Couldn’t be in Geneva for our #WHA77 side event? Don’t worry Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social has got you covered. A great thread of key points from the discussion.👇

And Jeremy Farrar closes out our #WHA77 side event noting that we are in a scientific golden age. But we’re at a crossroads where science can exacerbate or alleviate inequalities. We’re at a crossroad of ideas and a battle for who we are. We need to create the culture we want.

(My) final #SideEvent of #WHA77 is hosted by Alliance for HPSR, discussing how we can move from insights to action & make #healthsystems #research & learning more impactful to achieve the #SDGs .

Great to see the Alliance’s 2024–28 strategy “Aiming for impact” presented & looking

Critical point: Kumanan Rasanathan starts excellent @AlliaHPSR strategy session reminding us we each have a huge responsibility 2 those we serve based on the opportunity & privilege that we have to be working in #globalhealth Spot on & to be carried each day!

Sandro Galea “There’s a space between scholarship & activism,” says richard horton from the audience—that we need to step in to

“Knowledge as an inspiration for social change was a clarion call for the Enlightenment—that still holds true,” he says

Multidisciplinary studies are key

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Such a great question from Dr Kwamie: what role can development partners play?

Sandro Galea says:
1. Support community participation in shaping research
2. Build research infrastructure
3. Tell the story of the value of research

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Alliance for HPSR Robert Marten Sandro Galea Diah Saminarsih (who has had an extraordinary career: rockefellerfoundation.org/profile/diah-s…) says it is critical to get views of people in affected communities to CO-CREATE research

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Alliance for HPSR Robert Marten Now Sandro Galea talks about the importance of storytelling & evidence syntheses in having an impact—a single study rarely has impact, it’s the totality of evidence he says

He says we need to be honest that in high income nations, funders determine what research gets done

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Alliance for HPSR Robert Marten Sandro Galea In many LMICs, he says, research infrastructure needs to be strengthened

Dr Kwamie now asks the panelists:

What role does civil society play in research impact?

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Fantastic Alliance for HPSR discussion about moving from insights and evidence to action and impact with Jeanette Vega Sandro Galea Diah Satyani Saminarsih Hajime Inoue Cathrine Lofthus co sponsored with #Chile #Japan #Norway

Alliance for HPSR Robert Marten “The capacity to communicate research in simple terms to politicians” is key to policy impact, says Dr Vega

When Covid hit, a lot of research was translated into action in Chile, eg, research on the impact of school closures on transmission & research on home based learning

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Alliance for HPSR Robert Marten 🇨🇱Next up: Jeanette Vega, Former Minister of Social Development and Family, Chile

“Research must be relevant and timely,” she says, for it to have an impact

This must include political relevance

You need to be able to synthesize evidence & do “real time synthesis”

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Alliance for HPSR Robert Marten Public health nurses promote exercise, healthy eating, and other healthy interventions, he says, and they do their own local research & operations research. “Public health nurses have power and influence,” he says, and make a big impact.

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Alliance for HPSR Robert Marten She says that from a public health viewpoint, it would be valuable for Norwegians to eat less meat, but beef farmers have pushed back on this.

🇯🇵 Hajime Inoue says his nation enjoys the best health status on earth. He says public health nurses have played a key role!

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Alliance for HPSR Robert Marten A stellar panel

🇳🇴 Cathrine Marie Lofthus says there’s a tension between public health protections & personal freedoms—she gives the example of tobacco control in Norway. Bold warnings on tobacco packs made a difference. Talking about the impact of tobacco on kids helped.

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Alliance for HPSR Robert Marten Next up is Dr Aku Kwamie (ahpsr.who.int/about-us/gover…)

She very kindly taught my global health students last summer during the Geneva course that I lead—we were so inspired by her!

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Welcoming a great line up to the stage to discuss the role that research can play in informing policy at our #wha77 side event co-hosted with Chile, Japan and Norway.

Alliance for HPSR Robert Marten Here are the 3️⃣ big shifts, the 5️⃣ focus areas, and the 3️⃣ functions

He discusses the importance of “climate resilient health systems,” which Japan has made a commitment towards

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Closing the #WHA77 week with this session on how do we make health research and learning more impactful Alliance for HPSR.

Wonderful to see so many friends & global health leaders.

Kicking off soon, the last event of the World Health Assembly!

It’s late on a Friday, everyone is tired (you’re tired)

Should I live tweet it or no?