CAPRI Partnership

Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience

CAPRI as the PHSSR hub in the Asia Pacific

PHSSR is an initiative under the World Economic Forum among the London School of Economics, AstraZeneca, Philips, KPMG, the WHO Foundation, and CAPRI. By collaborating across sectors and borders, PHSSR is committed to building more resilient and sustainable health systems. CAPRI hosts PHSSR’s first regional hub, building on the successes of PHSSR’s research since 2021, to coordinate reports on the sustainability and resilience of health systems in the Asia-Pacific region.

PHSSR Research Reports

The Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience (PHSSR) has conducted an in-depth examination of health systems in the region, resulting in published country-level reports on Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Pacific Islands (with specific attention to the Republic of Marshall Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu), Taiwan, and Vietnam. CAPRI, serving as the PHSSR’s Asia-Pacific research hub, has spearheaded four of these six reports and produced an Asia-Pacific Summary Report that considers the common issues affecting health systems in the region.

International collaboration in six countries around the Asia Pacific

CAPRI has the following research leads:

Malaysia

Angsana Health

Dr. Swee Kheng Khor

Singapore

Prof. Yik Ying Teo

National University of Singapore

South Korea

Ewha Womans University

Prof. Minah Kang

Taiwan

Taipei Medical University

Prof. Feng-Jen Jean Tsai

Tonga, Vanuatu, and the Marshall Islands

University of Auckland

Sir Collin Tukuitonga

Research Framework

PHSSR conducts research by using a common framework, which CAPRI has revised and updated for the Asia-Pacific context. This research highlights how health systems have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. The framework draws upon the WHO’s five building blocks of health systems plus two contextual domains:

Population Health

Environmental sustainability

Health system workforce

Medicines and technologies

Health service delivery

Health system financing

Health system governance

Global Convening

PHSSR research is conducted using a common framework, which CAPRI has revised and updated for the Asia-Pacific context and highlight how health systems have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. The framework draws upon the WHO’s five building blocks of health systems plus two contextual domains:

2022 PHSSR Global Summit: Future-proofing Healthcare Systems through Data and Digitalization

At the PHSSR 2022 Global Summit, Prof. Syaru Shirley Lin of CAPRI facilitated a panel on “Future-proofing healthcare systems through data and digitalization.” The discussion included leading experts from academia, government, and the private sector exploring different avenues to enhance the resilience of healthcare systems worldwide by using data and technology.

World Economic Forum: Collaborating to Build Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems

CAPRI joined the World Economic Forum affiliate session “Collaborating to Build Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems” on May 25, 2022, in Davos. From the need for economic prioritization of health infrastructure to the importance and contributions of the Asia Pacific in global supply chains and global resilience, Prof. Syaru Shirley Lin of CAPRI joined with Prof. José Manuel Barroso, Chair of the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; Frans van Houten, Chief Executive Officer of Philips; Leif Johansson, Chair of AstraZeneca; and Dr. Emanuele Capobianco, Chief Strategy and Impact Officer of WHO Foundation, to discuss the complex factors that influence global healthcare preparedness.

Healthcare Resilience Summit at World Expo 2020

The Asia-Pacific Hub of Reform for Resilience Commission (R4R) housed at CAPRI took part in the Healthcare System Resilience Summit at World Expo 2020 in Dubai. R4R co-chairs José Manuel Barroso and Malcolm Turnbull, commissioners Chen Chien-jen and Stan Shih, and APAC Hub advisory board chair Chang-Chuan Chan delivered remarks during the Keynote Session and PHSSR Launch session on January 31, 2022.