Objectives:

To present the latest edition of the South African Health Review (SAHR): Learning health systems, from knowledge to action.
To highlight key findings, emerging priorities and recommendations identified in the papers published in this edition.
To add to this emerging body of knowledge on fostering a learning health system in South Africa and to present a wider range of relevant experiences, and illustrate the considerable variation in learning within the country. 

Questions/key issues to be covered:

What are the key findings and trends highlighted in the latest edition of the South African Health Review regarding the growth of learning health systems in South Africa?
Why learning matters in South African health systems
How data, evidence and experience can improve decision-making.
How dialogue, trust and collaboration create better solutions.
How improvement happens through doing, testing, mentoring and adapting.
How health systems adapt to emerging risks and changing needs.

Highlighting critical challenges that limit or undermine health system learning; 
the benefits and pathways to strengthening learning in the South African health system; new ways of thinking and acting that address the existing challenges to learning.

Speakers:

Ms Thulile Zondi
Chief Director: HIERME

Professor Lucy Gilson
Emeritus Professor located in the Health Policy and Systems Division, School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Dr Ntombi Sigwebela
Chief Executive Officer

Ms Noluthando Ndlovu
Acting Director: Research and Implementation Science

Dr Nonhlanhla Nxumalo
Director and senior researcher at the Centre for Health Policy (CHP) at the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand.