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This study examines the policy-making process in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its impact on maternal and child health. It explores the influence of healthcare professionals on policy, population characteristics, and stages of policy influence. The study also identifies gaps in the literature and provides recommendations for action.
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TheUnitedArabEmiratesHealthPolicy-MakingProcess:LessonsinMaternal&ChildHealthTheUnitedArabEmiratesHealthPolicy-MakingProcess:LessonsinMaternal&ChildHealth ImmanuelAzaadMoonesarR.D.,Ph.D. AssistantProfessor-HealthPolicyMohammedBinRashidSchoolofGovernment
Content • BackgroundoftheStudy • ProblemStatement • LiteratureReview • Purpose/NatureoftheStudy • TheoreticalFramework • ResearchQuestions • ResearchMethod • InterpretationofFindings • LimitationsoftheStudy • ImplicationsforSocialChange • RecommendationsforAction Page2
UnitedArabEmirates 9.6millionpopulation 111thmostpopulouscountryonearth 7Emirates Capital:AbuDhabiCurrency:Dirham(AED)Language:Arabic&English
RecapofKeyPoints Background *EMR:EasternMediterraneanRegion • 39,000women&923,000childrendieintheEMR* • 70%ofmaternal&60%ofchilddeathspreventable • LowAdoptionofMCH**Policies • EvidenceofSuccessofPolicyInfluence **MCH:Maternal &ChildHealth • ProblemStatement • HealthSystems&Policy* • *↑rankedresearchpriority-26%byChapmanetal.,2014;COHRED;WHO;UN • Purpose/NatureoftheStudy • Investigate:UAEHCProfessionalshaveInfluenceonpolicy • QuantitativeCorrelationalstudyobjectives • Toinvestigatethepopulationcharacteristicsrelationshiptothepolicyinfluence • Toinvestigatethestage(s)ofthepolicyinfluencebyHC • professionals • ToinvestigatepolicyinfluenceinthecontextoftheUAE
LiteratureReview Researchgaps,priority&opportunities HighmortalityratesinEMR UAEmetMDGstargetgoals4&5Lowadoptionofpoliciesandstrategies Lackofpolicy-makingprocessacrossEMR Lackofevidence:AndersenModelwithothertheories Lackofevidence:AndersenModelwithcorrelationsofelementsUpdatedsystematicreviewofstudies Babitschetal.2012toincludeEMRrelatedstudiesandcases: -10studiesbasedonEMR(2013-1986) -17studiesbasedonworldwide(2011-1999) Page6
ResearchMethodology Page10
Questions Immanuel.moonesar@mbrsg.ac.ae Page16 14