HSR Symposium

SCIENCE TO ACCELERATE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE

This programme overview has been developed based on the experience and results of the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (Montreux, Switzerland, 16-19 November 2010) , and the feedback received from a large consultation process with participants of the First Symposium and the larger community of health systems researchers, as well as inputs from the Symposium organizers.
While the suggestions received spanned a large array of topics within health systems research (HSR), they specifically recommended the inclusion of neglected topics and population groups, and of innovations that are not only technological but also methodological. Contributors also emphasized the desire to engage in a more interactive way, and with a variety of other stakeholders including policy-makers, and participants from other fields and disciplines related to health systems research.
The Second 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 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 for each day:
4.   Innovations in HSR
5.   Neglected priorities or population groups in HSR
6.   Financing and capacity building for HSR