The 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

HSR is organized every two years by Health Systems Global to bring together the full range of players involved in health systems and policy research and practice. Beginning with the First Global Symposium in Montreux in 2010, the Symposia have played a crucial, catalytic role in convening a global community dedicated to strengthening health systems and building the field of health systems research. 

LHSS is pleased to participate in the 8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research held in Nagasaki, Japan in 2024. With staff and partner colleagues, we present the following:

Monday, November 18

• 12:45pm - 5:00pm, L: 101(C). Achieving change in complex health systems: How to understand the effects of integrated interventions on health systems performance. Presenters: Shipra Srihari, Abt Global; Midori de Habich, Abt Global; Dr. Tia Phalla, Cambodia, National AIDS Authority; Alison Gichochi, East Africa Community; Maria Francisco, Abt Global.

Tuesday, November 19

• 12:45pm-2:45pm, L:105. Improving Political Economy Analysis: How to Develop the Quality and Effectiveness of Political Economy Analysis for Better Health Governance and System Performance. Thinking and Working Politically to Strengthen Your Health Commodity Supply Chain. Presenter: Shipra Srihari, Abt Global
• 12:45pm-2:45pm, L:107.  Davidson Gwatkin Equity Measurement Prize 2024: Adopting an Appropriate Equity Assessment Tool for Efficient Targeting of Donor Subsidies to Private Sector Patients in Afghanistan. Presenter: Soumitra Ghosh, Abt Global.
• 12:45pm - 2:45pm, L:109. Public Financial Management as a Critical Foundation to Addressing Health System Vulnerabilities. Contributors: Diu Nguyen, Chief of Party, LHSS Vietnam, Abt Global; Dr. Ekpenyong Ekanem, Director, Performance Monitoring and Learning, LHSS Project, Abt Global; Bolanle Olusola-Faleye, Chief of Party, LHSS Nigeria, Abt Global; Helene Barroy, Senior Public Finance Expert, World Health Organization; Cheryl Cashin, Managing Director, R4D; Anita Musiega, Post-Doctoral Researcher, KEMRI 

Wednesday, November 20 

• 8:00am - 09:30am, L:101(B). Systems Approaches to Realizing Universal Health Coverage amidst Mixed Migration in Latin America. Presenters: Paulina Giusti, Abt Global; Andrea Boccardi, UNAIDS Andes Region; Miguel Pulido, Abt Global; Jose Gutierrez, Abt Global.
• 11:40am - 1:10pm, L:101(C). Building Effective Leaders for Sustainable National and Sub-National Health Systems. How COVID-19 Pandemic Response was Leveraged to Strengthen Health System and Local Capacity: Stories from Colombia, Ghana, Peru, South Africa and Tajikistan.  Presenter: Yordanos Molla, Abt Global
• 11:40am - 1:10pm, L:109.  Promoting Equity through Innovative Health Financing. Top Down or Bottom Up? Strategies for Promoting Investments in Primary Health Care from Bangladesh and Nigeria. Presenter: Ekpenyong Ekanem, Abt Global

Thursday, November 21

• 11:40am - 1:10pm, L:105. Innovative Learning Practices for Effective Health Policymaking. Navigating Complexity: Applying Complexity-Aware Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Principles within a Multi-Country Health Systems Strengthening Project. Presenter: Ekpenyong Ekanem, Abt Global
• 11:40am - 1:10pm, L:107. Building Equitable Health Systems through Strategic Purchasing, Social Contracting, and Integrated Financing. Assessment of Social Contracting Pilot Implementation in Vietnam for the 2022-2024 period – Evidence for Expanding Publicly Financed HIV Services. Presenter: Diu Nguyen, Abt Global

Friday, November 22

• 2:10pm - 3:40pm, L:101(B). Strengthening Community Health Worker and Social Care Programs:  Institutional Challenges and Gender Dynamics in Primary Care. Strengthening Institutional Frameworks to Better Integrate and Support Community Health Workers: A Case Study from Tanzania. Presenter:  Mignote Haile, Abt Global
• 2:10pm - 3:40pm, L:107. From Reimbursement to Financial Protection:  Strengthening Health Insurance for UHC. Fiscal Space Analysis is Only a Starting Point, so What Comes Next? The Nigerian Vulnerable Group Fund Plans to Grow. Presenter: Bolanle Olusola-Faleye, Abt Global

Poster Presentations

• Systems Thinking and Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement:  Keys to Unlocking Namibia’s Stalled UHC Agenda. Presenter: Munyaradzi Mareke, Abt Global
• Building on COVID-19 Response Strategies for a More Climate-Resilient Health System in Colombia. Presenter: Miguel Pulido, Abt Global  
• Behind the Scenes: Establishing an Institutional Framework to Govern Telemedicine in Ukraine. Presenter: Benjamin Dunbar, Abt Global
• Interoperable Health Information System Advances Health Equity for Mobile Cross-border Populations in East Africa. Presenter: Alison Gichochi, East Africa Community
• Peer Learning Paves the Way for Strengthening Urban Primary Health Care among the Local Government Institutions in Bangladesh. Presenter: Bolanle Olusola-Faleye, Abt Global