Conversation 2: Urbanization and Primary Health Care Systems
November 2024, Nagasaki (Global HSR Symposium satellite session), Hybrid. Organisers: Kabir Sheikh and Meike Schleiff
Asia and Africa are projected to account for 90% of the increase in urban populations over the next 20 years, transforming the configuration of health systems and people’s health needs. Policies have not kept up with these dramatic shifts. We need to rethink the design of PHC systems, which were often originally developed and organized for predominantly rural settings. This session will identify pivotal areas of reform for Urban PHC in diverse Asian and African contexts, and help shape a learning agenda for more just, inclusive, and sustainable Urban PHC systems.
Moderator
Prof. Kabir Sheikh, UCL Global Business School for Health
Keynotes
Prof. Nora Colton, UCL Global Business School for Health
Dr Rajani Ved, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr Suraya Dalil, World Health Organization
Panellists
Dr Benjamin Tsofa, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
Prof. Tolib Mirzoev, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Prof. Helen Schneider, University of the Western Cape
Dr Prashanth Srinivas, Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru
Prof. Sabina Rashid, James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
Dr Meike Schleiff, UCL Global Business School for Health