Election Statement: ‘As a young individual I hope to be that fresh and determined voice which will stand not as an individual but as a representative of all of you, to bring together our valuable research and insight and translating it into knowledge, policy improvements and ultimately building a global movement which will lead to affordable...

Dear all,   I am Erlyn Macarayan, one of the most recent Emerging Voices for Global Health. Having been privileged to be part of similar professional associations such as the University of Queensland Behavioural and Social Science Research Review Board and the Australian Political Studies Association, I hope to be able to further apply the knowl...

Towards a better future for young researchers in health systems!   My name is Guanyang Zou. I’m currently working as a China Program Manager for the DFID-funded COMDIS Health Services Delivery Research Consortium, University of Leeds, and also doing a PhD (part-time) at the Institute for International Health and Development, Queen Margaret Uni...

My ElectionStatement   I am contesting because: I would like to continue and extend my contributions to HSR capacity-building and field-building efforts globally, and help align global discussions on health systems more strongly to focus on equity and people-centredness. There’s a special place for the HSR community in bringing about improveme...

Dear all,   My name is Kopano Matlwa Mabaso, I am a 2012 Emerging Voice (EV) and one of the facilitators for the 2014 venture and it would be a privilege to represent EV’s (and other young researchers!) on the Health Systems Global Board   A little bit about myself:   I am a South African medical doctor and author, World Economic Forum Global ...

Dear all, As you know, Health Systems Global (HSG) is the first international membership organization fully dedicated to promoting health systems research and knowledge translation. It was founded at the 2nd Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Beijing (2012). I believe many of you will be in Cape Town for the third Global Symposium o...

(EV4GH 2014; China Program Manager, COMDIS Health Services Delivery Research Consortium, University of Leeds, UK; PhD candidate, Institute for International Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK)       In recent months Ebola has become a public health emergency of international concern. In response, China, a country w...

The first Ebola outbreak ever in West Africa is spiraling out of control, we heard from CDC director Tom Frieden a few days ago, as anybody could see who is actually going to the affected countries. The window of opportunity to contain the epidemic is fast closing down, he said. International stakeholders are frantically (or is it finally ?) try...

  “Since 2008 the WHO has shown leadership in raising awareness of the threats posed by climate change to health. Specifically, WHO has provided evidence, technical guidance and piloted approaches to protect health from climate risks”.   With these words the World Health Organization sets the tone for the “WHO conference on health and clim...