The objectives of the symposium are to: > share state-of-the art research on universal health coverage; > develop a global agenda of priority research on accelerating progress towards universal health coverage; > facilitate greater research collaboration and learning communities across disciplines, sectors, initiatives and countries; > strengthen the scientific rigor of the field of health systems research including concepts, frameworks, measures and methods; > identify mechanisms for strengthening capacities – individual, institutional and infrastructural – for research on health systems particularly in low- and middle-income countries. |