Building Resilient, Equitable, and Responsive Health Systems for Global Communities
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the strengths and weaknesses of global public health systems. From overwhelmed hospitals to disrupted supply chains, unequal vaccine distribution, and gaps in community-based health communication, the need for resilient and equitable health systems has never been more urgent. This session explores how nations can rebuild, modernize, and reinforce public health infrastructure to better withstand present and future crises.
We examine critical components of health system strengthening—primary care reinforcement, digital health integration, workforce training, financing models, surveillance systems, and emergency preparedness planning. Special emphasis is placed on community-centred approaches, universal health coverage (UHC), and the role of interdisciplinary collaboration.
This topic is essential today because global health systems face simultaneous pressures: ageing populations, emerging diseases, climate-related health emergencies, antimicrobial resistance, and persistent inequities. A failure to strengthen these systems threatens both national security and economic stability.
Why ICPEI 2026 is highlighting this topic:
Public health transformation requires cross-national dialogue and evidence-based strategies. By bringing policymakers, epidemiologists, clinicians, researchers, and global health leaders together in Taipei—one of Asia’s most technologically progressive cities—ICPEI 2026 provides a platform to advance global resilience and readiness.