BRI-CEE members, Srikanth Reddy and Janet Hatcher Roberts, along with their colleagues conducted a scoping review to understand WHO guideline uptake by the Member States, particularly the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
The findings suggest that governance was often weak within the existing health systems amongst most of the LMICs studied, as was the guidance provided by WHO’s guidelines on governance requirements. This challenge was further exacerbated by a lack of accountability and transparency mechanisms for uptake and implementation of guidelines. In addition, the WHO guidelines themselves were either unclear and were technically challenging for some health conditions; however, WHO guidelines were primarily used as a reference by Member States when they developed their national guidelines.
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