TRANSWELL - From Health System Transformation to Well-Being Ecosystems: Integrating Volatile Mobility Settings into Inclusive Development Pathways
Project Abstract
The TRANS-WELL project investigates how future-oriented health system planning can be achieved in multi-crisis contexts marked by high levels im/mobility. Focusing on three settings, namely northern Mozambique, the Thailand–Myanmar border, and the Haiti–Dominican Republic border, the project maps the diverse forms of im/mobility experienced by affected populations and analyses how these patterns shape access to health services. It describes why and how conventional policy responses often fall short when mobility is fluid and multifaceted, crises overlap, and health needs shift rapidly. By drawing on approaches and perspectives rooted in the Global South, the project strengthens understanding of lived realities and supports more inclusive development pathways. Its goal is to generate evidence that contributes to socially just health-system transformation grounded in local priorities. A central output will be a user-friendly planning tool that helps decision-makers incorporate mobility dynamics into health-system design, supporting more equitable and resilient health services in unstable settings.
