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Arch Hellen Med, 41(2), March-April 2024, 259-269 HISTORY IN MEDICINE The contribution of expert reports to the formulation of health policy in Greece during the period 1920–2000 G. Kouris,1 C. Trompoukis,2 X. Contiades,3 A. Philalithis1 |
Along the way of the Greek health system's development, a remarkable effort to formulate documented and evidence-based policies is recorded, through the preparation of special studies and reports for which academic specialists and health experts were "recruited" by governments and scientific bodies. These reports aimed to gather reliable information and data on the situation and problems of the Greek health system, as well as to prepare positions, proposals and recommendations for evidence-based policy-making that could contribute to the effective organizational and operational restructuring of health services and to the improvement of the quality of delivered care. In this context, this article presents the most important expert reports drawn up during the 20th century in Greece, investigates the degree of their contribution to the formulation of the national health policy and highlights the policy priorities for the reform of the health system based on the experts' proposals.
Key words: Expert reports, Health planning, Health policy, Health system, Public health.
