Category: 2024

Unveiling mental health challenges among Myanmar’s youth in the dual crises of political instability and COVID-19, exploring pathways for intervention

Presentation from Zay Yar Swe on unveiling mental health challenges among Myanmar’s youth in the dual crises of political instability and COVID-19, exploring pathways for intervention


Health justice in fragile and shock-prone settings: from theory to practice towards building resilient health systems

Presentation from Wesam Mansour on health justice in fragile and shock-prone settings


Road to climate resilient health systems: Policy context and climate actions at subnational level in Nepal 

Presentation by Bharat Bhatta on the creation of climate resilient health systems, the policy context in Nepal and climate actions at the subnational level


Learning sites for health systems research: Reflections on five programs in Africa, Asia, and Central America

Paper draws from learning over three continents and five research and community engagement programs to reflect on the challenges and benefits of doing embedded research in learning sites


Participatory action research to address gender norms and power dynamics of female community health volunteers: efforts to support just health system in Nepal

Presentation by Abriti Arjyal on using participatory action research to address gender norms and power dynamics of female community health volunteers


Health workforce preparedness and health sector responses during COVID-19 in Nepal

Presentation by Shophika Regmi during the Health Systems Research 2024 symposium on health workforce preparedness and health sector responses during COVID-19 in Nepal


Exploring health workforce preparedness for shocks in Turkey- presentation

Presentation by Wesam Mansour on health workforce preparedness for shocks in Turkey


Taking the long view: What can we learn about health system resilience in fragile contexts from Afghanistan (1989-2024)?- presentation

Presentation by Egbert Sondorp on health system resilience in Afghanistan and what can be learned from the case study


Embedded learning site research for strengthening health systems resilience: lessons from Nepal’s decentralized context

Presentation from Shophika Regmi on Embedded learning site research for strengthening health systems resilience: lessons from Nepal’s decentralized context


Reimagining the future of global health initiatives – presentation

A presentation by Sophie Witter on Reimagining the future of global health initiatives


Principles and practices of health systems strengthening in fragile settings: conceptual reflections and operational perspectives

Presentation on ‘Principles and practices of health systems strengthening in fragile settings’, presented at HSR2024


Approaches, enablers and barriers to govern the private sector in health in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

Paper reports on a scoping review, which synthesised evidence on the approaches used to govern private sector delivery and financing of healthcare in low- and middle-income countries


Final episode of the ‘From the Halls’ podcast

A podcast from ReBUILD for Resilience – final episode of the ‘From the Halls’ of the Health Systems Research Symposium’


Second episode of the ‘From the Halls’ podcast

A podcast from ReBUILD for Resilience – an episode of the ‘From the Halls’ of the Health Systems Research Symposium’


First ‘From the Halls’ of the Health Systems Research Symposium podcast

A podcast from ReBUILD for Resilience – ‘From the Halls’ of the Health Systems Research Symposium’. Part of the ‘Stories of Resilience – Local Lives and Health Systems’ series.


Liminal health systems: Mapping the health system for migrants and internally displaced people along the Thailand-Myanmar border

Poster on Liminal Health Systems – Mapping the Health System for Migrants and Internally Displaced People From
Myanmar Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border


Including and engaging people with disabilities in research: experiences and reflections from Myanmar – a poster

Poster reflects on Burnet Institute’s experience of including people with disabilities as participants in research in Myanmar


Empowering Female Syrian Refugee Health Workers in Navigating Multiple Vulnerabilities – a poster

Poster on empowering female Syrian refugee health workers in navigating multiple vulnerabilities


Transforming Healthcare Governance in Lebanon: Advancing Justice, Inclusion, Belonging, and Resilience through a Municipal Health Committee in Majdal Anjar – a poster

Poster on transforming healthcare governance in Lebanon: advancing justice, inclusion, belonging, and resilience through a Municipal Health Committee in Majdal Anjar


Differential role of non-state actors in health service delivery and health system resilience in a double crisis country in Southeast Asia

Poster on the differential roles of non-state actors in health service delivery and health system resilience in a double crisis country in Southeast Asia


Provision of mental health and psychosocial support services to health workers and community members in conflict-affected Northwest Syria: a mixed-methods study

Poster on the provision of mental health and psychosocial support services to health workers and community members in conflict-affected Northwest Syria


Using participatory methods for data collection in a fragile and conflict-affected setting: lessons from the Myanmar experience

Poster on using participatory methods for data collection in a fragile and conflict-affected setting: lessons from the Myanmar experience


Health systems in times of peace and conflict – podcast

A podcast from ReBUILD for Resilience – ‘Health systems in times of peace and conflict’. Part of the ‘Stories of Resilience – Local Lives and Health Systems’ series.


Poster: Situational analysis of the health system in war-torn Sana’a City, Yemen: a literature review

Poster title ‘Situational analysis of the health system in war-torn Sana’a City, Yemen: a literature review’ delivered by Wesam Mansour of LSTM at ISQua 2024


Health systems financing in fragile settings – podcast

A podcast from ReBUILD for resilience – ‘Health systems financing in fragile settings’. Part of the ‘Stories of Resilience – Local Lives and Health Systems’ series.


Resilience in interconnected community and formal health (and connected) systems

Paper argues that resilience capacities in both formal and community health systems, and connected systems, be considered in health system resilience conceptual frameworks


Linking local knowledge to global discourse: Work on migration and health

Case study looking at ReBUILD’s work on migration and health, linking local knowledge to global discourse in various fora


Communities mobilise and take health action in a Sierra Leone learning site

Case study looking at the impact of ReBUILD’s work to mobilise communities for health action in Sierra Leone


Towards a typology of financial autonomy of primary healthcare facilities in LMICs

A presentation from Prof Sophie Witter – Towards a typology of financial autonomy of primary healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)


Empowering women in healthcare: A community-led initiative for resilience and integration

Case study looking at the impact of ReBUILD’s work to create a support group for informally-employed female refugee healthcare workers in Lebanon


Migration, displacement and health systems – podcast

A podcast from ReBUILD for resilience – ‘Migration, displacement and health systems’. Part of the ‘Stories of Resilience – Local Lives and Health Systems’ series.


Health system resilience in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: preliminary document review findings

Presentation by Mengistu Hagazi of Mekelle University in Ethiopia titled ‘Health system resilience in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: preliminary document review findings’


Strengthening health system through advancement of data quality, evidence generation and use in decision-making: case study from a Learning Site in Nepal

Case study looking at the impact of ReBUILD’s work to strengthen the capacity to generate and utilise quality health data for effective planning in Kapilvastu, Nepal


Moving beyond capacity: A journey to evidence-based action

Case study looking at the impact of ReBUILD’s work exploring the structures underlying the absence of a culture of evidence-based action and decision-making within the Majdal Anjar Municipal Health Committee


Stories of Resilience – Local Lives and Health Systems podcasts

The ‘Stories of Resilience – Local Lives and Health Systems’ ReBUILD for Resilience podcast series. Explores a different resilience-related topic each episode.


Non-State and Informal Actors in Fragile Settings – podcast

A podcast from ReBUILD for resilience – ‘Non-State and Informal Actors in Fragile Settings’. Part of the ‘Stories of Resilience – Local Lives and Health Systems’ series.


The Health Workforce in Times of Crisis – podcast

A podcast from ReBUILD for resilience – ‘The Health Workforce in Times of Crisis’. Part of the ‘Stories of Resilience – Local Lives and Health Systems’ series.


Political economy analysis for health financing – a ‘how to’ guide

WHO’s Political Economy of Health Financing: How-to Guide lays out a structured way to organize and analyze key political economy factors that can impact a health financing reform


Strengthening climate-resilient health systems: opportunities and challenges – policy brief

Policy brief summarises key lessons from a webinar, Strengthening climate-resilient health systems: Opportunities and challenges, bringing together learning on ‘climate mainstreaming’ in the health sector from three projects undertaken by Oxford Policy Management


The Tragedy of War: partnerships and strategies to deliver essential health care to vulnerable Yemeni children and babies

A video lecture by Professor Najla Al-Sonboli which explores the challenges of delivering health services in challenging environments and illustrates how solidarity and support can make a difference.


No health without peace: Health justice in armed conflict settings – webinar

Video of a webinar on ‘No health without peace: Health justice in armed conflict settings’ featuring Najal Al-Sonboli, Khine Wai Wai Oo, Mohammed Abdalgadir, Mohammed Alkhaldi, Fouad Fouad and Egbert Sondorp


Gender, health systems resilience and equity – podcast

A podcast from ReBUILD for resilience – ‘Gender, health systems resilience and equity’. Part of the ‘Stories of Resilience – Local Lives and Health Systems’ series.


Claiming local decision space: the Municipal Health Committee in Majdal Anjar

In this AUB video, the ReBUILD for Resilience team in Lebanon present on the claiming local decision space: the Municipal Health Committee in Majdal Anjar


Refugee women in the informal health sector in Lebanon: gendered experiences of close-to-community healthcare providers during the COVID-19 response

This paper explores the lived experiences of men and women close-to-community healthcare providers in Beqaa, Lebanon, examining their gendered experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic


Strengthening climate-resilient health systems: opportunities and challenges at policy and facility level – webinar

Video of a webinar on ‘Strengthening climate-resilient health systems: opportunities and challenges at policy and facility level’ featuring Elizabeth Gogoi, Mahwish Hayee, Kenneth C Ene, Renzo Guinto, Helen Yaxley and Sushil Baral


Using participatory research to address gender norms of female close-to-community health providers in Lebanon & Nepal – a poster

Poster on using participatory research to address gender norms of female close-to-community health providers in Lebanon & Nepal


Revisiting resilience in health systems research – podcast

A podcast from ReBUILD for resilience – ‘Revisiting resilience in health systems research’. Part of the ‘Stories of Resilience – Local Lives and Health Systems’ series.


Understanding health system resilience in responding to a pandemic: experience and lessons from an evolving context of federalization in Nepal

ReBUILD paper on how Nepal’s federalised health system responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons to be learned


Health Workers – a film

‘Health Workers’ is a film that chronicles the journey of five female health workers who challenge ingrained social norms after relocating from Syria to Lebanon, where they unexpectedly become the sole breadwinners for their families.


The interplay of gender and other vulnerabilities: A participatory action research with informal Syrian close-to-community health care providers in Lebanon

In this AUB video, the ReBUILD for Resilience team in Lebanon present on the gendered experiences of close-to-community health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic


Video on the Kapilvastu Learning Site in Nepal

A video from HERD International which introduces the team’s learning site in Kapilvastu District in Nepal


Forced migration and health systems: a proposal for a new approach

Fouad Fouad speaks on Forced migration and health systems: a proposal for a new approach


Health sector policy responses for human resources for health during COVID-19

Case study looking at the impact of COVID-19 and federalisation on Nepal’s health system, how individual health workers adapted, and the policies enacted to support them


Innovative interim ethical procedures in fragile and shock-prone settings

A ReBUILD case study on the use of innovative interim ethical procedures in fragile and shock-prone settings such as Myanmar


Research on gender and close-to-community providers of health care – providing policy guidance in a pandemic

A ReBUILD case study on its research on gender and close-to-community health care providers and how it has provided policy guidance in a pandemic


Bringing political economy thinking into global health financing policy and practice in fragile and shock-prone settings

A ReBUILD case study on bringing political economy thinking into global health financing policy and practice, in fragile and shock-prone settings


Promoting evidence-based planning by enhancing stakeholders’ understanding of local evidence

A ReBUILD case study on capacity strengthening to encourage evidence-based decision making at the municipal level in Kapilvastu, Nepal


The power of knowledge: evidence-based action in the local governance of the Lebanese health system

A ReBUILD case study on the power of knowledge: evidence-based action in the local governance of the Lebanese health system