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7. Pillars of the Health System
CHAPTER INFO
Editors/Authors: Dean T. Jamison, Joel G. Breman, Anthony R. Measham, George Alleyne, Mariam Claeson, David B. Evans, Prabhat Jha, Anne Mills, Philip Musgrove
Pages: 24
Region
East Asia and Pacific
High Income OECD
Latin America and the Caribbean
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Disease / Condition
Alcohol Abuse
Cancers
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Diarrheal Disease
HIV/AIDS
Infectious Diseases
Maternal & Neonatal Conditions
Maternal Conditions
Neonatal Conditions
Noncommunicable Diseases
Nutrition
Respiratory Infections
Tobacco Addiction
Tuberculosis
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Abstract
A health system is more than a mix of facilities and medical consultations. It is a structure within which people, institutions, and organizations interact to mobilize and allocate resources for preventing and treating diseases and injuries. This structure has to rest on certain fundamental pillars if it is going to work. These pillars are essential elements that enable the health care system to function. They include everything from a well–managed civil service to an extensive communications system. This section highlights four of these pillars: information, management, human resources, and financing.
Sections
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Boxes
- 7.1 Controlling Ebola in Uganda
- 7.2 The Philippines National Epidemic Surveillance System
- 7.3 The Tanzania Essential Health Interventions Program
- 7.4 A Paradigm Shift for Global Research Collaboration
- 7.5 Improved Quality Reduces Maternal and Childhood Mortality in Peru
- 7.6 Incentive Payments in China
