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Professor Lucy Gilson is a co-recipient of this year’s prestigious Virchow Prize for Global Health for her life’s work in health policy and systems research. Lucy, Head of the Health Policy and Systems Division in the School of Public Health at the University of Cape Town and Professor of Health Policy and Systems at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, won the award alongside Johan Rockström from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research for “their holistic and systems-based approach to safeguarding human and planetary health.” Lucy is a longtime supporter of the Alliance, having served on its Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) between 2009 and 2015. She has been a thought leader in the field, ensuring a focus on policy and the often-messy process of policy-making. She has stewarded the Health policy analysis fellowship, an important Alliance-supported capacity strengthening initiative with more than 20 fellows benefiting from their engagement across two cohorts. She is also a co-editor of the seminal Health policy analysis reader: the politics of policy change in low- and middle-income countries published by the Alliance. https://lnkd.in/e_ewHfic

A little over a week to get proposals in on #implementationResearch for #NCDs

It's World Health Summit in Berlin, which means the new edition of Health a Political Choice from The Global Governance Project is out. 2024's focus is on trust and resilience, and the Chair of our Board, Helen Clark, contributed an article (p. 96) on knowledge to effect change. https://bit.ly/hapc24

Find out more about our new project: Partnerships for stronger knowledge systems in Africa (KNOSA) It launched last month with a workshop in Addis Ababa and aims to enable the generation and use of locally-relevant evidence in policy-making processes. https://lnkd.in/ex4CCC4m

Join us in congratulating Professor Lucy Gilson and Professor Johan Rockström on receiving the 🏆 Virchow Prize - Towards Health for All 🏅 in Berlin on the weekend! Both have been tireless advocates for systems approaches, and it’s incredibly encouraging to see their contributions to global health and sustainable development recognized on this stage. The #HPSR community should be particularly proud. Professor Lucy Gilson has been a leading figure in health policy and systems research, shaping how we think about the intersection of policy and equity. Her work has left an indelible mark not just within South Africa or across Africa but globally. Through her guidance and mentorship, institutions like the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research have been able to centre policy as a critical part of the conversation in health systems research, benefiting so many in the process. #GlobalHealth #HealthSystems #PolicyResearch #VirchowPrize #SustainableDevelopment

Another week another key meeting for the Alliance! Over the next few days we’re welcoming a group of health policy-makers from around the world to get input into priorities for global health research and deliberate on emerging issues.

We’re pleased to introduce a new Thinker in Residence programme to bring external expertise & critique to the Alliance so that we remain at the forefront of thought leadership. Seye Abimbola is kicking things off as our inaugural Thinker > https://lnkd.in/ePJzNj84

We’re pleased to welcome a wide range of experts to Geneva today and tomorrow to lay the groundwork for disrupting research and learning for #healthEquity

How can health policy and systems research contribute to improving vaccine uptake? A video, produced as part of a new programme of work from the Alliance with support from NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research), explores > https://lnkd.in/eCjpnVH6 #HPSR