Today, our partners are coming together in Accra, Ghana, for our Annual Partners Meeting! We will review our progress and develop plans for future collaborations focused on urban health systems.

Congratulations Patience Ami Mamattah! Great to see the CHORUS Innovation Fund Project on operationalising #HiAP feature as a @who.int Case Study on Strategic Action for Urban Health 👏👏👏 Read it here: cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...

Dr Deepak Paudel highlights that both the public and private sectors must maintain the quality of care, including the provision of integrated, patient-centred care to communities. #UHCDay

Prof. Peter Elias shares why and how we must use technology, innovation and digital health platforms to help our urban health systems reach different communities where they are and expand access to health services #UHCDay

Reflecting on #UHCDay, Prof. Syed Masud Ahmed shares how historical systemic failures continue to affect our urban health systems, and highlights that we need to do more to reach the most vulnerable and marginalised groups

Dr Osasuyi Dirisu highlights why we must take a comprehensive approach to supporting vulnerable groups by also considering the wider determinants of health and their impact on urban health systems #UHCDay

Prof. Zahid Quayyum shares the importance of ensuring information and data systems are able to identify and engage vulnerable and marginalised groups as a starting point in order to co-develop sustainable interventions to address the needs of the urban poor #UHCDay

Webinar alert! Join our partners @chorusurban.bsky.social for this #UHCDay webinar on #urban #health & #equity featuring expert insights from #Bangladesh #Nepal #Nigeria & #Ghana! When: 11 December | 10am GMT Register now: shorturl.at/it3GS Learn more at the post below! #UrbanHealth

📢 Webinar: 'Who Gets Left Behind? Addressing Health Vulnerability and Urban Health Inequity' 🗓️11 Dec 2025 | 10-11 GMT Marking #UHCDay, we bring experts from Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria & Ghana, to discuss pathways for more equitable urban health systems. We hope you can join: shorturl.at/it3GS

Dr William Bosu highlights the importance of joint mechanisms and planning to support coordination, collaboration and monitoring to address non-communicable diseases in urban contexts, rather than working in silos. #WorldDiabetesDay

Prof. Dr Syed Zakir Hossain reflects on the challenges facing urban poor communities (such as housing, medication adherence and more) and how these challenges relate to the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. #WorldDiabetesDay

Speaking about addressing the drivers of non-communicable diseases, Professor Malay Kanti Mridha emphasises the importance of multisectoral action and health system coordination to tackle the rising prevalence of NCDs in urban contexts #WorldDiabetesDay

During our #WorldDiabetesDay webinar, Prof. Rumana Huque shares how rapid urbanisation is impacting non-communicable disease care in urban settings. She emphasises the importance of data linkages and working with communities to develop sustainable and effective interventions.

Still time to register! The 2nd in our online series 'From Evidence to Impact' is happening tomorrow, to mark #WorldDiabetesDay #NCDs #UrbanHealth Time: 10.00 GMT Date: Thursday 13th November Register here to attend via Teams: shorturl.at/baCrx @policyleeds.bsky.social @herdintl.bsky.social

This Thursday! Marking #WorldDiabetesDay we are hosting a panel event with policymakers and experts on strengthening #urbanhealth systems to respond to the increasing prevalence of #NCDs Register here: shorturl.at/baCrx @policyleeds.bsky.social @is4urbanhealth.bsky.social @herdintl.bsky.social

Ikedichukwu Ayogu reflected on the impact of the urban health desk in Nigeria and how this can be used to strengthen the health system in urban areas in the country #UrbanOctober #WorldCitiesDay

Dr Andrews Ayim, shares how Ghana is using regulatory networks, facility networks and service networks to facilitate linkages between providers in urban areas in the country. #UrbanOctober #WorldCitiesDay

Subas Bastola provides an overview of the challenges in Nepal, while adding that 'private pharmacies are crucial for urban residents, however, we need to establish linkages through regulation, training, and data integration' #UrbanOctober #WorldCitiesDay

Reflecting on the experiences of Bangladesh, Dr Khaleda Islam shares that 'informal providers can really support the urban health system as first responders, with sufficient training and supervision' #UrbanOctober #WorldCitiesDay

Prof. @h-elsey01.bsky.social, University of York, is chairing a panel discussion on how to address the plurality of providers working in urban contexts in low- and middle-income countries. #UrbanOctober #WorldCitiesDay Read more: gh.bmj.com/content/4/3/...

Happening now at our webinar: Prof. Chinyere Mbachu is sharing evidence from low- and middle-income countries on how urban health systems can be strengthened to address the needs of the urban poor by creating more linkages between providers. Learn more: chorusurbanhealth.org/how-we-work/...

Don’t miss — happening tomorrow! #UrbanHealth

Chibuike Agu at the Health Policy Research Group, leads a CHORUS Innovation Fund project exploring the quality and patterns of antimicrobial dispensing and consumption in urban slums in Ebonyi, Nigeria Read an interview on his inspiration and learnings chorusurbanhealth.org/innovation-f...

To mark #UrbanOctober & #WorldCitiesDay, join us for a virtual panel event with policymakers on strengthening #urbanhealth systems through provider partnerships and collaborations - & how we can move from fragmentation to harmonisation. Register here: tinyurl.com/3tdsk83m @herdintl.bsky.social

#WorldCitiesDay Urbanisation brings new challenges: rising health risks, inequality, and shrinking spaces for wellbeing. Through CHORUS, ARK Foundation worked with women & girls to co-create inclusive urban solutions. #UrbanHealth @h-elsey01.bsky.social @b-ebenso.bsky.social youtu.be/7ExY9WNAG4U

Today marks the start of #UrbanOctober! This month, we will highlight priority health issues facing urban health systems and the strategies and practices needed to ensure the needs of the urban poor are prioritised. Join us and learn more: chorusurbanhealth.org

As world leaders gather today at #HLM4 to accelerate progress on #NCDs, we stress the need for #urban specific approaches that respond to the diversity of urban populations and health providers, to #ActonNCDs for poorest urban populations Read more👉https://shorturl.at/hVupy

New CHORUS Paper! HPRG @Univeristy of Nigeria explore how community leaders in urban slums can help improve access to quality healthcare services - through their positional knowledge and leverage to support the linkages with informal providers shorturl.at/5dDco

Shreeman Sharma shares insights from his CHORUS Innovation Fund project on how media reporting influences health policy making at the National Summit of Health and Population Scientists in Nepal - watch his presentation here @herdintl.bsky.social @b-ebenso.bsky.social @h-elsey01.bsky.social

For #WorldHealthDay, the @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social, featured our work in developing resilient urban health systems. Read here about how we are addressing the challenge of rapid urbanisation: medium.com/globalfoodle...

Dr Bassey Ebenso is Associate Professor of International Health. He leads the CHORUS consortium. A pillar of this explores food environments of the urban poor in Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal & Nigeria & the associated prevalence of non-communicable (NCDs) 👉 chorusurbanhealth.org/blogs-news-a... 5/7

#WorldHealthDay #HopefulFutures New paper on delayed referrals from traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to formal healthcare centres. Stronger partnerships with TBAs could reduce referral delays, which contribute to maternal and child mortality in 🇳🇬 shorturl.at/oXRBf

Read insights from our policy dialogue event held in Bangladesh in January. The report identifies the prospects and challenges facing the strengthening of urban health systems, including the need for more coordination and information sharing: chorusurbanhealth.org/chorus-polic...

New Paper! CHORUS partners HPRG examine the inequities in out-of-pocket expenditure to access healthcare in urban slums in Nigeria, and that poorest households may be at risk of poor health outcomes due to reliance on informal healthcare providers shorturl.at/UEtaC

💡INSIGHT: Delali Kumapley and Selase Odopey from CHORUS Ghana share experiences, lessons, and challenges in using participatory research approaches to co-produce health awareness materials with the Ghana Health Service: chorusurbanhealth.org/blog-co-prod...

Our study in urban slums shows that "having >8 years of formal education & receiving on-the-job training have statistically significant effects on knowledge of malaria and diarrhea treatment

Policy Brief: How can the modalities for urban primary health care systems in Bangladesh be improved? CHORUS researchers in Bangladesh worked with multiple stakeholders to develop strategies for health system resilience: chorusurbanhealth.org/resources/po...

New CHORUS Publication CHORUS partners in #Nigeria #HPRG highlight that by providing appropriate training and support to informal healthcare providers #IHPs, the quality of health service delivery can be improved in urban slums www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

Happy #InternationalWomensDay2025 ! Great to hear Prof. Rumana Huque, ARK Foundation Director, and a #CHORUSBangladesh lead, feature on the IMF podcast discussing the real costs of tobacco dependency in Bangladesh - listen here: imf.org/en/News/Podc...

We have a number of presentations at the #AfHEA2025 conference, happening in Rwanda - this week! Our partners at University of Nigeria will share insightful findings on how to strengthen health systems to improve health provision and services for people living in urban slums

The CHORUS team at HERDi is working with Budhanilkantha Municipality in #Kathmandu to establish an #UrbanHealth Data Hub. This initiative aims to enhance data accountability, and integrate data from a range of sectors, to foster evidence based decision making. @sushilbaral.bsky.social

How well does current methods guidance support health economists to produce evidence to improve healthcare access and equity? 🤔 doi.org/10.1017/S026...

In a new interview, CHORUS co-director Prof. @h-elsey01.bsky.social discusses the challenges facing urban health systems and how research findings from the consortium can be used to improve urban primary healthcare: www.tbsnews.net/interviews/b...

Researchers from our cross country Innovation Fund project, on how research evidence is communicated by the media to inform #urbanhealth policies, meet to exchange updates and insights whilst in Dhaka. ARK Foundation, BRAC JPG (Bangladesh) and HERD International (Nepal) @sushilbaral.bsky.social

New CHORUS Paper 📢 Our partners in Nigeria (HPRG) share the importance of the media in communicating evidence, and how health policy and system researchers can harness the strengths of the media to connect with policy makers and the public health-policy-systems.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Excellent news! 👏👏👏 @h-elsey01.bsky.social and ARK Foundation

Clear messages coming from stakeholders during our #PolicyDialogue in Dhaka, on the urgent need for better coordination across departments and a clear delineation of roles and leadership for improved urban health management. #urbanhealth #systemstrengthening

Urgent need to coordinate across ministries and local government to effectively address urban health says NCD line director @chorusurban.bsky.social

Dhaka South City Corporation sharing the challenges of delivering primary care equitably with only 1/3 of the urban population currently covered @chorusurban.bsky.social

Dr Baral explains @chorusurban.bsky.social findings that urban poor predominantly use pharmacies. We have to ensure health systems link private pharmacies with primary care to improve quality of care and address health inequity in cities.