Category: 2022

Social and cultural conditions affecting the mental health of Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian adolescents living in and around Bar Elias, Lebanon

Study explores adolescent mental health and the intersections between Syrians, Lebanese and Palestinians in the town of Bar Elias, Lebanon


Community leaders’ engagement to prepare and respond to shocks, increase inclusivity, accountability and trust, and support health system resilience

Presentation by Haja Wurie on community leaders’ engagement to prepare and respond to shocks, increase inclusivity, accountability and trust, and support health system resilience in Sierra Leone


The gendered experience of close-to-community providers in fragile and shock-prone settings

Presentation by Lansana Kallon on the gendered experience of close-to-community providers in fragile and shock-prone settings: implications for policy and practice during and post COVID-19 in Sierra Leone


Disaster-resilient public financial management webinar

Video of a webinar on disaster-resilient public financial management


Community health workers involvement in COVID-19 response: Understanding their roles, experiences, challenges and adaptive strategies across six countries

Community health workers’ experiences and innovations during the COVID-19 pandemic in six countries


Sharing experiential learning from health policy and system research learning sites in diverse settings

Panel discussion reflects on the meaning and practice of ‘learning sites’ to advance health policy and systems research and its application for system strengthening


Exploring approaches for complementary private sector engagement in the health sector in Northern Syria

Video presentation by Ibrahim Bou-Orm explores how to engage the private sector in sustainable, equitable health system interventions in Northern Syria


Sustaining health system resilience in extreme circumstances: insights from key informant interviews with UNRWA staff across Gaza and Lebanon during the COVID-19 pandemic

Video from Giulia Loffreda on what sustains health system resilience and how effective and equitable UNRWA service delivery was during COVID-19 in Gaza and Lebanon


How can we strengthen partnership and coordination for health system emergency preparedness and response? Findings from a synthesis of experience across countries facing shocks

Paper identifies characteristics and enablers of effective coordination for emergency preparedness and response, drawing on experience from different countries with a range of shocks, including floods, drought, and COVID-19


Strong coordination is essential for health system resilience and shock response – a poster

Strong coordination is essential for health system resilience and shock response – a poster


Poster on health systems resilience through the prism of gender equity and justice

Poster on health systems resilience through the prism of gender equity and justice


Poster on health sector policy responses and health workforce management during COVID-19 in Nepal

Poster on health sector policy response and workforce management in Nepal during COVID-19


Under-recognised and under-supported: CHWs during COVID-19

Poster on community health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic


Poster on SRH service adaptation during COVID-19 in North Kivu

Poster on sexual and reproductive health service adaptation during COVID-19 in North Kivu


Poster on the role of non-state actors on Myanmar’s health system 2015-22

Poster on the role non-state actors have had in health service delivery in Myanmar 2015-22


Poster on the implementation of the reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health policy in Sierra Leone

Poster on the implementation of the reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health policy in Sierra Leone


Building a resilient health system in Nepal

HERD International video on the shocks Nepal is prey to, how health systems might respond to such crises, and how fragile states’ health systems must learn to become resilient if they are to weather future events.


The Gendered Experience of Close to Community Providers during COVID-19 Response in Settings: A Multi-Country Analysis

Qualitative research study in Lebanon, Nepal, Myanmar & Sierra Leone explored the gendered experiences of CTC providers during the COVID-19 pandemic


Exploring approaches for complementary private sector engagement in the health sector in Northern Syria

This brief provides insights into the scale and scope of for-profit private sector healthcare in North West Syria and its impact on health system objectives


The gendered experience of close-to-community providers in fragile and shock-prone settings – Myanmar

Report from Burnet Institute Myanmar on the gendered experiences of close-to-community providers during COVID-19


Health system resilience – framing, debates and latest evidence as we start to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic

Round-table webinar discussion on concept and application of health system resilience research, including rethinking in light of COVID-19


Health system resilience during COVID-19 understanding SRH service adaptation in North Kivu

Paper examines the effects of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health services in North Kivu and how the health system did or did not adapt to ensure continued services


Monitoring Menstrual Health Knowledge: Awareness of Menstruation at Menarche as an Indicator

Paper which looks at monitoring menstrual health knowledge as an indicator to provide important feedback to direct policies and program


Appraising pay‐for‐performance in healthcare in low‐ and middle‐income countries through systematic reviews: reflections from two teams

Review looking at whether and to what extent pay for performance works, how, for whom, for how long, with which design, and in which context


Health sector policy responses and health workforce management during COVID-19 in Nepal: Lessons for building resilient health systems

Brief on health workforce management in order to address the surge in demand for services during COVID-19 in Nepal


Strengthening coordination for shock preparedness and response: lessons for health system resilience

This working paper from OPM examines the roles played by coordination and partnerships between different stakeholders in supporting health system preparedness and response to shocks


Health financing in fragile and conflict-affected settings webinars

Webinars on health financing in fragile and conflict-affected settings run in collaboration with WHO – one in French, the other in English


Health systems resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings through the prism of gender, equity and justice: implications for research, policy and practice

ReBUILD for Resilience paper on using a conceptual resilience framework to identify actions promoting gender, equity and justice in fragile and shock-prone settings


Supporting community health workers in fragile settings from a gender perspective: a qualitative study

Community health workers are vital in fragile and conflict-affected settings. This paper looks at their gendered experiences in Sierra Leone, Liberia and DRC


Gendered experience of close-to-community providers in fragile and shock-prone settings – global document review

Review examines relevant literature on close-to-community providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in fragile and shock-prone settings, applying gender, equity & justice lenses.