BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.2//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Commitment to primary health care (PHC) has been reinvigorated in recent years by the 2018 Declaration of Astana and the World Health Ass embly resolution in 2019 recognizing its role in achieving universal healt h coverage. The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research\, in colla boration with the Primary Health Care (PHC) Special Programme at World Hea lth Organization\, are convening a PHC Research Week to advance the role o f research in strengthening PHC systems.The week will be an opportunity to showcase the existing evidence base\, consider research and policy priori ties and highlight gaps that remain in taking forward a PHC research agend a. It will kick off on Day 1 with the launch of a theme issue of the WHO B ulletin on Wednesday\, 18 November. Day 2 will focus on global and nationa l level evidence. The week will be rounded off on Day 3 with a roundtable discussion on priorities for action.Events during PHC Research WeekDay 1: Launch of a special issue of the WHO Bulletin &lsquo\;PHC: realizing the v ision&rsquo\;Wednesday\, 18 October\, 13:00-14:30 CET (Geneva\, UTC+1)Impl ementation of\, and systems reforms for primary health care are challenged by the lack of contextualized knowledge and a scarcity of research on eff ective and acceptable approaches\, especially in low- and middle-income co untries. To address these gaps\, the Alliance partnered with the Integrate d Health Services Department to guest edit a special issue of the WHO Bull etin entitled\, Primary health care: Realizing the vision. The launch will include an address by senior leaders at WHO and authors of articles inclu ded in the theme issue.PanellistsIntroductionDr Abdul Ghaffar\, Executive Director\, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems ResearchKeynote address Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus\, Director-General\, World Health Organizati onPanel discussion Dr Shannon Barkley\, Technical Officer\, WHO Special Pr ogramme on PHC\, ModeratorDr Suraya Dalil\, Director\, WHO Special Program me on PHCDr Ed Kelley\, Director\, Integrated Health Services\, WHOAuthors panel Dr Robert Marten\, Scientist\, Alliance for Health Policy and Syste ms Research\, ModeratorDr Etienne Langlois\, Team Lead\, Evidence and Know ledge\, Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child HealthSowmya Kadandale\ , Unit Chief\, Health\, UNICEF IndonesiaDr Emma Sacks\, Associate Faculty\ , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthDay 2: Emerging evidence from PHC researchThursday\, 19 November\, 16:00-17:30 CET (Geneva\, UTC+1) Both the 2018 Declaration of Astana and the PHC Operational Framework high light how research\, knowledge and experience-sharing\, linked to decision s in policy and practice\, play a critical role in achieving PHC. The Alli ance released a collection of 20 country case studies focused on primary h ealth care (PRIMASYS) as well as a Special Issue of BMJ Global Health cons idering research priorities for PHC. More recently\, the Alliance supporte d a collection of case studies from LMICs in a book\, Achieving Health for All: Primary Health Care in Action and the creation of a PHC Research Con sortium. This event will showcase these different efforts within the conte xt of the broader evolution of PHC research and will consider PHC research perspectives on what evidence is still needed.PanellistsModeratorDr Aku K wamie\, Technical Officer\, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Researc hOpening remarksDr Abdul Ghaffar\, Executive Director\, Alliance for Healt h Policy and Systems ResearchPresenters:Prof. David Bishai\, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthDr Erasmus Agongo\, Ghana Health Service Prof. Lisa Hirschhorn\, Northwestern UniversityDr Hong Wang\, Bill and Mel inda Gates FoundationDiscussantProf. Helen Schneider\, University of the W estern CapeClosing remarksDr Hernan Montenegro\, WHO Special Programme on PHCDay 3: From research to policy action: What is the future of PHC resear chFriday\, 20 November\, 13:00-14:30 CET (Geneva\, UTC+1)This session will consider how to close research gaps on challenges like lack of contextual ized knowledge\, capacity for research and locally-acceptable solutions to accelerate policy action. It builds on a July 2020 consultation on embedd ed research priorities for PHC in the context of COVID-19\, which focused on the Southeast Asia and Western Pacific regions and was undertaken in pa rtnership with UNICEF and the UNU-IIGH. Based on the emerging challenges a nd lessons learned in the COVID-19 pandemic\, this conversation will consi der the future of PHC research.PanellistsWelcome remarksAnuradha Gupta\, D eputy CEO\, Gavi\, the Vaccine AllianceRoundtable discussionDr Kabir Sheik h\, Policy Advisor\, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research\, Mod eratorProf. Malabika Sarker\, Associate Dean of BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health\, BRAC UniversityDr Ogochukwu Chukwujekwu\, Technical Off icer\, Health Policy and Service Design\, WHO Western Pacific Regional Off iceDr Alaka Singh\, Medical Officer (Primary Health Care)\, WHO South-East Asia Regional OfficeDr Shannon Barkley\, Technical Officer\, WHO Special Programme on PHCClosing remarksDr Suraya Dalil\, Director\, WHO Special Pr ogramme on PHCDr Soumya Swaminathan\, Chief Scientist\, World Health Organ izationRegister to join for PHC research week DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201121 DTSTAMP:20260606T171742Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201118 LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Primary Health Care Research Week UID:RFCALITEM639163630627406402 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Commitment to primary healt h care (PHC) has been reinvigorated in recent years by the 2018 Declaration of Astana and the World Health Assembly resolution in 2019 recognizing its role in achieving universal health coverage. The Alliance for Health Polic y and Systems Research\, in collaboration with the Primary Health Care (PH C) Special Programme at World Health Organization\, are convening a PHC Re search Week to advance the role of research in strengthening PHC systems.< /span>

The week will be an opportunity to showcase the existin g evidence base\, consider research and policy priorities and highlight ga ps that remain in taking forward a PHC research agenda. It will kick off o n Day 1 with the launch of a theme issue of the WHO Bulletin on Wednesday\ , 18 November. Day 2 will focus on global and national level evidence. The week will be rounded off on Day 3 with a roundtable discussion on priorit ies for action.

Events during PH C Research Week

Day 1: Launch of a special i ssue of the WHO Bulletin &lsquo\;PHC: realizing the vision&rsquo\;

Wednesday\, 18 October\, 13:00-14:30 CET (Geneva\, UTC+1)

Implementation of\, and systems ref orms for primary health care are challenged by the lack of contextualized knowledge and a scarcity of research on effective and acceptable approache s\, especially in low- and middle-income countries. To address these gaps\ , the Alliance partnered with the Integrated Health Services Department to guest edit a special issue of the WHO Bulletin entitled\, Primary health c are: Realizing the vision. The launch will include an address by senio r leaders at WHO and authors of articles included in the theme issue.

Panellists

Day 2: Emerging evide nce from PHC research

Thursday\, 19 November\, 16:00-17:30 CE T (Geneva\, UTC+1)

Both t he 2018 Declaration of Astana and the PHC Operational Framework highlight how research\, knowledge and experience-sharing\, linked to decisions in p olicy and practice\, play a critical role in achieving PHC. The Alliance r eleased a collection of 20 country case studies focused on primary health care (PRIMASYS) as well as a Specia l Issue of BMJ Global Health considering research priorities for PHC. More recently\, the Alliance supported a collection of case studies from L MICs in a book\, Achieving Health for All: Primary Health Care in Action and the creat ion of a PHC Research Consortium. This event will showcase these different efforts within the context of the broader evolution of PHC research and w ill consider PHC research perspectives on what evidence is still needed.

Panellists

Day 3: Fr om research to policy action: What is the future of PHC research

Friday\, 20 November\, 13:00-14:30 CET (Geneva\, UTC+1)

This session will consider how to close research gaps on challenges like lack of contextualized knowledge\, capac ity for research and locally-acceptable solutions to accelerate policy act ion. It builds on a July 2020 consultation on embedded research priorities for PHC in the context of COVID-19\, which focused on the Southeast Asia and Western Pacific regions and was undertaken in partnership with UNICEF and the UNU-IIGH. Based on the emerging challenges and lessons learned in the COVID-19 pandemic\, this conversation will consider the future of PHC research.

Panellists

Register to join for PHC research week

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