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Chapter 37 - Better Health Systems for Better Outcomes
from Section 2 - Transforming Health Systems: Confronting Challenges, Seizing Opportunities
- By Sameen Siddiqi, Awad Mataria, Katherine Rouleau, Meesha Iqbal
Edited by Sameen Siddiqi, Aga Khan University, Awad Mataria, World Health Organization, Egypt, Katherine D. Rouleau, University of Toronto, Meesha Iqbal, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston
Book:

Making Health Systems Work in Low and Middle Income Countries

Published online:

08 December 2022

Print publication:

29 December 2022, pp 578-593
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This Chapter distils and brings together key lessons presented throughout the book, complements these with additional experiences needed for health systems to make a difference to the lives of the people they serve. It highlights the importance of health systems and systems thinking beyond traditional models and frameworks; critical role of leadership in health; the changing role of ministries of health in the 21st century and in the ‘post’ COVID-19 period; complexities of health system reforms and the importance of their political disposition; integrating security as an additional goal of the health system and making them resilient; significance of measuring, monitoring and managing health systems for achieving the desired results; and empowering communities and hearing their voices as essential to making it happen! Each section concludes with key messages for policymakers, managers, health care providers and professionals striving to strengthening of health systems in their countries.