About this Event
Ageing populations, workforce shortages, climate, pandemics and conflicts are testing health systems as never before, and many are struggling to cope. The question is no longer whether they will face another shock, but how well prepared they will be when it comes. This December, LSE Health launches a new Unit dedicated to helping health systems become more resilient.
The launch event will bring together decision-makers, health system leaders and the academic community to explore how health systems can grow stronger and more resilient in the face of mounting challenges and pressures.
The Health System Resilience Unit marks an exciting expansion of the Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience (PHSSR), an established multi-stakeholder partnership working to improve health globally by building more resilient health systems. The PHSSR has now undertaken projects in collaboration with key health system stakeholders and governments in almost 40 countries worldwide.
The event will open with keynote addresses from Lord O’Neill, economist and investor, cross bench peer in the House of Lords and former Conservative government minister, and Dr Ulana Suprun, Ukrainian-American physician and activist, and Ukraine’s former Acting Minister of Health. A panel discussion will follow, chaired by Katie Young, Director of the Unit, with Professor Alistair McGuire, Kuwait Chair of Health Economics in LSE's Department of Health Policy; Jan-Willem Scheijgrond, Vice President of Global Government and Public Affairs at Philips; and Stefan Weber, Vice President and Head of Global Policy, Advocacy and Health Equity at AstraZeneca.
As well as marking the Unit’s public launch, the event will reflect on more than six years of PHSSR’s contribution to research and thought leadership on health system sustainability and resilience. It will also provide an opportunity for exchange of ideas and experience across research, policy and practice, looking ahead to future collaborations and wider efforts to strengthen health systems.
The event will be followed by a drinks reception.
Event venue & nearby stays
London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, United Kingdom
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