Executive summary
Researchers, policy-makers, funders, implementers, civil society, media representatives and other stakeholders gathered in Beijing, China to share new evidence, identify opportunities and gaps, build understanding across disciplinary boundaries, and discuss the way forward to support HSR and the use of evidence in decision-making in low- and middle-income countries.
The 2nd Symposium built on the discussions around UHC from the first symposium, particularly focusing on inclusion and innovation. It also placed thematic emphasis on knowledge translation, state-of-the-art research on health systems and HSR methodologies.
The 2nd Global Symposium is dedicated to evaluating progress, sharing insights and recalibrating the agenda of science to accelerate universal health coverage (UHC). UHC is understood here in its broader sense of health service type, accessibility and financial risk coverage.
The 2nd Global Symposium:
- Shared new state-of-the art evidence on universal health coverage
- Reviewed the progress and challenges towards implementation of the global agenda of priority research on accelerating progress towards universal health coverage, including progress since the World Health Report of 2010
- Facilitated greater research collaboration and learning communities across disciplines, sectors, initiatives and countries
- Identified and discussed the approaches to strengthen the scientific rigor of health systems research including concepts, frameworks, measures and methods.
In addition, the 2nd Global Symposium specifically pursued themes of Inclusion and Innovation within the above overarching objectives, this:
- Included research on neglected public health priorities; causes of exclusion of populations or problems; and on what works in reducing these exclusions
- Highlighted the innovations across all health systems building blocks that facilitate faster progress towards universal health coverage in an affordable manner.
The Symposium is organized around three themes – one for each day, which are then further detailed into cross-cutting concurrent sessions.
Main daily themes
1. Knowledge translation
2. State-of-the-art research on HSR
3. HSR methodologies.
Cross-cutting concurrent sessions themes for each day
4. Innovations in HSR
5. Neglected priorities or population groups in HSR
6. Financing and capacity building for HSR.
