Research snapshot: What makes a health system resilient?

Summary of the research of the Systems Resilience in UNRWA Health Provision to Palestine Refugees Displaced by Syria Crisis

From:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published: 1 July 2020

Country:: Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
Document Type:: Briefing
Theme:: Health, Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
Authors:: Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Abstract

This document provides a two-page summary of the research undertaken as part of the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) funded study Systems Resilience in UNRWA Health Provision to Palestine Refugees Displaced by Syria Crisis.

This research study, conducted in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, found three capacities which can contribute to a health systems resilience: • Absorption: addressing needs with available resources • Adaptation: adjusting how resources are utilised and ensuring multiple pathways of action • Transformation: creating fundamentally new services/systems of operation in response to shocks and stressors.

This Snapshot summarises:

Background to the research and how the research was conducted,
Key findings,
Implications for humanitarian practitioners and policymakers,
Recommendations,
Further reading.

Citation

Queen Mary University of London (2020) Research snapshot: What makes a health system resilient?. Elrha