Transforming and Strengthening Systems to Achieve Universal Health

Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 10:00 a.m. (EDT); duration: 1.5 hours

The experiences, tools, and lessons learned from systems transformation and strengthening processes are increasingly relevant considering the region’s new initiatives. Several countries are in the key stages of planning and definition of road maps that seek to concretely develop participatory and inclusive governance structures for health systems, develop and strengthen joint and supportive financing mechanisms, develop governance of health delivery and service networks, and address the regulation of the private sector and complementary health.

In Colombia, the promotion and implementation of structural reform of the health system under the Statutory Law on Health present an opportunity to discuss these aspects. The path towards a “public, single, decentralized, intercultural, intersectoral, equitable health system without financial intermediation and articulated to the social protection system” can also be enriched from the reflections and experiences had in other countries of the region. Chile’s journey towards a Single Health Fund, greater regulation of the private sector, and development of the system’s governance also have commonalities with the initiatives discussed in Colombia and experiences in countries such as Brazil.

This first webinar aims to create a space for exchange and reflection on these countries' health system strengthening and transformation challenges.

OBJECTIVES

To convene high-level decision makers from countries in the region and international experts in an event aimed at discussing and reflecting on strategies for transforming health systems from four aspects: stewardship capacity; financing governance; governance of service delivery networks; and regulation of the private sector.
Include reflections on contextual aspects, adopted transformation frameworks, analysis of achievements and challenges, and the most important lessons learned.
Synthesize key messages that arise from the exchange of panelists and participants and policy options to be shared in the seminar results report.