Taking place in Barcelona, Spain from March 4 – 6, the Global Health Market Shaping Conference brought together global health market shapers across devices, diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines to establish shared conceptual foundations, catalyze connections, and accelerate optimization and innovation in market shaping.
Experts from R4D were involved with the following sessions:
- Demand Strategies in Complex Market Contexts, Track B: Markets Transitioning out of Donor-Funded Procurement
There is a struggle to achieve healthy, sustainable markets in particularly challenging market contexts, such as low-volume or volatile, unpredictable markets, to name only a few. Across different contexts, what level of demand predictability, materialization, and reliability is achievable? What lessons learned or best practices can we summarize for effective market shaping in more complex market situations? This discussion will feature case studies on the PAHO Strategic Fund, the National Progression Framework, family planning, and other tools/activities that should be prioritized or developed.
Monday, March 4, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CET (GMT +1)
Le Méridien Barcelona, Plenary Hall
Featuring Sarah Wangilisasi, Market Shaping Practice Senior Program Officer, R4D - National-Level Market Stewardship
Given the evident importance of demand-side factors to healthy markets and successful market shaping, it is critically important to ensure market shaping activities are supportive of and responsive to national-level ownership, priorities, and decision-making. Recent initiatives showcase novel approaches to engage global-, regional- and national-level actors together to understand market issues and set market shaping priorities. What can be learned, improved, and applied elsewhere using these examples?
Monday, March 4, 2:30 – 3:45 pm CET (GMT +1)
Le Méridien Barcelona, Plenary Hall
– Featuring Nelsha Haji, Market Shaping Practice Associate Director, R4D and Abyu Faris, Associate Director, R4D - Private Sector Market: Reducing the Blind Spot
Private-sector market data is weak despite the acknowledgment that many people in low- and middle-income countries access care through the private sector. How can we better understand and engage with private sector markets?
Tuesday, March 5, 4 – 5 pm CET (GMT +1)
Le Méridien Barcelona, Plenary Hall
– Featuring Nelsha Haji, Market Shaping Practice Associate Director, R4D
