Canada’s healthcare systems have long been a point of pride and a pillar of the country’s national identity. But these systems are on the brink of collapse, harming healthcare workers and significantly impeding patient care. Urgent and collaborative action is required. Addressing this challenge demands coordinated, cross sector solutions, precisely the kind of collaboration PHSSR was created to enable.
PHSSR is a non-profit, global collaboration between academic, non-governmental, life sciences, healthcare, and business organizations with a unified goal: to improve global health by building more sustainable and resilient health systems for the future. Today, PHSSR is active in more than 20 countries, including in Canada, and is powered by a coalition of leading organizations.
This coalition spans academia, NGOs, industry, and technology, with each bringing unique capabilities and networks that accelerate practical solutions. PHSSR member organizations include the London School of Economics, the WHO Foundation, the World Economic Forum, AstraZeneca, Philips, the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI), and organizations at the regional and national levels. IQVIA joined PHSSR for the Policy Roadmaps project on Acting Early on Non-Communicable Diseases, and Roche Diagnostics is a project partner, joining PHSSR teams in Indonesia, France and the EU.
Together, these partners translate evidence into action, but progress also depends on broader participation across Canada’s health ecosystem. That is why collaboration beyond PHSSR’s core partners is essential. Everyone has a role to play in addressing Canada’s greatest health system challenges and making healthcare more sustainable. PHSSR is committed to working with stakeholders to co-create solutions that build resilient, sustainable healthcare serving Canadians now and in the future.
