Evidence, Not Assumptions: Understanding Medicine Shortages Through Health Policy and Systems Research
Sunday Standard Evidence, Not Assumptions: Understanding Medicine Shortages Through Health Policy and Systems Research Last month, I argued that patients experience one health system rather than separate government ministries. A decision on taxation affects access to care. Medicine procurement influences public confidence. Health financing shapes treatment choices. Patients do not experience these issues separately. They experience them together. That discussion leads naturally to another question. How should governments recognise […] The post Evidence, Not Assumptions: Understanding Medicine Shortages Through Health Policy and Systems Research first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Thabo Seleke
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Evidence, Not Assumptions: Understanding Medicine Shortages Through Health Policy and Systems Research
Last month, I argued that patients experience one health system rather than separate government ministries. A decision on taxation affects access to care. Medicine procurement influences public confidence. Health financing shapes treatment choices. Patients do not experience these issues separately. They experience them together.
That discussion leads naturally to another question. How should governments recognise harm during a health-system crisis?
Recent public statements concerning medicine shortages and mortality have raised an important scientific and policy question. The question is not whether evidence matters. It does. Nor is it whether governments should rely on facts rather than speculation. They should. The real question is what counts as evidence when a health system is under pressure.
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The post Evidence, Not Assumptions: Understanding Medicine Shortages Through Health Policy and Systems Research first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Thabo Seleke
