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URL:https://aprughc2025.um.edu.my/events/parallel-symposia-5-towards-resil
 ient-health-systems-economic-policy-and-governance-solutions/
SUMMARY:Parallel Symposia 5: Towards Resilient Health Systems: Economic Pol
 icy and Governance Solutions
DESCRIPTION:As global health systems struggle with the compounding effects 
 of pandemics\, economic instability\, climate change\, and widening social
  inequities\, the imperative to build resilience has never been more urgen
 t. But resilience is not simply the ability to withstand shocks\; it is sh
 aped by the underlying structures of governance\, financing\, and justice.
  To build systems that are not only robust in crisis but also equitable an
 d sustainable in everyday function\, we must understand how economic and p
 olicy frameworks influence both system capacity and health equity. This sy
 mposium explores how forward-looking governance and economic strategies ca
 n transform health systems into engines of resilience and inclusion.\nSpea
 kers\n[su_row][su_column size="1/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\n[/su_colu
 mn] [su_column size="2/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\nDr Piya Hanvoravong
 chai (Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health\, National University of Singa
 pore) is a public health physician and health systems expert specialising 
 in health policy\, financing\, and equity. Formerly Secretary-General of t
 he National Health Foundation\, Thailand\, he has held academic positions 
 at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Chulalongkorn Un
 iversity. As a founding Co-Director of the Equity Initiative\, he has advi
 sed ministries of health and international agencies across Asia-Pacific on
  health systems strengthening and equitable healthcare access.\n\n\n\n[/su
 _column][/su_row]\n\n[su_row][su_column size="1/3" center="no" class=""]\n
 \n\n\n[/su_column] [su_column size="2/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\nDr Gan
  Saw Chien (ProtectHealth Corporation\, Malaysia) is a public health physi
 cian and a key leader in reforming Malaysia’s dual-sector health system.
  His talk\, “Bridging the Public-Private Divide: Enhancing Sustainabilit
 y in Malaysia’s Health System through Strategic Purchasing from the Priv
 ate Sector\,” explores how ProtectHealth’s Strategic Purchasing initia
 tives strengthen health financing\, engage private providers\, and complem
 ent public healthcare services. His work focuses on advancing affordabilit
 y\, quality\, and equity across Malaysia’s health system.\n\n\n\n[/su_co
 lumn][/su_row]\n\n[su_row][su_column size="1/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\
 n\n[/su_column] [su_column size="2/3" center="no" class=""]\n\nProfessor D
 r Ajay Mahal  (University of Melbourne\, Australia)\, an internationally
  recognised health economist with expertise in health financing\, economic
  evaluation\, and systems policy. His presentation\, “Economic Policy 
 and Health System Resilience: What Works and What Still Needs Fixing\,”
  will critically examine the role of economic policy in shaping resilien
 t health systems\, highlighting successes as well as persistent gaps in po
 licy design and implementation. Drawing from experiences across low- and m
 iddle-income countries\, he will offer insights into economic strategies t
 hat can strengthen performance and equity.\n\n[/su_column][/su_row]\nModer
 ator\n[su_row][su_column size="1/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\n[/su_colu
 mn] [su_column size="2/3" center="no" class=""]\n\n\n\nDr Ainol Haniza Khe
 rul Anuwar (Universiti Malaya\, Malaysia) is a Lecturer in the Department 
 of Community Oral Health &amp\; Clinical Prevention\, Faculty of Dentistry
 \, Universiti Malaya. Formerly with Malaysia’s Ministry of Health\, she 
 contributed to oral healthcare delivery and evidence-based clinical guidel
 ine development through the Health Technology Assessment Section. She hold
 s a Doctorate and Master’s in Dental Public Health from Universiti Malay
 a and a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Universitas Gadjah Mada. Her resea
 rch focuses on health economics\, policy\, and systems\, particularly cost
  modelling and access to oral care among disadvantaged populations.\n\n\n\
 n[/su_column][/su_row]\n\nThrough interdisciplinary perspectives grounded 
 in governance\, economics\, and real-world policy experience\, this sympos
 ium aims to promote critical dialogue and collaborative learning on action
 able solutions for building resilient\, equitable\, and future-ready healt
 h systems.
CATEGORIES:Symposium
LOCATION:IAS Auditorium (Ground Floor)\, Ground Floor\, Block B\, IAS Build
 ing\, Universiti Malaya\, Kuala Lumpur\, Malaysia
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