Future Health Systems (FHS) is a research consortium working to improve access, affordability and quality of health services for the poor.
Funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) since 2005, FHS is a partnership of leading research institutes from across the globe working in a variety of contexts to build resilient health systems for the future in Bangladesh, Uganda, China, India, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ethiopia.
IDS is working with Health Systems Global (HSG) to develop communications, share messages and engage with its members and the global community.
IDS and AllAfrica have teamed up to produce and distribute compelling multi-media content on critical issues for Africa’s future, as part of a development reporting initiative.
Future Health Systems is a research consortium working to improve access, affordability and quality of health services for the poor.
The Fifth Global Symposium will focus on “Advancing Health Systems for All in the SDG Era” and will facilitate conversations and collaborations on new ways of financing health; delivering services; and engaging the health workforce, new social and political alliances, and new applications of technologies to promote health for all.
As global leaders come together for the 74th UN General Assembly, a major focus will be the High-Level Meeting: ‘Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World’ on 23 September. This is a global opportunity to mobilise the highest political support for the achievement...
19 September 2019
The power and influence of large companies in the digital economy and the need for stronger regulation continues to be at the centre of public debate. Even Facebook's vice-president, Sir Nick Clegg, is now on record as calling for closer regulation of big tech firms. Community Health...
24 June 2019
I had the privilege of participating in a process led by the Japanese think tanks of the T20 (Think 20) to prepare policy briefs to feed into the deliberations of the G20 taking place in June. I was involved in producing the policy brief Deliberate Next Steps Toward a New globalism for Universal...
24 May 2019
Recommendations from a group of health experts, including IDS Research Fellow Dr Gerald Bloom, highlight the vital role that the G20, who are due to gather in Japan in June 2019, can play in achieving universal health coverage (UHC). UHC is a key target articulated in the United Global Goals...
24 May 2019
This is an open access resource targeted primarily at post-graduate students intending to undertake field research on health systems interventions in resource-poor environments. The book consists of twelve chapters addressing theory, methodology, analysis, and influencing policy. Each...
1 March 2019
Child health is extremely vulnerable in the Indian Sundarbans region due to its problems of geographical inaccessibility and economic vulnerability. Climate change is an extra burden to the already existing vulnerabilities. It is evident that the routine services provided by the existing health...
11 February 2019