The Community-led Responsive and Effective Urban Health System (CHORUS) is a research programme consortium that unites health researchers from Africa, South Asia, and the UK. It collaborates with communities, health professionals, and city-level decision-makers to develop and test strategies aimed at improving the health of the poorest urban residents. CHORUS and ARK Foundation hosted a Policy Dialogue Event on 30th January 2025 bringing together policymakers, health experts, CHORUS researchers, and external development partners. This event aimed to foster collaboration, discuss early findings from CHORUS research, and exchange ideas on how to strengthen the urban health system in Bangladesh. The discussions focused on governance, coordination challenges, private sector and informal sector engagement, financial and human resource constraints, and health information systems.
The event was supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and was well attended by the representatives from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives (MoLGRD&C) and both North and South City Corporations of Dhaka. This brief, documents key issues discussed in the policy dialogue events and provides take away messages.
