The policy process analysis of thalassemia prevention strategy based on policy stream theory in Guangxi

VernacularTitle:基于政策源流理论的广西地中海贫血防治计划政策过程分析
Author: Yuan HUANG ; Na LI ; Lili CHEN ; Anhong OU ; Yingyao CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Policy stream theory; Policy window; Thalassemia prevention and treatment; Policy progress
From: Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2015;(7):49-54
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Thalassemia is a genetic disease with a high-incidence rate which has influenced the health condi-tions of newborns in south China. In this paper, we analyze the policy process of thalassemia prevention strategy in Guangxi based on John Kingdon’s policy stream theory, discussing the problem, policy and political flows of the strat-egy and analyzing how does the policy window open. We found that the thalassemia prevention policy was based on the deep understanding of the women and children’s health conditions, and the policy entrepreneur had made a pro-gram for alleviating to and eradicating the problem. In the condition of deepening health system reform, the thalasse-mia prevention policy in Guangxi had attracted the attention of policy makers. At a right political time for policy-mak-ing, the three above mentioned flows came in bond pushing the policy window open. As long as the thalassemia pre-vention policy process is analyzed based on the policy stream theory, it could be a good theoretical and practical ex-ample for other public health policy analysis in China.