Category: 2026
Health financing in Syria: from fragmentation and donor dependence to a phased and nationally-led transition
Brief on the current state of Syria’s health financing system with recommendations for a transition to a basic public financing function and the introduction of a realistic Essential Health Services Package
Manual for the implementation of Municipal Health Committees in Lebanon
A manual to guide the formation and running of Municipal Health Committees, especially in Lebanon
Promoting disability-inclusive leadership and gender equity in Myanmar: Challenges and opportunities
Case study on ReBUILD’s work in Myanmar to implement community-based, disability-inclusive health system building
Diaspora engagement for health system resilience in Nepal: policy framework, engagement pathways, contributions and a way forward
Brief on the contributions of Nepal’s diaspora to the health system, promoting diaspora contributions, and barriers to diaspora engagement, before making policy recommendations.
Aid cuts and health system resilience in Lebanon
This brief analyses the impact of aid cuts on the Lebanese health system, considering persistent structural constraints and making recommendations as to how the country can transition to a more sustainable health system.
Bringing theory and practice: Developing a local health governance guidelines from action research conducted in Lebanon
Case study on the development of guidelines to help municipalities in Lebanon create and run local health governance structures, based on the Majdal Anjar experience
From collective agency to advocacy: A participatory experience with women refugee informal health workers in Lebanon
Case study examines how the Working Women collective in Lebanon evolved to engage in advocacy-oriented activities to promote the rights of informal health workers
The role of non-state actors in health system resilience: Exploring and developing their capacities in fragile and shock-prone setting
Paper examines non-state actors’ strengths and challenges in contributing to resilience, and how their capacities could be built, focusing on Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal and Sierra Leone
A liminal health system: Exploring the resilience strategies of healthcare providers and communities along the Thailand-Myanmar border
Paper on the ReBUILD study ‘Liminal health systems: health seeking behaviour of migrants and internally displaced people from Myanmar along the Thailand-Myanmar border.’
Strengthening health system resilience: A practical toolkit for community engagement
Toolkit to help districts replicate the model for strengthening health systems through community dialogue, accountability, and action devised and delivered by ReBUILD for Resilience in Sierra Leone
Advancing diaspora engagement for health systems resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings
ReBUILD case study on advancing diaspora engagement for health systems resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings
From distrust to shared action: How community platforms and radio strengthened health system relationships in Moyamba and Kailahun, Sierra Leone
Case study from Sierra Leone on the impact of community platforms and radio on the local health system
Policy context and climate actions in Nepal: Lessons for building climate resilient health systems
HERD International brief on the key gaps in integrating climate change into Nepal’s policy frameworks, with recommendations to foster climate-resilient health systems
1,000 days of war: The role of the diaspora in supporting Sudan’s health system resilience
First analysis of Sudanese diaspora contributions to resilience of Sudan’s health system, diaspora engagement pathways & influencing factors
The role of diaspora in building resilient health systems in fragile settings: key findings and policy recommendations
Brief examining diaspora engagement and contributions to health system resilience across global literature and Sudan, Sierra Leone, Lebanon, Myanmar, and Nepal
Talking Heads – Kyu Kyu Than on the ReBUILD’s work in Myanmar
Kyu Kyu Than of Burnet Institute talks about ReBUILD’s work in Myanmar – the impacts, innovations trialled, and the lessons learned.
Talking Heads – Malak El Kassir on challenging gender norms and the Working Women initiative
Malak El Kassir, a Syrian Community Nurse at Ghras El Khayr clinic in Beqaa, Lebanon speaks about challenging gender norms in her community and the Working Women initiative.
Talking Heads – Dr Mohammad Meibar on local health system governance
Dr Mohammad Meibar of MAPS talks about his experiences as part of the Majdal Anjar Municipal Health Committee – local health system governance and decision making
Talking Heads videos
Talking Heads interviews with members of the ReBUILD team and stakeholders, talking about their experiences working with ReBUILD – lessons, impact, legacy and achievements
Talking Heads – Princess Hawa Momoh on capacity strengthening in Kailahun
Princess Hawa Momoh talks about how ReBUILD has helped improve the capacity of service providers in Kailahun and how bringing stakeholders together has improved health outcomes
Talking Heads – Susan Sparkes on ReBUILD’s health financing work
Video of an interview with Susan Sparkes of WHO on her collaboration with ReBUILD on health financing policy, the political dynamics of reform, and how it contributes to universal health coverage
Talking Heads – Sylvanus Vann Fannah on ReBUILD, disability and community health
Sylvanus Vann Fannah talks about ReBUILD’s work with the local community in Moyamba – especially people with disability – its impact, and how the community plans to maintain that momentum.
Talking Heads – Abriti Arjyal on ReBUILD’s gender, equity and justice work
In this video, Abriti Arjyal talks about ReBUILD’s work around gender, equity and justice
Talking Heads – Dr Mya Maw on ReBUILD’s work in Myanmar
Dr Mya Maw, Health Adviser at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, talks about ReBUILD’s work in Myanmar and its impact and its possible application in other contexts.
Talking Heads – Shophika Regmi on ReBUILD’s Learning Sites
In this video, Shophika Regmi of HERD International talks about her team’s work at their learning sites in Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province, Nepal.
Somalia’s health system at a crossroads: Sustaining essential services in a changing financing landscape
Brief on the impact of international aid cuts on Somalia’s health system
Supporting knowledge sharing through the Thematic Working Group on Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings
Case study on ReBUILD’s relationship with and contributions to the Thematic Working Group on Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affceted Settings
Building resilient local health systems through embedded learning sites in Nepal
Case study describing the process and successes of HERD International’s embedded approach at learning sites in Kapilvastu, Nepal, co-designing and implementing health system strengthening solutions
Strengthening the role of the media for health system resilience
Case study on HERD International activities to train media journalists on researching, understanding and reporting health systems stories
Empowering female community health volunteers to address gendered challenges through a participatory community film in Nepal
ReBUILD case study exploring HERD International’s work with Female Community Health Workers, and the impact of creating a film about their lives
The Lebanese diaspora and health system resilience: channels, contributions, and policy implications
Brief that systematically maps the full architecture of Lebanese diaspora engagement in the country’s health sector
Aid cut responses and health system resilience in Sierra Leone
ReBUILD brief identifies immediate impacts of aid cuts for Sierra Leone, also coping strategies and long-term policy options to build resilience amidst funding volatility.
Toolkit for research capacity strengthening in fragile and shock-prone settings
Toolkit for designing, implementing and sustaining research capacity strengthening activities in fragile and shock-prone settings
Resilience in Fragility: Community and Health System Responses to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Lebanon, and Gaza
Experiences and coping strategies of health systems and communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Lebanon, and Gaza
Challenging gender norms through participatory action research: A cross-country study of women close-to-community healthcare providers in fragile settings
Paper explores how participatory action research can support female close-to-community healthcare providers in addressing gendered power relations and enhancing their agency in Lebanon and Nepal
Intersections of health, gender, climate change and resilience in urban slums in Bangladesh presentations
Presentations by the BRAC JP Grant School of Public Health team on the study Urban Echoes: Intersections of health, gender, climate change and resilience in urban slums in Bangladesh.
Research Capacity Strengthening in Fragile and Shock-Prone Settings: Insights from a Research Consortium
Paper on the strategy and impact of the ReBUILD for Resilience team’s research capacity strengthening programme and implications for other fragile and shock-prone settings
Developing health systems resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings: Findings from the ReBUILD for Resilience Consortium
An overview of the articles featured in the Social Science and Medicine – Health Systems special edition ‘Developing health systems resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings: Findings from the ReBUILD for Resilience Consortium’
Mapping resilience in conflict and recovery: A systems analysis of the health sector in Ethiopia’s Tigray region (2020-2025)
ReBUILD for Resilience paper explores the resilience of the health system in Tigray in the period during and following the 2020-25 conflict
The role of diaspora in supporting health systems resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings: findings from a multi-country study – webinar
Recording of a webinar on the role of diaspora in supporting health systems resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings, with presentations from Nepal, Myanmar, Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Lebanon
Crossing lines: Health systems and forced migration through a cross-border lens
A synthesis brief on migration and health systems, viewed through a cross-border lens
Rethinking cross-border health systems for contexts of mobility and forced displacement
Paper explores how health systems operate in contexts where internationally-recognised and internal power borders shape health provision for displaced and mobile populations
Disability inclusion in Myanmar – a colouring book
Disability-themed colouring books by Burnet Institute – part of their study, Including and engaging people with disabilities in Myanmar.
Disability inclusion in Myanmar – animations
Animations produced by the team at Burnet Institute in Myanmar as part of their research into including and engaging people with disabilities.