Southern African Journal of Public Health

Aims & Scope

Aims to bridge the divides between academia, policy and implementation in health systems intervention and reform. We publish papers with recognisable policy impact that draw on robust research and operational experience from both academic and non-academic authors on Population health and Preventive Medicine. Focuses on Public health and population medicine, promoting greater understanding of health systems in all contexts, highlighting public health interventions that work and those that do not, identifying lessons for future policy makers and programme designers, and highlighting knowledge gaps that will refine the Public health research agenda. The core content is original scientific reports and discussion papers on successes and failures in Public Health and population medicine interventions worldwide especially in South Africa, with a focus on identifying lessons that future programme designers and policy makers can learn from, and knowledge gaps to be filled through academic studies. Analyses of the political, social, cultural and economic environment of public health interventions are published to further understanding of what works and what does not in specific contexts. Shorter comment articles on issues of controversy or debate in any area of public health or intervention are also welcome. Educational articles focusing on, for example, issues related to the use of programmatic and operational data, trends in impact analysis and evaluations, and appropriate indicators of public health and population medicine, will be commissioned by the editorial team with guidance from the Editorial Board and International Advisory Board. The journal also intends to be a forum for debate about how best to apply the conventions of scientific investigation to health and development challenges; how to report on health systems interventions in ways that are useful for all prospective audiences; and to facilitate consensus-building on the tools and techniques that practitioners can use to improve the rigor of the field.

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