The Community-led Responsive and Effective Urban Health System (CHORUS) is a Research Programme Consortium that brings together health researchers from Africa, South Asia, and the UK. CHORUS collaborates with communities, health professionals, and city-level decision makers to develop and test strategies for improving the health of the poorest urban residents.
As part of its ongoing efforts, CHORUS implementing partners periodically convened to review progress, share insights, and address challenges, while charting the way forward. The partners agreed to organize a meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from January 26–30, 2025.
In conjunction with this meeting, a policy dialogue event was held on 30 January 2025, bringing together policymakers, health experts, CHORUS researchers, and external development partners. This event aimed to foster collaboration, share early findings from CHORUS research and exchange ideas to support the programme’s objectives and identify future research needs. This report provides an overview of the policy dialogue event, including its objectives, format, and expected outcomes.
Title of the Policy Dialogue: Strengthening Urban Health Systems: Prospects & Challenges
Date: January 30th, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM BST
Place: Hotel Sarina, Dhaka
