PHM-Exch> Beijing Statement from the Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


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*****Beijing****** Statement from the Second Global Symposium on Health
Systems Research*

*3 November, 2012 - Beijing, China*

Statement Available online at: http://bit.ly/TAUWiZ ****

>From 31 October to 3 November, 2012, 1,775 participants from over 110
countries gathered in ****Beijing**, **China**** for the Second Global
Symposium on health systems research.****

Presentations and plenary videos available at: http://bit.ly/TBmMr2 ****


Around the theme of inclusion and innovation towards Universal Health
Coverage (UHC), the Second Symposium reviewed state-of-the art research and
discussed strategies for strengthening the field of health systems
research…”****

“…Key ideas for action that have emerged related to the objectives of the
program include:****

• The cutting edge of health systems research should be advanced by
supporting analysis of politics and policy; community action interventions;
fiscal innovations; equity oriented health metrics; and longitudinal
methods to capture dynamism and long-term impact of interventions.****

• Symposium participants want more research on: social inequalities in
health, including urbanisation and ageing; social exclusion; governance;
and the balance of sectors, including informal, private, and public.****

• The development of social science methodologies, health metrics and
monitoring and evaluation systems in a balanced manner should be encouraged
in order to appreciate the complexity of health systems, policies and
implementation processes and capture their historical origins, current
status and future long-term impacts.****

• Other innovations that warrant support include strengthened data
surveillance systems; better documentation of financial flows at all
levels; nesting research and incorporation of knowledge uptake in research
design for improved monitoring and accountability, including by
communities, in implementation of UHC.****

• Knowledge translation should be facilitated by developing communities of
practice and trust between researchers, practitioners and policymakers;
drawing from multiple sources of knowledge and evidence, including
real-world experiences; strengthening open-access databases; and enhancing
South-South exchange of innovations to achieve UHC.****

• Long term and public financing for public research institutions for
health systems research is desired. Interest groups and partnerships should
be supported for various forms of training in health systems research, that
include communication, values, power relations and context analysis as
capacities at all levels….”****


*Launch of Health Systems Global - *http://bit.ly/SHwyZD **


Health Systems Global, a membership organization dedicated to promoting
health systems research and knowledge translation:****


As a part of the society’s member-driven activities, a series of thematic
working groups will be launched in 2013.
These groups will provide a platform to exchange experiences and ideas on
particular aspects of health systems research, including the latest
developments. Each group will be led by two experts, who will facilitate
debate and discussion about the key issues in the field. ****


A preliminary list of 9 suggested thematic working groups:****

*1. The Health Systems Researcher:* This group focuses on transforming and
scaling up the education and training of health professionals, addressing
metrics, standards and curriculum development. What does it take to become
a health systems researcher? What training materials and courses are needed
and are available? ****

*2. Methods to Measure Health System Performance*: This group will explore
current methodological debates in the field of health systems research.
Topics could include developing new theoretical and methodological
approaches to the study of innovation; evaluation, methodologies currently
being used to measure equity; and conducting systematic reviews of health
systems research.****

*3. Mentoring Young Researchers*: A working group focusing on those under
40 that will support abstract development and help young researchers with
their research/article writing Young researchers will organize their own
session at symposia and be in touch throughout the year on issues they
select.****

*4. Priority-setting in Health*: A working group to look at health
policies, models and theories related to setting priorities and taking
decisions, and the role of the community in decision-making. Practical
experiences will also be shared and discussed.****

*5. Health Systems and the Law*: This working group will address the legal
aspects of health systems. Key issues could include legal constraints to
task-shifting in the health-care workforce, patient rights and the legal
structure of health care centres and organizations. ****

*6. Fragile Sates:* This working group will looks at health systems and
fragile states. How do health systems function in such settings and how are
they best rebuilt? What is the relationship between national and
international players? ****

*7. Universal Health Insurance and Health Care Financing*: This working
group will continue the debate about how best to achieve universal access
including risk protection and what are the barriers. Who pays and how much?*
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*8. Knowledge Translation*: Studying and evaluating knowledge transfer and
exchange in public policy-making and program environment. ****

*9. Urban Health*: This working groups aims to look at how to redress
inequities in the urban space. For the first time in history, the majority
of the world’s population lives in cities, almost all of this growth will
occur in cities of the developing world and overwhelmingly, among the urban
poor. The group aims to galvanize research and policy attention towards the
heath-related needs of the urban poor, with particular attention to the
underlying social determinants of inequities in health.****

*Board Members:*

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Irene Agyepong (Chair), **University** of **Ghana** ****School** of **Public
Health********

Sara Bennet (Vice-Chair), **John** **Hopkins** **School** of Public Health,
****USA********

Somsak Chundaras (Treasurer), National Health ****Foundation**, **Thailand**
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Dina Balabanova, **London** **School** of Hygiene and Tropical ****Medicine*
*, **United Kingdom**** ****

Peter Berman, ****Harvard University**, **USA**** ****

Natalie Eggermont, ****Ghent University**, **Belgium**** ****

Fadi El-Jardali, American ****University of Beirut**, **Lebanon********

Tim Evans, ****BRAC University**, **Bangladesh********

Qingyue Meng, ****Peking University Health Science Center**, **China********

Anne Mills, **London** **School** of Hygiene and Tropical
****Medicine**, **United
Kingdom********

Freddie Ssengooba, **Makerere** **University**, ****School of Public Health*
*, **Uganda**** ****

>From 2012 to 2014 Health Systems Global will be co-hosted by the **
University** of **Copenhagen** and the ****Alliance**** for Health Policy
and Systems Research. The secretariat in **Copenhagen** will manage the
resources and membership functions while the ****Alliance**** for Health
Policy and Systems Research will oversee the planning and organization of
the Third Global Symposium in 2014****

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Second Global Symposium Executive Committee and the Working group members:

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Dan Kraushaar (Chair), Management Sciences for ****Health**, **USA********

Peter Berman, ****Harvard University**, **USA********

Tim Evans, **School** of **Public Health**, ****BRAC University**, **
Bangladesh********

Abdul Ghaffar, ****Alliance**** for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO
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Steven Gloyd, Department of Global Health, ****University of Washingington**,
**USA********

Prea Gulati, **School** of **Public Health**, ****BRAC University**, **
Bangladesh********

Marie-Gloriose Ingabire, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), *
***Canada********

Shenglan Tang, Global Health Institute, ****Duke University**,
**USA****(Formerly WHO/TDR)
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Ex officio: Jeffrey Lazarus, ****University of Copenhagen**, **Denmark******
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Ex officio: M. Kent Ranson, ****Alliance**** for Health Policy and Systems
Research, WHO

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*Related material from IHP network:*


*BMJ (news)* – Development of health systems and universal coverage should
be evidence based, says WHO****

Trish Groves;  http://bit.ly/TVVujF ****


*Adam Wagstaff (blog) -* When the snow fell on health systems research: a
symposium sketch****

http://bit.ly/Rxwjlc

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*Lancet (Offline)* – The advantages of Universal Health****

Richard Horton; http://bit.ly/Rxwqx7

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*World Bank (blog)* – Economic downturn and health systems: Assess, track,
and mitigate!****

Edith Velényi; http://bit.ly/ZvFQwC

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