Innovations in health systems

 As COP29 the climate change summit kicks off today = how is our health faring under the increases in weather related events, including excessive heat, droughts, violent storms etc. I attached a paper on the impact of climate change on maternal and child health that was published in 2022 in the O&G Forum. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ogf/article/view/241412

 Donor agencies and governments HIV high burden countries have been discussing 'sustainability' and 'transitions' - meaning increasing domestic funding for HIV, decreasing donor assistance and strengthening local health systems in the context of UHC/PHC. This discussion and implementation of plans to be less reliant on donor assistance for HIV is more important than ever. What should countries that currently receive large amounts of donor assistance through PEPFAR and the Global Fund do?

Welcome to Innovations in Health Systems - a new blog on the challenges, what's new, and what we should be thinking about to improve health and health systems with a focus on low and middle-income countries.