Table 1

Usefulness of health policies

The development of health policies may help to:
• specify health objectives and priorities
• identify means and resources required to achieve these objectives
• rationalize decision-making
• define the frame of reference required for evaluation and reporting
• rally professionals and other stakeholders around health issues
• build consensus
• facilitate the introduction of viable and effective actions Source: [10]

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