The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will produce a rapid expert consultation to provide an overview of current best practices and approaches for transitioning from vertically structured, disease-specific global health programs to more integrated, country-led, patient-centered health care. The consultation may also consider ongoing capacity-building efforts that might inform or support these transitions. This consultation will address the following:

• Current approaches to and illustrative use cases of service delivery integration across global health problems (e.g., tuberculosis and malaria in the context of global health security); such as, how integration is being implemented in primary care or chronic disease models.
• Key considerations, challenges, and enabling factors associated with transitioning toward integrating and maintaining country-led, patient-centered health care, such as those related to governance, financing, workforce capacity, data systems, health delivery and laboratory infrastructure, including in support of surveillance.
• Areas where additional information, research, or experience may be needed to support implementation.

This effort will build upon prior National Academies work and will be informed by expert input and consideration of global best practices, published relevant literature, and lessons learned. This rapid expert consultation is intended to inform near-term decision-making and coordination. It will not include findings, conclusions, recommendations, or policy advice and will be conducted in accordance with institutional guidelines.