Global Symposium on Health Systems Research Call for Abstracts Now Open
Organizers of the Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR) are pleased to announce the Second Global Symposium – Inclusion and Innovation Towards Universal Health Coverage. This time researchers, policy-makers, … Continue reading
Complexity, Complexity, Complexity
This blog post, podcast, and publication by David Peters and others at Future Health Systems provides a very good introduction to health as a complex, adaptive system.
Conference Call on Systems Sciences and Health Systems Strengthening
I will be moderating a conference call sponsored by the APHA on Systems Sciences and Health Systems Strengthening. on October 18. See here for details.
Bellagio Conference on Institutional Capacity Building, and Health Systems Strengthening
I will be participating in a Bellagio Conference on “Strengthening Health System Capacities through Institutional Development: Enhancing Collaboration between Donors and Institutions in Low- Income Countries” next August 27-31 at … Continue reading
Systems Thinking and the Future of Public Health
Two prominent publications highlight the central importance of systems thinking concepts to the future of public health: Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in … Continue reading
Systems Sciences and Health
I am becoming more and more convinced that the health systems strengthening movement could learn much from the so-called “systems sciences.” Below are some resources that I have found helpful. … Continue reading
Health Systems Strengthening Guiding Principles Published
“Toward a Consensus on Guiding Principles for Health Systems Strengthening” was published in PLoS Medicine. It is open access, available to all. I have reproduced a summary list of the … Continue reading
Enjoying the live webcast of the Global Sysmposium on Health System Research
Almost like being in Montreux.
Consensus Statement Highlighted in Lancet
Our consensus statement on guiding principles for health systems strengthening has been highlighted in this recent Lancet comment. We have finalized our list of principles, and are in the process … Continue reading
Systems Thinking for Capacity in Health 