ReBUILD
ReBUILD for Resilience: Health System Resilience in Fragile Settings Experiencing Violence, Conflict, Pandemics and Other Shocks
Co-led and co-designed by IGHD at 果冻传媒, ReBUILD for Resilience is an of organisations from Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal, Sierra Leone and the UK. Between us we have expertise across all health systems pillars and in a wide range of disciplines including public health, epidemiology, social sciences, health economics, political science, research methodologies and gender.
The consortium is building on the work started during the highly successful but is focusing on a wider range of stressors in a wider range of contexts 鈥 fragile and shock-prone (FASP) settings.
The consortium has been active since 2020 and is funded by a 拢7.68 million grant from the UK government鈥檚 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
The ReBUILD for Resilience partners are: ; ; ; ; and .
IGHD brings a wide range of expertise to ReBUILD for Resilience, including on health financing and economics, health system dynamic modelling, evaluation of complex interventions, participatory action research, impact evaluation, political economy and health policy analysis, and systematic reviewing. In addition to supporting a wide range of projects, IGHD currently leads four key Responsive Fund projects:
For information on the full range of ReBUILD projects, refer to the main .
- IGHD-Supported Projects
- Project Publications
- Podcasts
- Recent Presentations
- Blogs
- : health-seeking behaviour of migrants and internally displaced people from Myanmar along the Thailand-Myanmar border
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- 听What can we learn about health system resilience in fragile contexts from Afghanistan (1989-2024)?
- lessons from a technical assistance programme in Nepal听
- : a case study of the anglophone regions in Cameroon
- 鈥 webinar and brief
For 果冻传媒's full partner profile, visit website.
2024 - Academic paper - Tequare, M., Bertone, M., Gebreslassie, F., Witter, S. (2024) . East African Journal of Health Sciences 6 (2) 2024.
2024 - Academic paper - Witter, S., et al. (2024) : reflections from five programmes in Africa, Asia and Central America. Learning Health Systems, e10475.听
2024 - Academic paper -听Goodman, C., Witter, S., Hellowell, M. et al. (2024) . BMJ Global Health 0:e015771. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015771.
2024 - Academic paper -听Than, K., Bertone, M. P., La, T., & Witter, S. (2024). .听International Journal for Equity in Health,听23(1), 221.
2024 - Policy paper - Witter, S., & Baker, P. (2024).听. Center for Global Development.
2024 - Academic paper - Fortnam, M., Hailey, P., Witter, S., & Balfour, N. (2024). 听SSM-Health Systems,听3, 100027.
2023 - Academic paper听- Witter, S., Diaconu, K., Bou-Orm, I., Jamal, Z., Schroff, Z., Mahmoud, A., Daher, M., Varma, V. (2023) . Conflict and Health, 17:12.
2023 - Academic paper - Bertone, M., Palmer, N., Kruja, K., Witter, S. (2023) Collaborative development of a set health system process goals. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 38, 2.
2023 - Academic paper - Regmi, S., Bertone, M., Shrestha, P., Sapkota, S., Arjyal, A., Martineau, T., Raven, J., Witter, S., Baral, S. (2023) . Forthcoming with BMC Health Services Research.
2023 - Academic paper -听Witter, S., Thomas, S., Topp, S., Barasa, E., Chopra, M., Cobos, D., Blanchet, K., Teddy, G., Atun, R., Ager, A. (2023) : a critical review and reconceptualisation. Lancet Global Health, 11, 9, e1454-e1458.
2023 - Academic paper - Kyaw, H.K., Than, K. K., Diaconu, K., Witter, S. (2023) : a qualitative case study from Myanmar. International Journal for Equity in Health, 22:39.
2022 - Academic paper -听Gooding, K., Bertone, M., Loffreda, G., Witter, S. (2022) ? Findings from a synthesis of experience across countries facing shocks. BMC Health Services Research special edition on resilience, 22:1441.
2022 - Academic paper - Witter, S., Sheikh, K., Schleiff, M. (2022) . BMJ Global Health 2022; 7e008115; special edition on learning health systems.
2022 - Academic paper - Diaconu, K., Witter, S., Binyaruka, P., Borghi, J., Brown, GW., Singh, N., Herrera, CA. (2022) . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 4. Art. No: ED000157.
2021 - Academic paper - Lin, T., Werner, K., Witter, S., Alluhidan, M., Alghaith, Hamza, M., Herbst, C. (2021) a systematic literature review. Health Policy.
2021 - Academic paper - Witter, S., Bertone, M., Diaconu, K., Bornemisza, O. (2021) Health Systems & Reform, vol. 7, no. 1.
2021 - Academic paper - Diaconu, K., Falconer, J., Verbel-Facuseh, A., Fretheim, A., Witter, S. (2021) . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD007899.
2020 - Academic paper - Vijayasingham, L., Govender, V., Witter, S., Remme, M. (2020) . British Medical Journal; 371: m3384.听
2020 - Policy paper - Jacobs, E., Bertone, M., Toonen, J., Akwataghibe, N., Witter, S. (2020) Applied Health and Economics and Health Policy.
2020 - Academic paper - Witter, S., Chirwa, Y., Chandiwana, P., Munyati, S., Pepukai, M., Bertone, M., Banda, S. (2020) what can we learn from the experience of Zimbabwe? BMC Health Services Research, 20: 180.
2020 - Academic paper - Diaconu, K., Falconer, J., Vidal, N., Azasi, E., Sarb, C., O'May, F., Elimian, K., Bou-Orm, I., Witter, S., Ager, A. (2020) implications for global health research and practice. Health Policy and Planning, 2020 Mar 1;35 (2): 235-243.
2020 - Academic paper - Jamal, Z., Alameddine, M., Diaconu, K., Lough, G., Witter, S., Ager, A., Fouad, F. (2020) analyzing the challenges, strategies and capacities for UNRWA in Syria. Health Policy and Planning, 13, 1, p. 26-35.
2019 - Academic paper - Witter, S., Chirwa, Y., Chadiwana, P., Munyati, S., Pepukai, M., Bertone, M. (2019) . Global Health Research and Policy, 4.听
July 2019 - Academic paper -听Witter, S., Palmer, N., Balabanova, D., Mounier-Jack, S., Martineau, T., Klicpera, A., Jensen, C., Pugliese-Garcia, M. and Gilson, L. (2019) . International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 34(4).
February 2019 - Research Summary -听This gives an overview of the projects and research themes which have made up ReBUILD鈥檚 work, with links to all of ReBUILD鈥檚 theme-specific resources lists and complete published outputs online.
January 2019 - Academic paper - Witter, S., Bertone, M.P., Namakula, J., Chandiwana, P., Chirwa, Y., Ssennyonjo, A., and Ssengooba, F. (2019)听. Global Health Research and Policy, 4(3).
January 2019 - Blog (French language) - Prof Sophie Witter, .
December 2018 -听Briefing papers听(French language) - French versions of the听briefing papers which were produced earlier in the project. They address key questions on health systems strengthening in settings affected by conflict or crisis. Read the papers over on
November 2018 - Academic paper - Bertone, M. P., Martins, J. S., Pereira, S. M., Martineau, T., and Alonso-Garbayo, A. (2018). . Human Resources for Health, 16 (66).
October 2018 - Webinar - Performance based financing in fragile and conflict-affected settings: from research to practice. 31 October 2018.
October 2018 - Academic Paper - Bertone, M. P., Wurie, H., Samai, M., Witter, S. (2018). . Globalisation and Health, 14 (99).
September 2018 - Briefing paper - a briefing paper which summarises ReBUILD's work towards performance-based financing (PBF) in fragile and conflict-affected states.
June 2017 and July 2018 -听Briefing papers - 9 briefing papers have been produced which address key questions on health systems strengthening in settings affected by conflict or crisis.
June 2018听-听Academic Paper - Bertone, Maria Paola and Jacobs, Eelco and Toonen, Jurrien and Akwataghibe, Ngozi and Witter, Sophie (2018). . Conflict and Health, 12 (28). ISSN 1752-1505
May 2018 鈥 Academic Paper - Raven, Joanna and Wurie, Haja and Witter, Sophie (2018). Health workers鈥 experiences of coping with the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone鈥檚 health system: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 18 (1). p. 251. ISSN 1472-6963
April 2018 鈥 Academic Paper - Bertone, Maria Paola and Falisse, J-B and Russo, Giuliano and Witter, Sophie (2018). . PLOS ONE, 13 (4). e0195301. ISSN 1932-6203
February 2018 鈥 Academic Paper - Raven, Joanna and Baral, Sushil and Wurie, Haja and Witter, Sophie and Samai, Mohamed and Paudel, Pravin and Subedi, Hom Nath and Martineau, Tim and Elsey, Helen and Theobald, Sally (2018). . Health Research Policy and Systems, 16 (6). ISSN 1478-4505
January 2018 鈥 Academic Paper - Witter, Sophie and Wurie, Haja and Namakula, Justine and Mashange, Wilson and Chirwa, Yotamu and Alonso-Garbayo, Alvaro (2018). . The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 33 (2). pp. 449-459. ISSN 0749-6753
January 2018 鈥 Academic Paper - Witter, Sophie and Brikci, Nouria and Harris, Tim and Williams, Richard and Keen, Sarah and Mujica, Ana and Jones, Alex and Murray鈥怹mijewski, Alex and Bale, Barbara and Leigh, Bailah and Renner, Ade (2018). . The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 33 (2). pp. 434-448. ISSN 0749-6753
December 2017 鈥 Academic Paper -听 Witter, Sophie and Namakula, Justine and Wurie, Haja and Chirwa, Yotamu and So, Sovanarith and Vong, Sreytouch and Ros, Bandeth and Buzuzi, Stephen and Theobald, Sally (2017). . Health Policy and Planning, 32 (supp_5). v52-v62. ISSN 0268-1080
November 2017 鈥 Academic Paper -听 Witter, Sophie and Wurie, Haja and Chandiwana, Pamela and Namakula, Justine and So, Sovanarith and Alonso-Garbayo, Alvaro and Ssengooba, Freddie and Raven, Joanna (2017). . Health Policy and Planning, 32. (Suppl_3). iii3-iii13. ISSN 0268-1080
October 2017 鈥 Academic Paper -听 Ros, Bandeth and L锚, Gillian and McPake, Barbara and Fustukian, Suzanne (2017). . Health policy and planning, 33 (1). pp. 9-16. ISSN 1460-2237
July 2017 鈥 Academic Paper -听 Martineau, Tim and McPake, Barbara and Theobald, Sally and Raven, Joanna and Ensor, Tim and Fustukian, Suzanne and Ssengooba, Freddie and Chirwa, Yotamu and Vong, Sreytouch and Wurie, Haja and Hooton, Nick and Witter, Sophie (2017). . BMJ Global Health, 2 (2). e000327. ISSN 2059-7908
June 2017 鈥 Academic Paper - Ssengooba, Freddie and Kawooya, Vincent and Namakula, Justine and Fustukian, Suzanne (2017). . Health Policy and Planning, 32 (8). pp. 1193-1202. ISSN 0268-1080
June 2017 鈥 Academic Paper - Ssengooba, Freddie and Namakula, Justine and Kawooya, Vincent and Fustukian, Suzanne (2017). . Globalization and Health, 13 (1). ISSN 1744-8603
January 2017 鈥 Academic Paper - Witter, Sophie and Bertone, Maria Paola and Chirwa, Yotamu and Namakula, Justine and So, Sovanarith and Wurie, Haja R. (2017). . Conflict and Health, 10 (1). ISSN 1752-1505
Several of our 果冻传媒 team members have been involved in the ReBUILD podcast series - Stories of Resilience 鈥 Local Lives and Health Systems.
- Episode 1:
- Episode 4:
- Episode 6:
- (panel organiser and chair), Health Systems Global Nagasaki, November 2024
- Presented an at the Montreux Collaboration meeting on PFM and health, November 2023.
- Presented findings on the Future of Global Health Initiatives research, 24th August 2023.
- Speaker at 鈥, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford, 23rd March 2023.
- Organiser and chair, 鈥 what it is and implications for the public health sector? November 2022.
- Organiser and chair of 鈥楬ealth System Resilience - , ReBUILD and SYSTAC, 7th June 2022.
- Presentation on direct facility payments, , 17th November 2021.
- Pop-up for health care in LMICs for Cochrane, June 2021
- Presenting on family planning, UHC and equity in 鈥樷, ThinkWell webinar series, 3rd June 2021.
- Presenting on learning health systems and social accountability, VAPAR webinar for HSG, 鈥樷 2nd June 2021.
- Organised and presented at : Getting on the same page. May 19th 2021.
- Presented evidence on to Health Financing Accelerator group, 2nd March, 2021
- Presented of pay for performance in LMICs, World Bank RBF workshop, 26th February 2021
- Presenter and panellist on 鈥樷, organised by the AHPSR for HSG conference, January 2021
- Raven, Witter et al. Solidarity and psychosocial support: Healthcare workers on World Mental Health Day, 10th October 2020.
- Organiser, facilitator and presenter of FCDO learning journey on 鈥樷, 12th October 2020.
- Presented on health financing and refugees, , November 2020.
- Presented on , THET conference, September 2020
- Presented 鈥?鈥 at the Department for International Development, London, 30th July 2019.
- Sparkes, S., Barroy, H., Chalkidou, K., Baker, P. and Witter, S. (2025). Money Talks: Lusaka Agenda Financing Alignment Indicators. CGD blog.
- Diaconu, K. (2024)
- Ravishankar, N., Barasa, E., Witter, S., Nakyanzi, A. and Kutzin, K. (15 November 2023). : A systems approach to facility financing reforms. BMJ Global Health blog.
- Witter, S. 鈥 if not now, when? UHC Day 2020 blog.
The following 果冻传媒 staff members contributed to the ReBUILD project: Sophie Witter; Maria Bertone, Karin Diaconu, Mariel Horncastle, Natasha Palmer, Arek Dakessian, and Paul Kadetz.
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