ACCESS Health to have significant representation at the 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Nine abstracts submitted by colleagues at ACCESS Health International have been selected for presentation at the prestigious Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2024) organized by Health Systems Global. It will be held in Nagasaki, Japan between 18-22 November 2024.

In addition to the abstracts, Iman F. Hameed will represent ACCESS Health to co-host a half- day Capacity Building Session with HPSR and HSG. The session is titled, “Bridging the Gap: Strengthening Evidence Translation Frameworks for Sustainable and Locally Informed Health Policies.”

The 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research will focus on the theme of Building Just and Sustainable Health Systems Centering People and Protecting the Planet. The acceptance of ACCESS Health’s work at the Symposium highlights the impactful research our team is conducting in the field of health systems.

The nine selected abstracts are:

“Translation of Modeled Evidence for Decision-Making in India; Challenges and Prospects” by Maulik Chokshi with co-authors Arun B Nair, Tushar Mokashi, Latha Chilod, Leah Ewald, Abeba Taddese, Apporva Handigol. (Selected for Poster Presentation.)

“Exploring Normative Costing for Primary Healthcare in Indian Settings: A Governance Perspective” by Tushar Mokashi with co-authors Oshia Garg, Rajeev Prasad, Arun B Nair, Maulik Chokshi. (Selected for Oral Presentation.)

“Development of a Toolkit to Measure Health Systems Resilience – Application of a Modified Delphi Method” by Dr. Anuradha Katyal with co-authors Sushma Dsouza, Dr. Shrikant Kalaskar, Latika Rewaria, Dr. Mehnaz Kabeer, Sreemeena Satyanarayana, Dr. Krishna Reddy, and Maulik Chokshi. (Selected for Oral Presentation.) This is a part of our ongoing work under the Global Learning Collaborative for Health Systems Research.

“Building Bridges: Determinants of Private Sector Engagement and Empanelment under PMJAY in India” by Arun Nair with co-authors Maulik Chokshi, Tushar Mokashi, Grace Achungura, Jaidev Singh Anand, Ruchira Agarwal. (Selected for Poster Presentation.)

“Assessing Health System Resilience using Exploratory Data Analysis: A Pilot Study in India” by Sushma D’Souza with co-authors Dr Anuradha Katyal, Dr. Shrikant Kalaskar, Latika Rewaria, Dr. Mehnaz Kabeer, Sreemeena Satyanarayana, Dr. Krishna Reddy, and Maulik Chokshi (as part of GLC4HSR). (Selected for Poster Presentation.) This is a part of our ongoing work under the Global Learning Collaborative for Health Systems Research.

“Building Resilient Urban Health Systems: Harnessing Intersectoral Convergence for Sustainable Impact” by Prince Chugh with co-authors Tushar Mokashi, and Maulik Chokshi. (Selected for Poster Presentation.)

“At the Intersection of Climate and Health: Evaluating the Comprehensiveness of Health System Adaptation in Climate Policies from Six Countries in South and Southeast Asia” by Wen Jin with co-authors Iman Hameed and Miguel Tan. (Selected for Poster Presentation.)

 “Community-based NCD health literacy interventions and way ahead” by Dr. Shweta Singh and co-authored by Dr. Shrikant Kalaskar and Girish Bommkanti (Selected for Poster Presentation.)

“One health approach for disaster preparedness: A study to build integrated resilient health systems” by former ACCESS Health colleague SreeMeena Satyanarayana and co-authored by Dr. Shrikant Kalaskar. (Selected for Poster Presentation.)

These selections highlight our work towards advancing health systems research and practice. ACCESS Health congratulates the colleagues for their contributions and looks forward to their presentations at the symposium.