Health Policy OPEN

Health Policy OPEN, the journal on health systems and policies, complements Health Policy and shares an objective to be a vehicle for the exploration and discussion of various aspects of health policy reforms, health systems analysis, and performance. Offering a truly global perspective, from low- to high-income countries, Health Policy OPEN covers universally important topics such as equity in coverage and access to healthcare; quality, safety, and responsiveness in healthcare; economic aspects of health policy change; and health systems? outcomes, including assessment of efficiency, improved health, financial and social protection, and sustainability.

The journal is aimed at enhancing communication between health policy and system researchers, legislators, decision-makers, and professionals concerned with developing, implementing, and analyzing health policy, health systems and health care reforms.

Areas of particular interest include:

• Measuring, visualizing, explaining, and assessing key concepts and issues surrounding health systems and policy

• Policies and reforms promoting coverage, access, and equity in healthcare

• Current and future challenges of health systems, such as health workforce, universal coverage and funding, and sustainability of health systems

• Preparedness and responses to shocks on health systems such as epidemics and pandemics, wars and conflicts, natural disasters, and socio-economic crises

• Assessment of the performance of health systems, including quality, safety, and responsiveness in healthcare; efficiency, improved health, financial and social protection

• Financing global health policy and reforms, as well as the development of Sustainable Development Goal 3 and Universal Health Coverage