Guiding health systems development in the Western Pacific : summary report of a review on the use and utility of six regional health system strategies.
Guiding health systems development in the Western Pacific : summary report of a review on the use and utility of six regional health system strategies.
- xi, 87 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
A.Introduction -- B.Review methodology -- 1.Objectives -- 2.Methodology in brief -- 3.Scope and limitations -- C.Regional context -- Economic progress and widening social gaps -- Demographic transition -- Epidemiological transition -- Box 1 Causes of deaths in Mongolia, both sexes, all ages, 2010 -- Box 2 Universal health coverage and the health system -- D.Review findings -- D1.Findings on Objective 1 -- D.1.A Health care financing -- Box 3 OOP as % THE 2005 -- 2011 -- Box 4 Health care financing expenditure (US$) in China 1995 -- 2011 -- D.1.b.Access to essential medicines -- Box 5 % Outpatients receiving Antibiotics, 2012 -- D.1.c.Human resources for health -- Box 6 Inequity in skilled birth attendance, 5 countries, 2010/2011 -- D.1.d.Health system performance and health outcomes -- D.1.e.Equity, gender and human rights -- D.1.f.Key country actions or events -- Box 7 Health system levers to reduce maternal mortality in Cambodia -- Note 505 0 Note continued: D.1.g.WHO Secretariat core functions (WHO Secretariat work) -- D.1.h.Resource mobilization for health system development -- D.1.i.Initiating global developments -- Table 1 Data on 33 of 47 indicators to monitor health system performance, 1994 -- 2003 -- Table 2 Data on 33 of 47 indicators to monitor health system performance, 2004 -- 2012 -- Figure 1 China key country events impacting on health system development -- D.2.Findings on Objective 2 -- D.2.a.Usefulness of the regional health system strategies to countries -- Box 8 Fiji's aspirations -- Box 9 The Philippines Health Care Financing Strategy -- D.2.b.Usefulness of the regional health system strategies to WHO regional disease and programme-based activities -- D.2.c.Usefulness of the regional health system strategies to development partners -- Table 3 Summary of regional health system strategy actions in national health plans -- D.3.Findings on Objective 3 -- D.3.a.Gaps in whole-of-system approaches -- D.3.b.Gaps in guidance on policy options -- Box 10 Whole-of-system approaches -- D.3.c.Gaps in working with non-state and non-health sectors -- D.3.d.Gaps in knowledge management -- D.3.e.Gaps in information on strategy indicators -- Table 4 Number and level of indicators in the six regional health system strategies -- D.3.f.Gaps in hospital management and efficiency -- D.3.g.Gaps in responsiveness to Regional Committee resolutions -- E.Discussion on findings -- E.1.Future health system challenges -- E.2.Framework arising from the Review -- Figure 2 Knowledge and processes for effective technical partnership -- E.3.Discussion: Knowledge about the country and context -- E.3.a.Region sets context for the future -- E.3.b.Primacy of country context and country plans -- E.3.c.Accelerate improving country health system trends -- E.3.d.A new country focus for WHO Secretariat's information -- E.4.Discussion: Technical knowledge and learning networks -- E.4.a.Strategy qualities and gaps -- E.4.b.Knowledge generation and learning networks -- E.5.Discussion: WHO Secretariat processes and work in countries -- E.5.a.WHO health system strategies and work valued by countries -- E.5.b.Coordinated health system work -- E.5.C.Synthesizing health systems work in countries -- Box 11 Knowledge management: An urgent problem -- E.5.d.Supporting WHO staff -- E.5.e.Secretariat accountability to the Regional Committee -- E.6.Discussion: Effective technical partnership -- F.Summary of Review findings and implications for WHO -- G.Statement from the high-level meeting -- Annexes -- Annex 1 Review of Regional Health System Strategies Briefing Paper -- Annex 2 Health System Strategies Review work and documents -- Annex 3 Context of developing regional health system strategies and frameworks -- Annex 4 Main goals, high-level objectives and strategic areas of action in each of the six regional health system strategies -- Annex 5 Quotes on UHC from national health plans of 10 Review countries -- Annex 6 Influence of WHO on health system policies or key events (motivation, development, implementation) reported by national Key Informant Interviewees -- Annex 7 Focus of Western Pacific WHO Regional and country office health system activities by WHO core functions -- Annex 8 Partial indication of country health system activities mapped against actions requested of Member States in World Health Assembly and Regional Committee Resolutions related to six regional health system strategies -- Annex 9 Partial indication of WHO country office health system activities mapped against activities requested of WHO in World Health Assembly and Regional Committee Resolutions related to the six regional health system strategies -- Annex 10 Summary of links between WPRO disease programme strategies and six regional health system strategies -- Annex 11 Summary of links between strategies of five development partners and concepts in six health system strategies -- Annex 12 Reference information on indicator fixed points used in Tables 1 and 2 in section D. Review Findings -- Annex 13 Status of 10 Review countries on essential medicines 2011 baseline -- Annex 14 Status of 10 Review countries on human resources for health indicators, most recent data from 2004 -- 2011 -- Annex 15 Status of nine Review countries on health financing indicators -- Annex 16 Status of 10 Review countries on indicators recommended in the Traditional Medicine Strategy, 2011 -- Annex 17 Status of 10 Review countries on health equity, available data from 1993 -- 2011 -- Annex 18 Causes of deaths in the 10 Review countries, 2010.
9290616342 9789290616344
Public health--Pacific Area
Medical care
Health care reform--Administration
Public health administration.
Health Systems Plans--organization & administration
RA541.P16 / G85 2013
362.1091823
Includes bibliographical references.
A.Introduction -- B.Review methodology -- 1.Objectives -- 2.Methodology in brief -- 3.Scope and limitations -- C.Regional context -- Economic progress and widening social gaps -- Demographic transition -- Epidemiological transition -- Box 1 Causes of deaths in Mongolia, both sexes, all ages, 2010 -- Box 2 Universal health coverage and the health system -- D.Review findings -- D1.Findings on Objective 1 -- D.1.A Health care financing -- Box 3 OOP as % THE 2005 -- 2011 -- Box 4 Health care financing expenditure (US$) in China 1995 -- 2011 -- D.1.b.Access to essential medicines -- Box 5 % Outpatients receiving Antibiotics, 2012 -- D.1.c.Human resources for health -- Box 6 Inequity in skilled birth attendance, 5 countries, 2010/2011 -- D.1.d.Health system performance and health outcomes -- D.1.e.Equity, gender and human rights -- D.1.f.Key country actions or events -- Box 7 Health system levers to reduce maternal mortality in Cambodia -- Note 505 0 Note continued: D.1.g.WHO Secretariat core functions (WHO Secretariat work) -- D.1.h.Resource mobilization for health system development -- D.1.i.Initiating global developments -- Table 1 Data on 33 of 47 indicators to monitor health system performance, 1994 -- 2003 -- Table 2 Data on 33 of 47 indicators to monitor health system performance, 2004 -- 2012 -- Figure 1 China key country events impacting on health system development -- D.2.Findings on Objective 2 -- D.2.a.Usefulness of the regional health system strategies to countries -- Box 8 Fiji's aspirations -- Box 9 The Philippines Health Care Financing Strategy -- D.2.b.Usefulness of the regional health system strategies to WHO regional disease and programme-based activities -- D.2.c.Usefulness of the regional health system strategies to development partners -- Table 3 Summary of regional health system strategy actions in national health plans -- D.3.Findings on Objective 3 -- D.3.a.Gaps in whole-of-system approaches -- D.3.b.Gaps in guidance on policy options -- Box 10 Whole-of-system approaches -- D.3.c.Gaps in working with non-state and non-health sectors -- D.3.d.Gaps in knowledge management -- D.3.e.Gaps in information on strategy indicators -- Table 4 Number and level of indicators in the six regional health system strategies -- D.3.f.Gaps in hospital management and efficiency -- D.3.g.Gaps in responsiveness to Regional Committee resolutions -- E.Discussion on findings -- E.1.Future health system challenges -- E.2.Framework arising from the Review -- Figure 2 Knowledge and processes for effective technical partnership -- E.3.Discussion: Knowledge about the country and context -- E.3.a.Region sets context for the future -- E.3.b.Primacy of country context and country plans -- E.3.c.Accelerate improving country health system trends -- E.3.d.A new country focus for WHO Secretariat's information -- E.4.Discussion: Technical knowledge and learning networks -- E.4.a.Strategy qualities and gaps -- E.4.b.Knowledge generation and learning networks -- E.5.Discussion: WHO Secretariat processes and work in countries -- E.5.a.WHO health system strategies and work valued by countries -- E.5.b.Coordinated health system work -- E.5.C.Synthesizing health systems work in countries -- Box 11 Knowledge management: An urgent problem -- E.5.d.Supporting WHO staff -- E.5.e.Secretariat accountability to the Regional Committee -- E.6.Discussion: Effective technical partnership -- F.Summary of Review findings and implications for WHO -- G.Statement from the high-level meeting -- Annexes -- Annex 1 Review of Regional Health System Strategies Briefing Paper -- Annex 2 Health System Strategies Review work and documents -- Annex 3 Context of developing regional health system strategies and frameworks -- Annex 4 Main goals, high-level objectives and strategic areas of action in each of the six regional health system strategies -- Annex 5 Quotes on UHC from national health plans of 10 Review countries -- Annex 6 Influence of WHO on health system policies or key events (motivation, development, implementation) reported by national Key Informant Interviewees -- Annex 7 Focus of Western Pacific WHO Regional and country office health system activities by WHO core functions -- Annex 8 Partial indication of country health system activities mapped against actions requested of Member States in World Health Assembly and Regional Committee Resolutions related to six regional health system strategies -- Annex 9 Partial indication of WHO country office health system activities mapped against activities requested of WHO in World Health Assembly and Regional Committee Resolutions related to the six regional health system strategies -- Annex 10 Summary of links between WPRO disease programme strategies and six regional health system strategies -- Annex 11 Summary of links between strategies of five development partners and concepts in six health system strategies -- Annex 12 Reference information on indicator fixed points used in Tables 1 and 2 in section D. Review Findings -- Annex 13 Status of 10 Review countries on essential medicines 2011 baseline -- Annex 14 Status of 10 Review countries on human resources for health indicators, most recent data from 2004 -- 2011 -- Annex 15 Status of nine Review countries on health financing indicators -- Annex 16 Status of 10 Review countries on indicators recommended in the Traditional Medicine Strategy, 2011 -- Annex 17 Status of 10 Review countries on health equity, available data from 1993 -- 2011 -- Annex 18 Causes of deaths in the 10 Review countries, 2010.
9290616342 9789290616344
Public health--Pacific Area
Medical care
Health care reform--Administration
Public health administration.
Health Systems Plans--organization & administration
RA541.P16 / G85 2013
362.1091823