KEY MESSAGES • Thailand uses co-production of evidence, based on the concept of the “triangle that moves the mountain,” to support health policy making • The annual national health assembly is a key platform for interactions between multiple stakeholders to adopt resolutions through consensus •

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(Reuters) – Chinese police have detained almost 2,000 people in a nationwide sweep on fake drugs, seizing more than $180 million worth of counterfeit products and destroying some 1,100 production facilities, the public security ministry said on Sunday.The operation, involving around 18,000 police of

Abstract A trend towards charging for access to research findings, tools and databases is becoming more prominent globally. But charging for the use of research tools and databases that are vital to research supporting national and international policy development might be unjustified. Financial

Summary The COVID-19 pandemic is unlikely to end until there is global roll-out of vaccines that protect against severe disease and preferably drive herd immunity. Regulators in numerous countries have authorised or approved COVID-19 vaccines for human use, with more expected to be licensed in 20

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