The Eighth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research convened November 18-22 in Nagasaki, Japan. The conference brought together over 2,000 policymakers, practitioners and researchers from more than 100 countries to explore issues across the central theme of “Building Just and Sustainable Health Systems Centering People and Protecting the Planet.” R4D experts participated in the following sessions:
Monday, November 18
- Satellite Session: Objective-Oriented Health Systems Reform: There Are No Shortcuts to the Top of the Palm Tree
9 am – 5 pm in the Main Hall | Session SS-53
Co-organized by ThinkWell, World Health Organization and R4D
Featuring: Cheryl Cashin, Agnes Gatome-Munyua, Wangari Ng’ang’a, Joe Kutzin - Satellite Session: Advancing learning systems for health in the Asia-Pacific Region through health policy and systems research
8 am – 12:15 pm in Room 107
Co-organized by Alliance HPSR, World Health Organization, Health Systems Global, and more
Featuring: Nathan Blanchet - Satellite Session: Advancing Universal Health Coverage through Transformative Partnerships: How to achieve co-financing operations for health systems strengthening in the Asia-Pacific region
9 am – 5 pm (location to come)
Organized by the Asian Development Bank with support from R4D - Capacity Workshop: Bridging the Gap: Strengthening Evidence Translation Frameworks for Sustainable and Locally Informed Health Policies
8 am – 12:15 pm in Main Hall 4
Co-organized by SEARCH Network and R4D
Featuring: Amanda Folsom, Laurel Hatt, Aditia Nugroho, Leah List
Tuesday, November 19
- Satellite Session: Transforming Health Systems for Coordinated and Holistic Care: the case for integrating rehabilitation
8:00 am – 12:30 pm (location to come)
Featuring: Laurel Hatt and Nathan Blanchet - Capacity Workshop: Designing climate-resilient and sustainable health services for the future: bridging gaps in research, practice and financing for developing countries
12:15 – 2:45 pm (location to come)
Organized by the Asian Development Bank with support from R4D
Featuring: Laurel Hatt and Nathan Blanchet
Wednesday, November 20
- Speaker Session: Healthy Planet, Healthy People: collective action for climate-sensitive health systems towards universal health coverage
2:10 – 3:40 pm in Room 101(A)
Organized by the Asian Development Bank with support from R4D
Friday, November 22
- Organized Session: Landscape of HPSR in LMICs: Evolving Concept, Dynamic Scope, and Interconnected Roles of HPSR actors
11:40 am – 1:10 pm in Room 101(A)
Organized by HERD International with support from R4D
Featuring: Leah List
In addition, R4D experts are involved in the following oral and poster presentations:
Thursday, November 21
- Poster Presentation: Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | East: Insights from Tanzania on adapting the National Financial Management Information System to Support Sub-national Resource Allocation to NTD Programming
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 11:10 – 11:40 am; 1:10 – 2:10 pm; 3:40 – 4:10 pm
In the Exhibition Hall
Featuring: Edward Owino - Poster Presentation: M-RITE: Mobilizing Support and Domestic Resources to Achieve High and Equitable Immunization Coverage in Jigawa State, Nigeria
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 11:10 – 11:40 am; 1:10 – 2:10 pm; 3:40 – 4:10 pm
In the Exhibition Hall
Featuring: Jose Gonzalez - Oral Presentation: Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC): Applying the Strategic Health Purchasing Progress Tracking Framework: lessons from Nine African Countries
11:40 am – 1:10 pm am in Room 107
Featuring: Dr. Uchenna Ezenwaka and Agnes Gatome-Munyua
Friday, November 22
- Oral Presentation: Inclusive Financing Solutions – Seizing Policy Windows for Sustainable Financing of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Ethiopia: Inclusion of NTDs in Health Insurance Benefit Packages and Exempted Health Services
8 – 9:30 am in Room 101(B)
Featuring: Mr. Fikre Seife Gebretsadik and Agnes Gatome-Munyua
Learn More about R4D Projects Related to Health Systems
- Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator
- Eradicating Neglected Tropical Diseases (Act | East)
- Strengthening Strategic Health Purchasing in Africa (SPARC)
- Strengthening Routine Immunization and Health Systems to Reach Unvaccinated Children (M-RITE)
- Increasing Access to Life-saving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Medicines in Nigeria
