I am Co-chair of the Emerging Voices for Global Health. Many of my EV colleagues and other health system researchers think, half-jokingly perhaps but still, that my ideas are reflective of the ones of far-right populists because I support the Brexit and US election results. However, I strongly feel that this is not the case, rather they have sto...

As part of the ongoing Global Health Systems Research Symposium 2016, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with Emerging Voices of Global Health organized a session on “Healthcare beyond borders” on the first day of the symposium in Vancouver.  Our world is an increasingly mobile and inter-connected world; around 1 billion peop...

HSG 2016 is off to a terrific start here in Vancouver.  On just the first day of the two-day satellite session period, the energy was palpable, with engaging sessions on topics ranging from the practicalities of achieving universal health coverage beyond borders, to the politics and governance of evidence. For a moment, you could almost forget ...

October 2016 marks exactly two years since I was selected onto the exciting Emerging Voices (EV) for Global Health Programme. Ever since, it has been a phenomenal experience which has provided a much needed space for younger researchers and to propel their voices in the field of health systems and policy research. Through the venture, extensive ...

Every time when the despair reaches its peak in the Gaza strip, we are confronted by the western media, international expatriates and researchers praising our ability to withstand our conditions. They point to our Resilience in the face of the inhuman circumstances in which we are submersed. They describe our experience as the Epitome of Resilie...

Mid-afternoon, week-II of the Emerging Voices for Global Health program, I look at the participants around me at the 2016 Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH) and notice that a policymaker who just arrived and I are the only ones from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region The limited participation from the MENA region is intriguin...

The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, was built on the momentum gained towards improving health and development indicators under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).The SDGs present a major milestone in unifying efforts towards global development, as well as, addressing the limitations of the MDGs. In this article...

Very soon a number of health system and policy researchers and practitioners, civil society, academia and policy makers from around the world will gather in Vancouver, Canada for the Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR). The build-up to this biennial conference shows that there is considerable excitement and debate on this ye...

At a time when governments in the most affluent countries are turning their agendas into monopolistic interest-friendly policies, international trade agreements such as TTIP, TPP, CETA and TISA, among others, are incurring criticism for the effects these agreements will have on access to health services for the public health. These cases represe...