[EQ] The Global Health System: Lessons for a Stronger Institutional Framework

The Global Health System: Lessons for a Stronger Institutional Framework

Suerie Moon1*, Nicole A. Szleza´k1, Catherine M. Michaud2, Dean T. Jamison3, Gerald T. Keusch4, William C. Clark1, Barry R. Bloom5

1 Sustainability Science Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA,
2 Harvard Initiative for Global Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA,
3 Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA,
4 Global Health Initiative, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
5 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

PLoS Med 7(1): e1000193. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000193 - Published January 26, 2010
Academic Editor: Gill Walt, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

Available online at: http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1000193

“…….The global health system is in a period of rapid transition, with an upsurge of funds and greater political recognition, a broader range of health challenges, many new actors, and the rules, norms and expectations that govern them in flux. The introductory article of this series (Szleza´k et al. [1]) laid out some of the many challenges facing the global health system.

This system is defined as the constellation of actors (individuals and/or organizations) ‘‘whose primary purpose is to promote, restore or maintain health [2]’’ and ‘‘the persistent and connected sets of rules (formal or informal), that prescribe behavioral roles, constrain activity, and shape expectation [3]’’ among these actors.

The second article (Frenk [4]) defined the key attributes of national health systems as a core component of the global system. The third article (Keusch et al. [5]) analyzed the institutional evolution of one of the system’s most important functions—the integration of research, development, and delivery…..”

 

 

The Global Health System: Actors, Norms, and Expectations in Transition

Szleza´k NA, Bloom BR, Jamison DT, Keusch GT, Michaud CM, et al. (2010)
PLoS Med 7: e1000183. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000183.

The Global Health System: Strengthening National Health Systems as the Next Step for Global Progress.
Frenk J (2010)
PLoS Med 7(1): e1000089. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000089.

The Global Health System: Linking Knowledge with Action—Learning from Malaria.
Keusch GT, Kilama WL, Moon S, Szlezak NA, Michaud CM (2010)
PLoS Med 7(1): e1000193. doi:10.1371/ journal.pmed.1000193.

 

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[EQ] Meeting the Demand for Results and Accountability: A Call for Action on Health Data from Eight Global Health Agencies

Meeting the Demand for Results and Accountability:
A Call for Action on Health Data from Eight Global Health Agencies

Margaret Chan1*, Michel Kazatchkine2, Julian Lob-Levyt3, Thoraya Obaid4, Julian Schweizer5, Michel Sidibe6, Ann Veneman7, Tadataka Yamada8

1 World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland,
2 Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Geneva, Switzerland,
3 Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), Geneva, Switzerland,
4 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), New York, New York, USA,
5 Human Development Network, World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA,
6 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Geneva, Switzerland,
7 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), New York, New York, USA,
8 Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA

PLoS Med 7(1): e1000223. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000223 Published January 26, 2010

 

Available online at: http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1000223

“……Recent substantial increases in international attention to health have been accompanied by demands for statistics that accurately track health progress and performance, evaluate the impact of health programs and policies, and increase accountability at country and global levels.

The use of results-based financing mechanisms by major global donors has created further demand for timely and reliable data for decision-making. In addition, there is increasing country demand for data in the context of health sector strategic plans, including in countries that have established International Health Partnership (IHP+) compacts [1].

 

In spite of recognized efforts by programs and countries, the ability to respond to this demand is constrained by limited data availability, quality, and use. Many developing countries have limitations that hamper the production of data of sufficient quality and timeliness to permit regular tracking of progress made in scaling up and strengthening health systems. Data gaps span across the range of input, output, outcome, and impact indicators.

 

New ways of working and a more systematic approach by all partners are needed to better monitor and evaluate progress and performance….”

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[EQ] Health Disparities Calculator - Health Data Tools and Statistics

Health Disparities Calculator (HD*Calc)
Latest Release: Version 1.1.0 - January 13, 2010
Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)

Statistical software designed to generate multiple summary measures to evaluate and monitor health disparities (HD).

 

Available online at: http://seer.cancer.gov/hdcalc/index.html

“…..This application extends the work published in the National Cancer Institute Surveillance Monograph Series entitled
 Methods for Measuring Cancer Disparities, which evaluates measures of health disparities included in HD*Calc. The monograph discusses major issues that may affect the choice of summary measures of disparity and systematically reviews methods used in health disparities research.
Methods for Measuring Cancer Disparities is recommended for those unfamiliar with the measures available in HD*Calc or interested in a
comparative summary of available measures of health disparities (PDF).

A second monograph:
Selected Comparisons of Measures of Health Disparities: A Review Using Databases Relevant to Healthy People 2010 Cancer-Related Objectives,
uses case studies to analyze the performance and appropriateness of various measures of health disparities.,……’

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