ReBUILD – helping rebuild healthcare systems
in countries recovering from conflict
When countries are affected by conflict, health
systems can break down and emergency assistance
is often the main source of care. As recovery
begins, so should the process of rebuilding
health systems. However, in practice, not
enough is known about the effectiveness
of different approaches which help to
rebuild and strengthen health systems.
The ReBUILD Consortium, an
international research partnership, is
helping improve access to effective
healthcare for poor communities.
Through research into the financing
of healthcare systems and human
resources, the project aims to reduce
the burden of healthcare costs in post-
conflict countries.
Staff from QMU’s Institute for Global
Health and Development, lead the
project in the UK with a team from
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
The UK institutions work with research
partners in Cambodia, Sierra Leone,
Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Sarah Ssali, Senior Lecturer in Makerere
University, Uganda, took part in the
ReBUILD conference, which took place at
QMU last autumn. She was joined from
colleagues from Sierra Leone, Cambodia
and Zimbabwe.
ReBUILD is funded by the UK
Department for International
Development.
www.rebuildconsortium.com
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