Honouring Professor Dame Anne Mills and her lasting contributions to the Alliance and the field of HPSR

The Alliance Lift: Dr Racha Fadlallah in conversation with Mr Jeffrey Knezovich

Exploring the future of health systems: Alliance convenes HS2050 expert meeting in Accra

A moment for reflective practice: Thinker in Residence informs Alliance work

Ghana’s health reform momentum on display as Alliance meets national leaders and researchers

Responsible use of AI for health policy and systems research

The Alliance Lift: Dr Rachidatou Compaoré in conversation with Ms Idil Shekh Mohamed

Strengthening the governance of national public health agencies to prevent and respond to future pandemics

Health as a bridge to peace: the Alliance contributes to global dialogue at the World Health Summit 2025

From local insights to global learning: Strengthening immunization through health policy and systems research

Nigeria commits to policy and implementation research to inform health financing reform on path to universal health coverage

The Alliance Lift – Dr John-Arne Røttingen in conversation with Dr Kumanan Rasanathan

What are the functions the global health system should deliver and where?

The Alliance Lift: Dr Archana Shrestha in conversation with Ms Giulia Loffreda

KNOSA East Africa learning forum: Strengthening knowledge systems and advancing evidence use in policy-making

The Alliance Lift: Ms Livia Dal Zennaro in conversation with Ms Idil Shekh Mohamed

Policy-makers build momentum for cross-country learning in a changing global health landscape

The Alliance Lift: Dr Eric Ssegujja in conversation with Ms Idil Shekh Mohamed

The Alliance Lift: Dr Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo in conversation with Ms Idil Shekh Mohamed

Health knowledge system strengthening effort expands to West Africa

Stronger roots, broader reach: research to improve vaccine uptake

Navigating health financing cliffs: charting a path forward

Inception meeting sets the stage for new implementation research to improve noncommunicable disease service delivery across eight countries

The untapped potential of health taxes

Making change happen: the role of research in building stronger health systems

What is next for health policy and systems research?

Facing the global health financing cliff

Disrupting research and learning for health equity

Celebrating excellence: The Health Systems Global and Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research Societal Awards presented at HSR2024

Alliance Alumni Network launched at HSR2024

Two decades of progress? Reflecting on 20 years since the Mexico Summit on Health Research

Alliance Policy-maker Forum advances collaboration on evidence-informed health policy

Alliance at HSR2024

Remembering Lola Adedokun, a health policy and systems research champion

Prof. Lucy Gilson recognized with 2024 Virchow Prize

Strengthening knowledge systems in Africa

Innovating for health systems research: Alliance introduces new Thinker in Residence

Learning from digital solutions for primary health care

Modelling the impacts of health systems interventions

Shaping the future of public health agencies

Insights on impact: key takeaways from a recent event

Enhancing country-level impact for health policy and systems research

Rethinking external assistance: New supplement launched at the Prince Mahidol Awards Conference

New supplement on health equity from early-career women researchers

New cohort of HPSR faculty fellows in francophone Africa

Understanding the best way to frame, expand and accelerate the implementation of health taxes

Navigating global health challenges through health policy and systems research

New implementation research studies for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

Decoding digital health: understanding how digital innovations are strengthening health systems

The HPSR community on key future challenges

Charting the future of HPSR: Celebrating legacy and embracing new horizons

Fresh leadership for a refreshed Alliance

Making health insurance responsive to citizens

The Alliance welcomes new Executive Director

The Alliance at HSR2022

Advancing learning health systems

Understanding the links between health and peace

The Alliance at the 75th World Health Assembly

Health policy and systems research studies to tackle the climate crisis

Compassionate and respectful care in Ethiopia: A new body of embedded implementation research

Somalia makes a big stride in health research by hosting the first ever health research conference

Using embedded implementation research to improve immunization services and expand coverage in Ethiopia

The role of drug shops in health systems strengthening

Introducing the Alliance Hive

Less than 2% of global health funding is being spent on health systems strengthening and HPSR

Policy analysis for health taxes

Embedded implementation research in the Americas

Implementation research for immunization

Building capacity to take embedded implementation research to scale in Ethiopia

Seeing the full picture: a special podcast series

What do we know about HPSR institutions in sub-Saharan African countries?

Alliance launches next five-year strategic plan: Broadening horizons

Analysing the politics of policy change

Health equity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Exploring co-production of knowledge for stronger health systems

Primary health care research week

New supplement – Innovations in Implementation Research in LMICs

New supplement – HPSR mentoring: Supporting early career women in LMICs

The Alliance at #HSR2020

New theme issue – Primary health care: realizing the vision

Embedded primary health care research: Asking policy-makers the questions

Four young professionals join the Alliance

Embedding research for health system strengthening

Bringing together evidence to tackle COVID-19

How the Alliance is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

Tackling complexity one district at a time

New database of Alliance-supported publications

Alliance helps to establish Commission on Social Determinants of Health for the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Local evidence is essential for stronger health systems

Can universal health coverage be achieved without evidence?

A new global research agenda to advance primary health care

Join the Alliance at the Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Embedded research: An innovative approach to improving immunization rates

Learning through Health Policy Analysis - Fellowship program 2017 - 2018

Engaging communities in strengthening health systems Said Habib Arwal – Director of Community-Based Health Care Department, Ministry of Public Health, Afghanistan

Embedded implementation research grants to achieve the SDGs announced in the Americas

Alliance at the Universal Health Coverage Forum 2017

Implementation research: From silos to synergy – an emerging story from Pakistan

Community Platforms for Public Health Interventions

Alliance inaugurates the first health policy and systems institute in Africa

A Health Systems Approach for Strengthening Primary Health Care Services

Embedded Research For Health Systems Strengthening, Accra, Ghana

Webinar on Rapid Reviews to Strengthen Health Policy and Systems

New article: Getting the Incentives Right: it is about the Pie not the Slice

Four new Cochrane EPOC overviews - Health systems in low-income countries

Alliance's contribution to the programme reporting standards for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

Donor funding health policy and systems research in low- and middle-income countries: how much, from where and to whom

Scaling up Mumbai's Maternal Health Referral System through Implementation Research

Launch of Learning Engaging and Advocating for Policy and Systems Research Forum

Seminar - World Report on Health Policy and Systems Research

Bellagio White Paper - Public health performance strengthening at districts

University of Western Cape School of Public Health - Winter school 2017 -

Launching the First World Report on Health Policy and Systems Research

Alliance 20th Anniversary

Alliance releases its 2016 annual report

Winners of the first-ever Alliance essay competition

American University of Beirut: the new home of Global Evidence Synthesis Initiative - GESI

Global Evidence Synthesis Initiative (GESI) Network: Call for Expressions of Interest for Centres involved in Evidence Synthesis in Low and Middle - Income Countries (LMICs)

Research that languishes in journals represents an opportunity lost

Strengthening health systems through embedded research

A grantee’s perspective

Connecting policymakers and researchers for improved health policies and programme implementation

Highlights from the fourth global symposium on health systems and policy research, 2016

Nigeria gives birth to Society for Health Policy Research and Knowledge Translation

Strengthening public health practice at local districts

Call for peer-reviewed articles for inclusion in the Health Policy and Systems Research Reader on Human Resources for Health (HRH)

Vancouver Statement: closing remarks from the Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Winners of the first-ever societal awards in HPSR announced!

The Alliance’s participation at the 4th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Bringing policy-makers views to the HPSR community

Building the field of Health Systems and Policy Research through Mapping of Studying Opportunities

Beyond the Clinic: A Health Systems Approach for Strengthening Primary Care Services

Reaching every last child with immunization using implementation research methods

Reflection from a policy-maker on VOICES Study

Call for peer-reviewed articles for inclusion in a publication entitled: Evidence Synthesis for Health Policy & Systems: A Methods Reader

KEYSTONE India releases new open access teaching & learning resources on HPSR

Learning to See: A film about the KEYSTONE India initative

2015 Annual Report: Influencing Policy

Strategic Plan 2016-2020: Investing in knowledge for resilient health systems

Register now! New online course on Systems thinking in public health

New teaching slides: A systems approach to medicines

New Alliance Board chair takes over

Sharing Lessons from Systematic Reviews and Models for Evidence Uptake

Making systematic reviews more policy-relevant

Launch of the Health Policy and Systems Research Training Database

Opportunity for health policy decision makers to attend the 4th Global Symposium on HSR

Health policy and systems research to support universal health coverage in WHO Western Pacific Region

Webinar Recap: Lessons from Collaborative Models to Enhance Decision-Making

Advancing the field of health systems research synthesis

Improving access to quality care for mothers and children: Call for innovations in South Asia

Report on Effective Leadership in Health: Call for Nominations

Report of the Expert Consultation on Primary Care Systems

Reaching every woman and newborn with high-quality health care through health systems research

Reducing deaths in Pakistan due to diarrhoea and pneumonia through training and mentoring of female health workers

Alliance Board Meeting: Charting the course for HPSR post-2015

A first glance at the findings from an Alliance-led study on fund flows for HPSR at Forum 2015

Decision-maker led implementation research to improve the performance of immunization programmes

Webinar Explores Debates and Issues around Standards of Evidence for Reproductive Health Decision-Making

PRIMASYS: A case study approach to understanding primary care systems

Why ethical guidance is needed for health policy and systems research

New Fellowship Program in Implementation Research and Delivery Science at the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research

Advancing the field of health systems research synthesis - The HSR Synthesis Advisory Group

iPIER PAHO Embedded Research Data Analysis Workshop

Project NIGRAAN: Addressing Structural Gaps in Supervisory System of Pakistan`s Lady Health Worker Program to Achieve MDG 4

South Africa becomes first middle-income country to invest in the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research

First African institute for health policy and systems research created at Ebonyi State University, Nigeria

300 Women Leaders in Global Health

Editorial - Using health markets to improve access to medicines: three case studies

Thank you and farewell to three long-serving STAC members

What is a policy dialogue and how can it contribute to evidence-informed decision making?

Uncovering evidence: Making the most of grey literature and local knowledge in health decision making

Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research External Review 2014

Alliance leads study on how governments can prevent tragic death toll of mothers and newborns during the postnatal period

Advancing access to medicines: learning from country experiences

A new global research agenda to advance primary health care

CHEPSAA launches two open access, masters-level courses on Introduction to Complex Health Systems and Introduction to Health Policy and Systems Research

Health Policy and Systems Research: Building Momentum and Community

Call for Nominations to the Alliance HPSR Board

Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research/WHO, IDRC Canada, and the Rockefeller Foundation award research grants to eight teams to support research on the role of non-state providers in strengthening health systems towards UHC