The Institute for Resilient Health Systems (IRHS) is committed to advancing health systems resilience worldwide. The Institute is bringing together a growing cross-disciplinary network of researchers who, through partnerships with a special focus on underserved communities, contribute to health systems’ abilities to prepare, adapt, and transform in the face of shocks and stressors and reduce avoidable and unfair differences in health worldwide. 

The Social Science and Health Systems Theme at MLW is housing IRHS in Malawi. The Institute is led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) in the UK, with hubs in Malawi, Kenya (Kenya Medical Research Institute, KEMRI), and Zimbabwe (Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research, CeSHHAR). IRHS is currently conducting a study aiming at establishing a health systems resilience research agenda in Malawi.