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Looking forward to this exciting event in São Paulo COMPLUS CEBRAP The George Institute for Global Health UCT Sweta Dash Jith J R Inayat Singh Kakar

We started our trip to Sau Paulo for our COMPLUS event with CEBRAP on such a lovely note.

Our UCT Division of Public Health Medicine COMPLUS team are currently in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Pictured here, Theresa Boulle and Hanne Haricharan presenting on participation in South Africa's health system at the CEBRAP Research Centre in Sao Paulo. UCT School of Public Health UCT Health Sciences COMPLUS

The COMPLUS annual meeting kick starts in the CEBRAP office in São Paulo with teams presenting work so far, next steps and interesting cross country comparative discussions

The first day comes to an end with closing remarks from PIs Leslie London of UCT School of Public Health and Surekha Garimella from The George Institute for Global Health India

We wrapped up Day 1 of our COMPLUS event, having heard some spectacularly insightful and inspiring ideas around the learnings and findings around community participatation mechanisms in different teams (The George Institute for Global Health UCT Division of Public Health Medicine , SPARC India, CEBRAP )

UCT School of Public Health Surekha Garimella The George Institute for Global Health India We start the day 2 with a visit to the Einstein philanthropic hospital to understand how the health systems work in São Paulo

UCT School of Public Health Surekha Garimella The George Institute for Global Health India Day 2 field visits continue and the teams meet the staff at the mental health centre at CAPS

UCT School of Public Health Surekha Garimella The George Institute for Global Health India Day 3 starts with presentations from Marcelo Takano from São Paulo municipal health, Rafael Herrera of Einstein group and Odilon Mangerona of Santa Marcelina Saude

UCT School of Public Health Surekha Garimella The George Institute for Global Health India They share practices and practical experience of how health care systems function in São Paulo

UCT School of Public Health Surekha Garimella The George Institute for Global Health India Day 3 presentations continue with Leslie London of UCT School of Public Health and Surekha Garimella of The George Institute for Global Health India presenting on Managing and coordinating roles of non state actors in public primary healthcare- India and Sourh Africa

UCT School of Public Health Surekha Garimella The George Institute for Global Health India Day 3 presentations continue with commentary on the presentations by Leslie and Surekha Garimella by Lorena Dini of Charite University of Medicine, Berlin

Day 2 of our COMPLUS event involved a field trip to health care units of Sào Paulo, and a wonderful lunch by a social organization in the city. It was insightful to learn how health systems function in Brazil, so differently than in India.

COMPLUS UCT Division of Public Health Medicine CEBRAP Surekha Garimella The George Institute for Global Health SPARC India .Surekha Garimella from The George Institute for Global Health and Leslie London from UCT School of Public Health did a stellar session on Day 3! They looked into the history of health systems in India and SA; and the possibilities, challenges, imaginations, and political economies for Public-Private Partnerships in Health.

UCT School of Public Health Surekha Garimella The George Institute for Global Health India Day 4 starts with a session on possible comparison of the case studies across the 6 study contexts in the 3 countries by Zoheb Khan

UCT School of Public Health Surekha Garimella The George Institute for Global Health India Zoheb Khan CEBRAP Post lunch the teams have a conversation with the social leadership in the health sector. Seiti Takahama , Jose Geraldo Aruajo and M’boi Mirim share their experiences

UCT School of Public Health Surekha Garimella The George Institute for Global Health India Zoheb Khan CEBRAP The day ends with a mandatory group photo

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