Our work on health has focused on identifying institutions and policies that have promoted health and social development despite often considerable political and economic constraints at country level. The lessons from the studies contribute to research on strengthening health systems as well as informing and catalysing debate on the post-2015 agenda by advancing workable solutions based on country experience. These are particularly relevant to health policy-makers and implementers grappling with the challenges of strengthening health systems in low-resource settings.

Fiona Samuels, Ana B. Amaya, Romina Rodríguez Pose and Dina Balabanova