The inequalities of disasters - poorer countries and people are less responsible for causing climate change, but more affected and less able to recover from climate-related disasters. Good blog with interesting stats and references from Max Lawson equalshope.org/index.php/2023…

NEW PAPER: Community health workers & COVID-19: Cross-country evidence on their roles, experiences, challenges & adaptive strategies. Explores the vital contributions CHWs make in challenging contexts Oxford Policy Management Solomon Salve LSTM Kate Gooding rebuildconsortium.com/resources/comm…

The Maintains explored how to improve the resilience of social services during and after external shocks in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Uganda. Explore all of its resources here... rebuildconsortium.com/resources/main… Kate Gooding FCDO Global Health Research

For post-PhD friends interested in resilience and especially those in Malawi - this looks a really interesting postdoc

RECENT PAPER: How can we strengthen partnership & coordination for health system emergency preparedness and response? Presents findings from a synthesis of experience across countries facing shocks. Sophie Witter Kate Gooding Giulia Loffreda Read it here: rebuildconsortium.com/resources/stre…

Multi-country analysis of health service quality in Malawi, Tanzania, DRC, Nepal, Haiti and Senegal - high-quality governance, management and community engagement associated with best performance. Direction of causality TBC. Interesting maps thelancet.com/journals/langl…

How can public financial management support health systems resilience ? Lessons from emerging practice in Ethiopia, Pakistan and other countries. New policy brief from Oxford Policy Management and ReBUILD for Resilience Sophie Witter rebuildconsortium.com/resources/disa…

Using 'power walks' to increase attention to gender and equity in public health emergency management: new blog from Oxford Policy Management colleagues in Ethiopia rebuildconsortium.com/public-health-…

Enjoying the new series of podcasts from Wellcome - latest episode on controlled human infection studies Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme at wellcome.org/news-and-repor… For background, see early research on acceptability with Blessings M Kapumba bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Today's standing desk. Upside down buckets, cardboard boxes and books have also worked well, depending on table height.

Good webinar on everyday resilience in the context of Covid vaccination in South Africa from leanne brady SYSTAC - Systems Thinking Accelerator - social networks, leadership, learning and unlearning, motivation and what counts as impact and sustainability youtube.com/watch?v=bV_jV0…

How can we make health systems in Pakistan more climate resilient? Mahwish Hayee of Oxford Policy Management summarises a scoping study to understand existing work on climate resilient health systems in #Pakistan and suggests next steps. rebuildconsortium.com/health-systems… FCDO Global Health Research #climatechange

Important paper by Rene Loewenson and Chenai Mukumba: estimated total annual tax loss of US$34 billion in East and Southern Africa - nearly enough to cover the shortfall in financing for comprehensive public sector health gh.bmj.com/content/8/Supp…

RECENT PAPER: Community health workers & COVID-19: Cross-country evidence on their roles, experiences, challenges & adaptive strategies. Explores the vital contributions CHWs make in challenging contexts Oxford Policy Management Solomon Salve LSTM Kate Gooding rebuildconsortium.com/resources/comm…

Interesting points in this session on trust and health systems resilience - including the importance of government trusting communities and recognising them as an asset. Also need for government to be trustworthy, and diverse experience within communities affecting trust.

New blog post: Beyond the Triple A: building resilience in health systems through agility Hema Bhatt of Oxford Policy Management explores the role of agility in Nepal’s COVID-19 response, in a study into strengthening sub-national systems through PFM rebuildconsortium.com/beyond-the-tri… FCDO Global Health Research

'Strengthening climate-resilient health systems: opportunities & challenges at policy & facility level' Watch the webinar recording here... ▶️rebuildconsortium.com/resources/clim… With Renzo Guinto, Helen Yaxley of FCDO Global Health Research, Sushil Baral- बटुवा of HERD International & Elizabeth Gogoi of Oxford Policy Management

#UKaid has funded important health research around the world through Department of Health and Social Care including development of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. But our new review finds more focus on achieving impact is needed 👩‍🔬 Read more: icai.independent.gov.uk/review/dhsc-gl…