PolicyMaker 2.3 Software

Computer-Assisted Political Analysis
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PolicyMaker 2.3: Applications and Adoptions
 
  • The International Development Research Centre, of Canada, used PolicyMaker to assess the feasibility of a multi-million dollar project in Tanzania to set health priorities at the district level.
 
  • Based on this successful application, the International Development Research Centre provided a grant for the enhancement and improvement of the PolicyMaker software and method.
 
  • The Inter-American Development Bank contracted to apply PolicyMaker to assess the feasibility of major reforms in the health systems of two Latin American countries.
 
  • The Action Programme on Essential Drugs at the World Health Organization is using PolicyMaker in a nine-country comparative research project on the assessment of national pharmaceutical policies.
 
  • A major multinational company has purchased a site licence for PolicyMaker to use in strategic planning, especially interactions between business and government.
 
  • PolicyMaker has been used in a series of courses for health professionals, including the Harvard International Health Leadership Forum, whose participants are Ministers of Health and other top decision makers, as well as courses for mid-level technical officials from governments, international agencies, and non-governmental organizations.
 
See Michael R. Reich's web site at Harvard School of Public Health for additional information on recent uses of PolicyMaker