Mapping Resilience in Conflict and Recovery: A Systems Analysis of the Health Sector in Ethiopia's Tigray Region (2020-2025)

Introduction to Health System Resilience in Conflict-Affected Settings; Contextual Overview: The Tigray Conflict (2020-2025); Foundations of a Systems Thinking Approach; Core Resilience Strategies: Absorption, Adaptation, Transformation; Detailed Examination of Absorption: Withstanding Shocks; Detailed Examination of Adaptation: Adjusting to Change; Detailed Examination of Transformation: Rebuilding Differently; Key Health System Capacities for Resilience; The Critical Role of the Essential Health Workforce; Significance of Community Trust & Engagement; Leadership & Governance in Crisis; Impact of Conflict on Health Infrastructure; Challenges: Workforce Depletion & Strain; Challenges: Supply Chain Disruptions; Challenges: Financing & Resource Scarcity; Challenges: Increased Health Needs; Challenges: Data & Information Gaps; Introduction to Causal Loop Diagrams (CLDs); CLD Application in the Tigray Study; Identifying Causal Pathways with CLDs; Understanding Balancing & Reinforcing Loops; Mapping Resilience Strategies with CLDs; Informing Recovery Planning through Systems Analysis; Discussion: Future Resilience & Global Applications; Reflection: The Power of Systems Thinking

Mengistu Hagazi