The increasing frequency of epidemics, pandemics, and natural disasters highlights the urgent
need for resilient health systems.
Recent crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have exposed significant gaps in global preparedness and response capabilities. These events demonstrate the importance of health systems that can adapt, learn, and innovate to address evolving threats.
Current frameworks often fail to predict and manage the cascading effects of health crises, including mortality, economic disruption, and social instability. Building resilience ensures that health systems can support communities effectively during both routine and emergency situations.
The Global Learning Collaborative for Health Systems Resilience (GLC4HSR) was established within this context to:
The GLC4HSR is a multi-country initiative launched by ACCESS Health International with initial support from The Rockefeller Foundation. It serves as a global network of health systems experts, practitioners, and policymakers dedicated to creating stronger, more resilient health systems. Through reciprocal knowledge sharing and the co-creation of transformative strategies, GLC4HSR facilitates practical solutions for health systems improvement.
To foster collaborative action that builds resilient, responsive health systems meeting all health needs while nurturing a culture of continuous learning for meaningful transformation.
A future where resilient and responsive health systems preserve human and planetary health at all times, advanced by translating collaborative research and learning into the actionable insights.
To be the creator, curator, and conduit of knowledge and learning to nurture and strengthen global health systems.
GLC4HSR is guided by a collaborative learning approach that prioritizes:
Multi-stakeholder workshops and cross-regional exchanges.
Virtual dialogues and shared resources.
Equipping members with tools to apply knowledge towards effective policy reforms.
The platform is a cross-country network of technical experts, practitioners, and policymakers from the public and private sectors. Its activities are driven by members and partners, ensuring relevance and impact in addressing global health challenges.
The GLC4HSR welcomes the association of multiple stakeholders working towards strengthening health and other social systems.
