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This handbook focuses on aspects of the health system that are under the responsibility of ministries of health, including the provision of personal health services by both State and non-State actors.
Health system building blocks. An analytical framework used by WHO to describe health systems, disaggregating them into 6 core components: Leadership and governance.
you improve the six health system building blocks and manage their interactions in ways that achieve more equitable and sustained improvements across health services and health outcomes.
following six building blocks of health systems should be reviewed in light of the MDGs: (1) organization and management of service delivery; (2) generation and use of high-quality information and data; (3) selection and use of appropriate medical products and technology;
Acknowledging the health system strengthening agenda, the World Health Organization (WHO) has formulated a health systems framework that describes health systems in terms of six building blocks which include service delivery, health workforce, information, medical products, vaccines and technologies, financing, and leadership/governance (Fig ...
A well-functioning health system working in harmony is built on having trained and motivated health workers, a well-maintained infrastructure, and a reliable supply of medicines and technologies, backed by adequate funding, strong health plans and evidence-based policies.
“building blocks”, or “control knobs” of a health system, focus on the characteristics or policy instruments of the system itself. 2–4 Strengthening health systems involves “a significant, purposeful effort to improve performance.”4 This goes beyond merely investing in inputs; it means reforming how the health system actually ...