Countries across the Asia-Pacific Region have made variable progress in building learning systems for health to achieve UHC. Health policy and systems research (HPSR) remains an underused tool, with inadequate domestic investment. This session, organized by Alliance HPSR, WHO, HSG and other partners convenes policymakers, researchers, civil society groups and development partners to consider: What are key health systems challenges faced in the region, both new and existing? What knowledge is available and what are the barriers to constructing learning health systems for health? How can greater investment, uptake, and impact of HPSR be achieved, including greater collaboration between institutions in the region?
Speakers
- Viroj Tangcharoensathien - IHPP, Thailand
- Diah Saminarsih - CISDI, Indonesia
- Kumanan Rasanathan - Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO
- Manoj Jhalani – WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
- Lluis Vinals Torres – WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
- Adnan Hyder – Health Systems Global
- Sarah Barber – WHO Centre for Health Development
- Nima Asgari-Jirhandeh – Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, WHO
- Aku Kwamie – Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO
- Seye Abimbola – University of Sydney, Australia
