id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-308645-5fghudac Qoronfleh, M. Walid Health is a political choice: why conduct healthcare research? Value, importance and outcomes to policy makers 2020-07-27 .txt text/plain 4480 213 45 In short, the discussion highlights the following: i) health is a human right marching towards universal health care, with research underpinning every advance in health care and quality medical services; ii) evidence-based research is emerging as a critical tool to aid policyand decision-makers; iii) investment necessity in healthcare research/systems to enable responding to a country's national health priorities and to strengthen public health policies; and iv) need for multi-sectoral involvement of stakeholders to bridge the gap between research and politics. Priority areas include the development of an integrated model of high-quality care and service delivery for the State of Qatar; enhanced health promotion and disease prevention; enhanced health protection; health integrated across the country in all policies; and establishing effective systems of health governance and leadership. Qatar's National Health Strategy, 2018-2022, highlights the need for creating quality, care delivery infrastructureso-called "high-value health systems"to enable such improvements in patient access, affordability, and outcomes. ./cache/cord-308645-5fghudac.txt ./txt/cord-308645-5fghudac.txt