HLH Newsletter - December 2021

Welcome to the HLH Newsletter!

The HLH is a WHO knowledge platform to share cross-country learning on maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the post-pandemic recovery. Learn more about us here.

The HLH Newsletter is a place to share up-to-date information on key knowledge products from WHO and the Network of Networks. If you have any queries or wish to contribute, please email us: hlh@who.int.

HLH updates

We have recently launched our new Learning Labs page.

The Learning Labs include ‘Deep Dives’ on country approaches to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on essential health services.

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WHO Initiatives

In all circumstances, strong governance is essential for health systems performance. It ensures that the government's priorities, principles and values are reflected in how the health system operates and responds to needs. But during times of health emergency, strong governance is especially critical because there is a need to act quickly and efficiently to mobilize all resources, both public and private, and to ensure alignment of the activities of all health system actors with national response efforts.

On Tuesday 7th December the Country Connector on the Private Sector in Health has been officially launched. It will work as an initiative led by WHO to provide a platform to support countries to engage with the private sector toward achieving public health goals including universal health coverage, health security and health systems resilience. During the launch, after a short introduction to the Country Connector and its activities, policy makers, private sector representatives and leaders have shared their thoughts and experiences on engaging the private sector in health. During the second part of the event participants engaged in a rich conversation with members of the panel asking their questions about the Country Connector. The recording of the event can be found here.

HLH Network of Networks

ISQua’s 38th International Conference – Brisbane, Australia – 17th to 20th October 2022 – Call for Papers

Once a year ISQua brings together over 1,500 key decision-makers from over 80 countries to share their expertise and knowledge in health care quality and safety improvement. The theme for the 2022 conference is 'Designing for the Future - Community, Resilience, and Sustainability'. The call for papers is now open - you can submit your ideas on the topics related to quality and safety, that ISQUa is engaged in promoting. More details can be found here.
 

5 REASONS TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER FOR #ISQUA2022:
1. Having your work featured at ISQua's annual conference is an unrivalled chance to have key decision-makers in health and social care consider your work.
2. Share your ideas, successes and lessons learned with an international audience of healthcare professionals.
3. Make important connections with your peers.
4. Learn beyond your own field of interest.
5. Make a difference.

THET’s community platform, Pulse, now available in a mobile app

THET is delighted to launch the Pulse app, supporting mobile access to a global community that enables health professionals across the world to connect, create and collaborate. Pulse helps to create a world where health professionals are empowered to grow and lead health systems strengthening worldwide by supporting, motivating and equipping the global health workforce to delivery quality healthcare.

Available on both Apple and Android devices via the App store.

The JLN collaborates with the USAID-funded Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS) to host the Patient Pathways During Pandemics: COVID-19 and Beyond learning exchange.

This learning exchange brings together practitioners to share innovations, lessons, and resources used by health systems to achieve shifts in patient flows to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. Divided into two workstreams - one for COVID-19 and one for maintaining essential health services - participants shared their country experiences alongside nine discussion case studies.
Following these discussions, participants co-constructed an e-Library of shared resources on patient pathways, flows, and triage. The work of this group is now continuing in the form of a Community of Practice focused on scaling up e-consultations for virtual care. Learn more about the work of this learning exchange here.

As this is the last issue of the HLH Newsletter for 2021, we would like to thank you for your support and engagement. The HLH Team is wishing you a restful break and happy beginning of 2022!