
2018International Journal for Equity in Health12 citations Open access
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PRIMASYS: a health policy and systems research approach for the assessment of country primary health care systems
K. Sheikh, A. Ghaffar
2021Health Research Policy and Systems11 citations Open access
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Assessing the Factors of Dengue Transmission in Urban Environments of Pakistan
Bushra Khalid, C. Bueh, A. Ghaffar
2021Atmosphere11 citations Open access
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Global financing for health policy and systems research: a review of funding opportunities
A. Kentikelenis, A. Ghaffar, M. Mckee, Livia Dal Zennaro +1 more
2022Health Policy and Planning10 citations Open access
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Harnessing the peace dividends of health
Ahmed Al Mandhari, A. Ghaffar, C. Etienne
2021BMJ Global Health10 citations Open access
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Time to reconceptualise health systems
Z. Shroff, R. Marten, J. Vega, D. Peters +2 more
2021The Lancet10 citations Open access
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Fostering access to and use of contextualised knowledge to support health policy-making: lessons from the Policy Information Platform in Nigeria
C. Uneke, E. Langlois, H. Uro-Chukwu, Jeremiah Chukwu +1 more
2019Health Research Policy and Systems10 citations Open access
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An embedded implementation research initiative to tackle service delivery bottlenecks in the expanded programme on immunisation in Pakistan: Overview and reflections
A. Shahabuddin, A. Sharkey, F. Khalid, K. Rasanathan +12 more
2021Journal of Global Health9 citations Open access
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Islamic Law In Morocco: Study on The Government System and The Development of Islamic Law
Muannif Ridwan, A. Saleh, A. Ghaffar
2021ARRUS Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities9 citations Open access
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COVID-19 pandemic: a unique opportunity to 'build back fairer' and reduce health inequities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Ahmed Almandhari, M. Marmot, A. Ghaffar, R. Hajjeh +3 more
2021Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit9 citations Open access
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Health policy and systems research for rehabilitation: a call for papers
A. Cieza, A. Kwamie, Qhayiya Magaqa, A. Ghaffar
2021Bulletin of the World Health Organization9 citations Open access
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The value and impact of embedded implementation research: insights from Latin America and the Caribbean
R. Marten, L. Reveiz, G. Aslanyan, F. Pérez +1 more
2021Revista Panamericana De Salud Publica-pan American Journal of Public Health8 citations Open access
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Advancing the science and practice of primary health care as a foundation for universal health coverage: a call for papers
E. Langlois, Shannon Barkley, E. Kelley, A. Ghaffar
2019Bulletin of the World Health Organization8 citations Open access
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It takes a community: a landscape analysis of global health research consortia
A. VanderZanden, E. Langlois, A. Ghaffar, A. Bitton +2 more
2019BMJ Global Health8 citations Open access
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