Enabling Cross-country Learning and Exchange to Support Universal Health Coverage Implementation
Enabling Cross-country Learning and Exchange to Support Universal Health Coverage Implementation
By: Lauren Oliveira Hashiguchi, Maeve Conlin (MSH), Dawn Roberts, Kathleen McGee, Robert Marten, Stefan Nachuk, Ali Ghufron Mukti, Aditi Nigam, Naina Ahluwalia, Somil Nagpal
Publication: Health Policy and Planning; 23 January 2024. DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czad097
Abstract
This paper emphasizes the need for country-led knowledge management in moving towards universal health coverage (UHC) and critiques traditional didactic knowledge exchange methods. Using the Joint Learning Network (JLN) for UHC as a case study, it investigates the impact of peer-to-peer learning based on JLN’s data from 2020 to 2023 and interviews with stakeholders from 10 countries. The findings highlight that effective peer-to-peer learning involves a diverse network of practitioners engaging in dynamic and structured interactions, aligned with timely policy implementation opportunities. This approach not only facilitates in-country knowledge sharing but also catalyzes institutional and health system actions supporting UHC reforms.