Resilient Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Harvard HSPH

Climate change and natural disasters pose growing threats to population health and health systems in low- and middle-income countries. These shocks can disrupt services, damage critical infrastructure, displace communities, and shift disease burdens—often with the greatest impact on already vulnerable groups. This course explores how health systems can prepare for, adapt to, and recover from such shocks. We will begin with core concepts of risk and resilience, then examine the impacts of…