Policy Toolkit for Strengthening Health Sector Reform

Section 1
Introduction to the Toolkit
and the Policy Process
Table of Contents
The Political Process and Health Sector Reform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Who Should Use this Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
How To Use this Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Tips for Various Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables
Box 1.1. Politically dominated arena of the policy process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Figure 1.1. The Policy Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Table 1.1. Policy Stages and Related Tasks in the
Technically Led Domain of the Policy Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4