Journal
Discover Health Systems
Discover Health Systems is an open access journal publishing research from across all fields relevant to health systems research.
Building on the success of the first iteration (Health Systems in sub-Saharan Africa), this collection expands its scope to address the unique and common challenges faced by health systems in low and middle-income countries. Despite the critical need for robust health systems, these countries encounter significant obstacles in meeting the holistic health needs of their populations. Common issues include poverty, climate change (including health system preparedness), health emergency response systems, access and affordability, low per capita healthcare spending, workforce and medical resource shortages, disruptive ecosystems, food insecurity, vector-borne diseases, global migration, conflicts, inadequately skilled and dynamic workforce, service efficiency, digital health technology, capacity building, peace, health equity, and social justice.
Linked to SDGs 3, 13, and 16, this collection aims to provide insights into the systems, policies, structures, and environmental factors that influence healthcare system development, delivery, and maintenance in low and middle-income countries.
We invite scholars to submit theoretical papers and empirical manuscripts using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method approaches. Opinion pieces related to the collection’s theme are also welcome. The collection covers the World Health Organization’s six key components of a health system:
(a) service delivery
(b) health workforce
(c) health information systems
(d) access to essential medicines (supply chain optimization)
(e) financing
(f) leadership/governance
Submit your manuscript to this collection through the participating journal.
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Saikou Sanyang
PhD, Arden University, United Kingdom. He has spent the last 7 years in higher education leadership. He has worked in clinical research, healthcare practice, and social care management before transitioning to higher education. His doctoral thesis at Middlesex University focused on 'Leading Change in Healthcare and Academic Professional Development for Care Managers'. His research focuses on healthcare leadership, knowledge-to-practice, public health, and healthcare resource planning. Saikou mentors higher education educators pursuing fellowships and senior fellowships from Advance HE (previously the Higher Education Academy). -
Ebrima Joof
PhD, National Public Health Laboratories (NPHL), Ministry of Health of The Gambia, Gambia. He has a background in Biology and Public Health. He completed his PhD in the epidemiology of schistosomiasis in The Gambia from the University of Nottingham. His work at the NPHL involves training, internal quality control, monitoring and supervision, and operational research on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and lymphatic filariasis. Dr. Joof has a passion for scientific writing and has undertaken peer-review roles for many reputable journals. -
Yusupha Sanyang
PhD, University of the Gambia, Gambia. Yusupha Sanyang is a Lecturer at the University of Gambia and a PhD candidate in Global Health at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. He specializes in registered general nursing, community health nursing, and public health. He holds a master’s in Community Health Nursing from the University of Gambia and completed a Global Health exchange at Uppsala University. With nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare, his research focuses on adolescent sexual and reproductive health. He also has extensive teaching and health system research experience.
