With the growing concept of evidence-based medicine, the focus on evidence-based or evidence-informed policy came into existence in the 1990s. Even though EBP is highly…
Some policy initiatives are implemented while others languish
Here top-down and bottom-up approaches are used to discuss the implementation of any policy initiatives. According to the top-down approach, the policy initiatives that have…
How health issues make their way onto policies?
Although all steps are equally important in the process of making a health policy, the initial step of issue identification is the one that determines…
Can an Individual’s free choice be a challenge to Social Workers?
Human rights not only have interdependence but also clashes within. It is the notion of human rights that they belong together which means one should…
Prisoner’s Dilemma in health
According to the encyclopedia of Philosophy, Prisoner’s Dilemma is used to describe human psychology when two completely rational people for some reason do not cooperate…
Winners and Losers of globalization
The winners and losers of globalization is a complex theme and the risk for one group can be the opportunity for another group as similar…
2 Motives of development assistance
The traditional boundaries between “developed and “developing” countries are getting narrower and narrower. Events happening in one country have effects on others, this is because…
Negative Externalities in health and social welfare
As stated by Goldin, globalization has decreased the traditional boundaries between developed and developing countries through the interconnectedness and easy flow of goods, services, people,…
Welfare in Nepal as a Global South Country
The term Global South and Global North might suggest dividing the countries based on geographical setting but the categorization is based on the socio-economic and…