Country-Led Learning
Accelerating Progress towards UHC
Country-Led Learning and Collective Problem Solving for Universal Health Coverage
The Joint Learning Network brings together health leaders worldwide to co-create practical tools, policies, and solutions that strengthen health systems and expand access to equitable care.
Practitioners
Real Reform, Real Results
From Dakar to Manila - Practitioners Changing Health Systems
Over 100+ countries across the world have applied JLN knowledge products to strengthen strategic purchasing, reform provider payments, expand coverage to millions, and build sustainable and resilient health systems from the ground up.
Reaching People
Actionable guidance, Practical Tools
Delivering Practical Solutions to Empower Those Serving on the Frontlines.
Knowledge products support countries in strengthening systems to identify and reach vulnerable populations, improve financing, service delivery and use of technology including a focus on primary health care, and advance more inclusive and equitable service delivery.
JLN practitioners

15+ Years of Practitioner Learning

Real-world experience shared across 44 member countries.

What We Do

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.

Our Global Community

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.

Africa
Africa
🌍 18 Member Countries
BWBotswana BFBurkina Faso CICôte d’Ivoire EGEgypt ETEthiopia GHGhana KEKenya LRLiberia MLMali MAMorocco NANamibia NGNigeria SNSenegal SOSomalia ZASouth Africa SSSouth Sudan SDSudan GMThe Gambia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
🌏 8 Member Countries
KHCambodia IDIndonesia JPJapan LALao PDR MYMalaysia PHPhilippines KRSouth Korea VNVietnam
Asia
Asia
🌏 15 Member Countries
BHBahrain BDBangladesh BTBhutan CNChina INIndia XKKosovo LBLebanon MDMoldova MNMongolia MMMyanmar PKPakistan SASaudi Arabia TJTajikistan UAUkraine YEYemen
Latin America
Latin America
🌎 3 Member Countries
COColombia MXMexico PEPeru
44

Member Countries
1200+

Policymakers and Practitioners
5 Billion

Population Covered
15+

Years of Collective Learning 
Knowledge Products

Practical Tools Built by Countries, for Countries

Freely accessible global public goods providing implementation-focused, practitioner-derived knowledge to support health systems strengthening.

📘 ToolkitFeatured

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.

Provider PaymentHealth FinancingLMICs
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01
Connecting Health Information Systems for Better Health

A reference eBook guiding countries on linking UHC and eHealth information systems using interoperability standards.

02
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.

03
eModule: Costing of Health Services for Provider Payment Manual

The JLN's first digital companion product — an interactive online course for busy practitioners.

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01
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.

02
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.

03
JLN Knowledge Products: Produced by Countries, for Countries

A comprehensive brochure presenting the full list and briefs of JLN Knowledge Products.

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01
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.

02
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.

03
Medical Audits in India

Case study on India's use of the JLN Medical Audit Toolkit to implement a decentralised, scalable audit system.

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01
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.

02
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.

03
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.

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Featured Initiative

Digital Health Collaborative

Learn about 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

Structured framework for evaluating digital readiness before implementation begins.

Health Information Systems

Guidance on architecting interoperable national HIS that serve UHC goals.

Data Governance Frameworks

Policy and institutional frameworks for responsible health data management.

mHealth Implementation

Practical guidance for deploying mobile health at scale in LMICs.

Interoperability Standards

Country-tested approaches to connecting disparate health information systems.

Digital Finance for Health

Integrating digital financial tools to strengthen health financing and payment.
Insights & Updates

Events & Stories

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JLN News
Story

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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Event
Event

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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Blog
Story

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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Real-World Impact

Voices from the Network

Insights and experiences from practitioners advancing country level health systems reforms through JLN collaboration shaped by collective learning and action.

Lydia Dsane SelbyChief Executive Officer, National health Insurance Authority, Ghana
JLN allowed us to pick topics that directly impacted our everyday jobs in striving to achieve UHC . We worked with healthcare professionals from other countries with the same challenges. It was a safe space to be frank and open. That is PRICELESS!”
Samson KuhoraHead Planning and Linkages, Social Health Authority, Kenya
JLN is a success so far as it has become a valuable resource for us to tap into. The topics were country driven & country led. It was a safe space to share implementation challenges & find solutions. That is priceless!”
Uzoma NwankwoDeputy Director; Lead Healthcare Financing, Equity & Investments, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Nigeria
“JLN is about resilience because there's a need for us to remain resilient and to support countries build resilient systems that would help them overcome the challenges they face.”
Prof. Ali Ghufron Mukti President Director, BPJS Kesehatan National Health Insurance Body, Indonesia
"We do more than exchange concepts - we share practical strategies from real-world experiences. JLN has contributed to Indonesia’s reforms by translating what truly works on the ground.”

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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