Global Learning Collaborative for Health Systems Resilience

ACTIVE YEARS: September 2022 - Present

Unites health systems experts, practitioners, and policymakers globally to strengthen and build resilient health systems.

Collaborators

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

– Duke NUS – Center for Regulatory Excellence

-United States Pharmacopia

-Health Systems Global

-Women in Global Health Singapore

-Tata Institute for Genetics and Society

-Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

-Henry Ford Health

-InOrder

-Center for Indonesia’s Strategic Development Initiatives

-Ministry of Health, Government of Sri Lanka

-BRAC University

-Bangladesh Health Watch

DONORS

-The Rockefeller Foundation (former)

Origin Story

Recent years have witnessed frequent outbreaks of epidemics, pandemics, and natural disasters, underscoring the need for resilient health systems. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities and gaps in health systems worldwide, revealing their lack of preparedness to withstand such shocks. The rising frequency of health crises demands a continuous effort to learn from past failures and adaptive innovations. Current health system assessment frameworks and epidemiological models have proven inadequate, highlighting the need for evolution. The GLC4HSR was established to understand health systems resilience and foster collaborative learning to build stronger, more resilient health systems for the future.

Collaborative Objectives

Within this context, the GLC4HSR is set up with two broad objectives:

Understanding health systems resilience

Learning collaboratively to build strong and resilient health systems

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Network Resources

Assessing Health System Resilience using Exploratory Data Analysis: A Pilot Study in India:”

The health system resilience assessment tool developed by the Global Learning Collaborative for Health System Resilience (GLC4HSR) was used to conduct a pilot study in India. The GLC4HSR team gathered data from multiple sources and used an exploratory data analysis to uncover insights. Key findings highlight disparities in health utilization vs. needs, as well as the linking health status and mortality to Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), underscores the importance of enhancing social support systems to address underlying health needs. This study can be used as a road map for contextualizing health system resilience assessments in diverse country contexts, ranging from local to global, to inform efforts to enhance health systems and prepare for potential challenges in the future.

Development of a Toolkit to Measure Health Systems Resilience – Application of a Modified Delphi Method”

As a part of the Global Learning Collaborative for Health Systems Resilience (GLC4HSR)'s Health Systems Resilience (HSR) Assessment tool, the team worked on developing a toolkit to measure a country’s HSR irrespective of shock. They deployed a modified Delphi method including – scoping review, in-depth interviews, peer-to-peer learning, measurement framework design, forming thematic working groups (TWGs), mapping indicators, and a policy discussion.nd prepare for potential challenges in the future.

Key Outcomes

Launch of 2 editions of the GLC4HSR’s Annual Conclave Compendium, highlighting the key learnings from the flagship event of the Collaborative

Focused discussion on the role of Surveillance Systems in a workshop co-organized with the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society

Webinars to discuss the role of Climate change and Health

Representation at the Health Systems Resilience Global Symposium being held in Nagasaki in November 2024

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