Valuing Health Systems
The underlying themes of this book are twofold: it emphasises the importance of
understanding and strengthening health systems to improve a population's health in low and
middle income countries; it promotes the values of equity and the right to health,
efficiency, participative and accountable decision-making, and the need for a long-term
perspective. These values are examined in relation to governance, policy making and
planning, financing, managing, and intersectoral action for health and health service
delivery, with a chapter devoted to each. By permeating the health system with these
values, the authors seek to develop a good health system. This would have access to a
level of resources commensurate with the national level of income, and use of these
resources in the most efficient way to ensure an equitable and maximized level of health,
sustainable over the long term. Moreover, it would empower the health system members in
areas concerning their health and contributes towards wider social cohesion and mores.
Setting the Scene Health Systems:
An Overview Governance Financing Health Policymaking and Planning Valuing Management
Inter-sectoral Action for Health and Health Service Delivery Strengthening Health
Systems through a Value-based Approach Index
352 pages, Hardcover