title: Health policy and systems research: building momentum and community.
authors.affiliation: Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland .
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghaffar
authors.affiliation: Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland .
authors.forename: Nhan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease Control, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway .
authors.forename: John-Arne
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Røttingen
authors.affiliation: Health Systems and Innovation Cluster, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland .
authors.forename: Marie-Paule
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kieny
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D012106:Research; D014944:World Health Organization