This month, we had the pleasure of hosting Prof Amirhossein Takian, Senior Scientist and Team Lead at the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO Geneva for a Global Health Seminar on defining health systems of the future, to tackle multifaceted challenges. The session was moderated by Assoc Prof Piya Hanvoravongchai.
The seminar delved into:
– Global health challenges which are multiplying and intersecting, such as climate change, conflict, digital transformation, and demographic shifts, and how our health systems cannot be designed in silos.
– How building health systems should be proactive and adaptive, to anticipate future needs, not just react to them.
– Why taking a foresight approach can develop future models of tailored health systems: country experience; genuine engagement with complexity; attention to policies shaping health systems; balance between pragmatism and idealism; and the active inclusion of diverse viewpoints.
Critically, health systems should function equitably for the communities they are meant to serve. We thank everyone who contributed to this meaningful discussion.