15+ Years of Practitioner Learning
Real-world experience shared across 44 member countries.
Learning Together. Advancing UHC Together.
The JLN is an innovative community of practitioners and policymakers from around the world co-developing practical solutions to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage.
The resulting tools equip countries with how-to knowledge for designing efficient, equitable, and sustainable healthcare systems.
Country-Led & Country-Driven
Governed by a Steering Group comprised of member country representatives. Each member country has a designated Country Core Group (CCG) - senior leaders from Government and multiple health systems stakeholders. Learning priorities set by CCGs to match real-world needs.
Pragmatic Co-Production
Knowledge products are co-produced by member countries, drawing on combined tacit expertise for actionable guidance. Knowledge synthesis and collective problem solving is facilitated by a thought leader “Technical Facilitator”.
Safe Haven for Exchange
Members freely share with each other the country level health systems challenges and best practices without fear of disclosure or judgment — building genuine trust and lasting peer relationships.
Health Leaders Across 4 Continents
From Southeast Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa, JLN member countries identify common challenges, share best practices, participate in collective problem solving, co-develop tools, and implement solutions that advance UHC.
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Côte d’Ivoire
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Liberia
Mali
Morocco
Namibia
Nigeria
Senegal
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
The Gambia
Cambodia
Indonesia
Japan
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Philippines
South Korea
Vietnam
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
China
India
Kosovo
Lebanon
Moldova
Mongolia
Myanmar
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan
Ukraine
Yemen
Colombia
Mexico
Peru
Practical Tools Built by Countries, for Countries
Freely accessible global public goods providing implementation-focused, practitioner-derived knowledge to support health systems strengthening.
Costing of Health Services for Provider Payment
A practical manual bridging costing theory with step-by-step guidance for countries designing provider payment systems — addressing data constraints, public/private provider concerns, and cross-institutional collaboration.
Connecting Health Information Systems for Better Health
A reference eBook guiding countries on linking UHC and eHealth information systems using interoperability standards.
Using Health Data Case Studies
South Korea case studies on using health data to segment at-risk populations, support financial systems, and improve operational efficiency.
eModule: Costing of Health Services for Provider Payment Manual
The JLN's first digital companion product — an interactive online course for busy practitioners.
Costing of Health Services for Provider Payment: A Practical Manual
The first resource bridging costing theory with step-by-step guidance for low- and middle-income countries designing provider payment systems.
Assessing Health Provider Payment Systems: A Practical Guide for Countries Moving toward UHC
A practical guide supporting country practitioners to assess and design provider payment systems on the path to universal health coverage.
JLN Knowledge Products: Produced by Countries, for Countries
A comprehensive brochure presenting the full list and briefs of JLN Knowledge Products.
A Health Practitioner's Handbook and Toolbox for Identifying the Poor and Vulnerable
Co-produced by 11 JLN countries, this handbook and 30+ tool toolbox helps health leaders improve population targeting systems.
Institutional Coordination Between Health and Non-health Agencies on Population Targeting
A practical toolbox for improving inter-agency coordination across institutional, organisational and individual dimensions.
Medical Audits in India
Case study on India's use of the JLN Medical Audit Toolkit to implement a decentralised, scalable audit system.
Primary Health Care Financing and Payment: Lessons and Best Practices from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Six country case studies from Bangladesh, China, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines and South Korea on coordinating pandemic responses and financing essential health services.
Leveraging Existing Systems to Respond Effectively to the COVID-19 Pandemic
How South Korea and the Philippines used National Health Insurance schemes to swiftly redirect resources, establish treatment centres, and preserve provider viability.
Report: Patient Pathways and Pandemics: COVID-19 and Beyond Learning Exchange
Synthesis of the JLN Learning Exchange on rethinking patient journeys for both COVID and non-COVID patients.
Digital Health Collaborative
The JLN’s Digital Health Collaborative connects country practitioners exploring digital solutions to UHC challenges. The Digital Health Companion provides curated resources navigating implementation — from country readiness through to national scale.
Country Readiness Assessment
Health Information Systems
Data Governance Frameworks
mHealth Implementation
Interoperability Standards
Digital Finance for Health
Events & Stories
More health for the money: Navigating the ins and outs of contracting of health services together
With the donor funding reductions and challenging economic times, many countries have found themselves in a challenging situation on what gets funded and how to finance their health system.
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Smart Funding for Sustainable Change: A Roundtable on Catalytic Investment in Country-Led Health Reform
This session convenes a focused roundtable discussion on how the Joint Learning Network (JLN) can more effectively bridge knowledge translation and catalytic funding to accelerate...
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New Country Member – Welcoming Republic of The Gambia to the JLN Family
The Joint Learning Network for UHC is growing! Help us extend a warm welcome to our newest member, the Republic of The Gambia!
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Insights and experiences from practitioners advancing country level health systems reforms through JLN collaboration shaped by collective learning and action.
Be Part of the Movement
Join the Global Community Building the Path to UHC
Whether you’re a country practitioner, development partner, or researcher — there’s a place for you in the JLN. A network built on trust, shared knowledge, and the belief that real change comes from those closest to the work.
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