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Health Systems – Greg Martin
The public health and global health community talk about strengthening health systems. In this video, Dr. Greg Martin provides a brief overview of what health systems are and how it is that the building blocks of health systems fit together.
Health systems are made up of 1) leadership, management and governance, 2) health finance, 3) human resources, 4) inventory, 5) infrastructure and 6) health intelligence. If the public health community is going to make improvements to health systems in poorer countries then we need to have a clear understanding of what they are. To improve health systems we need to apply what we understand about epidemiology and health economics to national programmes.
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It is mentioned in the video that health systems are the processes, frameworks, or mechanisms, as well as resources provided, or the systems through which services are provided to meet the people’s healthcare needs. In addition to that, health systems are implemented with the goal of promoting, restoring or maintaining one’s health. The scope of the health system could be from how they are financed or managed, to the workforce, facilities, infrastructures, and supplies available to ensure that everyone is able to access high-quality healthcare without financial difficulty.
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