Knowledge for better health systems and better health: 10 year-outlook and 2006-2008 plan

Overview

The Alliance recently agreed a closer relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) and is an important element in WHO’s promotion of health systems research following the Mexico Ministerial Summit on Health Research and the resolution on health research passed at the 2005 World Health Assembly. It has been agreed with WHO that during the coming two years (2006-2008), the Alliance will position itself to develop a major international programme on health policy and systems research, will develop the foundations and plans for such a programme and, with WHO, will seek to identify funding to support such a programme. If support is forthcoming, then the Alliance will transform into such a programme, if necessary changing its organizational structure in order to support its expanded mission.