Supporting those most in need: A partnership approach to strengthen health policy and systems research capacity in China and beyond

This project seeks to build a platform to enable and support higher education and research institutions within and beyond China to systematically advance health policy and systems research (HPSR) to generate evidence for health systems strengthening in the most disadvantaged settings. We will: (1) establish a partnership between Southern Medical University, China, Sun Yat-sen University China, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK; (2) develop a consortium of research collaborators from disadvantaged provinces in China (Gansu, Inner Mongolia) and Nepal; (3) conduct a review of health system challenges for most disadvantaged populations across China and Nepal; (4) work with local stakeholders and communities using structured workshops to identify policy and HPSR priorities at regional level; (5) prepare a consortium grant proposal addressing identified priorities using rigorous, multidisciplinary HPSR methods and approaches.