Strong policies are therefore needed to address present day health problems that To master this challenge can for crucial have become progressively intricate. and timely information. World Health organization(wHo has emphasized that health systems research is an essential element in providing adequate information fo decision-makers at all levels-from national to local. Concurrently recognizing this notion, the Ministry of Public Health founded the Health systems Research Institute in late The Institute started its operations in February 1993 and geared to- 1992. wards problems solving and actions for changes. It takes into account the WHO's Gnostic definition of health not just absence of diseases