Health Systems Global is a membership-based

society A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Socie ...

that convenes researchers,

policy Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an organ ...

makers and implementers from around the world to develop the field of health systems research. It emerged from a growing need to focus on the health systems performance in low- and middle-income countries. The society was established in 2012 and organizes a symposium every two years, with support from the

Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (the Alliance) is an international partnership hosted at World Health Organization Headquarters that works to improve the health of those in low- and middle-income countries by supporting the gen ...

and others, to bring together its members as well as other people and organisations involved in

health system Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

s and

research.

Global Symposia

Since 2010, HSG has organized a global symposium every two years. Each symposium is co-hosted with a local organizing committee. A number of factors go into choosing the location for each symposium, but generally they rotate through different

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regions and should be as accessible as possible to the widest number of members in the society. Each symposium results in a statement regarding the current state of the field of health policy and systems research.

Montreux, Switzerland - 2010

The First Global Symposium on Health System Research was hosted in

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, Switzerland from 16 to 19 November 2010. The theme of the symposium was: 'Science to accelerate universal health coverage'. It was at the Montreux symposium that the need for a membership society was established, as outlined in the Montreux Statement.

Beijing, China - 2012

The Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research took place in

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, China from 31 October - 3 November 2012. For the second edition of the symposium, the focus was on: 'Inclusion and innovation towards universal health coverage'.

Cape Town, South Africa - 2014

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, South Africa was the seat of the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research. It took place from 30 September - 3 October 2014 under the theme: 'Science and practice of people-centred health systems'.

Vancouver, BC, Canada - 2016

From 14 to 18 November 2016, members of Health Systems Global and other invitees gathered in

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for the Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research. This symposium focused on 'Resilient and responsive health systems for a changing world'

Liverpool, United Kingdom - 2018

Most recently, the Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research was hosted by the city of

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, United Kingdom from 8–12 October 2018. 'Advancing health systems for all in the SDG era' was the organizing theme of the symposium.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 2020

The next iteration of the biennial Health Systems Research Symposium will take place in November 2020 in

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, United Arab Emirates. The theme was announced as 'Re-imagining health systems for better health and social justice'{{cite web , title=HSR2020: RE-IMAGINING HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR BETTER HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE , url=https://www.healthsystemsglobal.org/blog/343/HSR2020-Re-imagining-health-systems-for-better-health-and-social-justice.html , publisher=Health Systems Global , accessdate=27 August 2019

References

External links

Official website of Health Systems Global
2012 establishments