A report on “Relationality in Community Engagement” was launched at the World Innovation Summit for Health in Doha. It highlights the importance of community engagement in healthcare, especially in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report introduces an Integrated Change Framework to strengthen community engagement in health systems and presents case studies and recommendations for improving health system performance. It emphasizes the need for relational leadership, building relationship-building capabilities in health systems, and investing in transdisciplinary research. Relational community engagement is seen as crucial for improving health systems by enhancing patient care, promoting collaboration, addressing social determinants of health, and integrating holistic knowledge systems.
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Advancing quality integrated health services through relational community engagement
