Systems thinking for health systems strengthening / editors, Don de Savigny and Taghreed Adam.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

De Savigny, Don.

Adam, Taghreed.

World Health Organization.

Series:

Nonserial Publications

Alliance Flagship report series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World health.

Public health--Research.

Public health.

Health planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many developing countries are looking to scale-up what works through major systems strengthening investments. With leadership, conviction and commitment, systems thinking can facilitate and accelerate the strengthening of systems to more effectively deliver interventions to those in need and be better able to improve health in an equitable way. Systems thinking is not a panacea. Its application does not mean that resolving problems and weaknesses will come easily or naturally or without overcoming the inertia of the established way of doing things. But it will identify, with more precision, wh

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Executive Summary; Acronyms; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Reference List; Alliance Board members; Alliance Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee members

Notes:

Third report of Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-45624-5

9786612456244

92-4-068422-0

OCLC:

632338800