Health Policy Development & Implementation is a broad term that refers to the process of designing, adopting, and executing policies that aim to improve the health of populations and health systems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health policy development and implementation involves **six key conditions** for success.

• Ensure contexts are appropriate and receptive
• Get the timing right
• Transfer appropriate policies and innovations
• Ensure good governance
• Work with other sectors
• Move from evidence to action

The South African government has also developed a National Policy Development Framework that seeks to entrench good public policy-making practices in the country by setting out clear principles, standards, and institutional arrangements for effective policy development and implementation. The framework covers various aspects of policymaking, such as:

• Policy analysis and problem identification
• Policy formulation and consultation
• Policy approval and adoption
• Policy implementation and monitoring
• Policy evaluation and review