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Health systems
Video: Public health in the 21st century
Health systems are responsible for delivering services that improve, maintain or restore the health of individuals and their communities. This includes the care provided by hospitals and family doctors, but also less visible tasks such as the prevention and control of communicable disease, health promotion, health workforce planning and improving the social, economic or environmental conditions in which people live.
Health systems are also responsible for the careful management (or stewardship) of these services to ensure that they reach everyone equally, are responsive to individual needs and vulnerabilities, and do not impose an excessive financial burden on individuals or families.
Publications
Towards people-centred health systems: An innovative approach for better health outcomes
This document presents the operational approach of the WHO Regional Office for Europe to revitalize health system strengthening for greater health gain.
Health Technologies and Pharmaceuticals Annual Report 2012
The current report summarizes the 2012 work of the Health Technologies and Pharmaceuticals team, Division of Health Systems and Public Health of WHO Regional Office for Europe in supporting Member States and contributing to health in the WHO European Region, in line with the Tallinn Charter and Health 2020.
European Action Plan for Strengthening Public Health Capacities and Services
The European Action Plan was endorsed at the sixty-second session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in Malta, September 2012. It outlines the role of WHO and Member States in implementing 10 Essential Public Health Operations (EPHOs).
Modern health care delivery systems,care coordination and the role of hospitals
Ageing populations with multiple co-morbidities, increasing expectations of health service quality and access to services through cross border care need attention to coordination mechanisms.
Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being. Assessing the case for investing in health systems
Health systems need not be simply a drag on resources but rather can be part of improving health and achieving better economic growth.
Handbook on monitoring and evaluation of human resources for health, with special applications for low- and middle-income countries
A skilled health worker can make the difference between life and death. This provides the tools for better management of the workforce.
Health systems performance assessment. A tool for health governance in the 21st century
HSPA is increasingly recognized as one of the tools that can be used to gather information to inform policymaking, to monitor progress and to identify best practices.
More information
News
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Reigniting economic growth and reducing unemployment are good health policy
29-04-2013
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WHO policy dialogue on international health workforce mobility and recruitment challenges
29-04-2013
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WHO high-level mission to Greece on health systems reform
18-04-2013
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European experts meet to discuss impact of economic crisis on health
16-04-2013