Systems Thinking Analyses for Health Policy and Systems Development

Employing critical-systems thinking, this study analyses the evolution of a health system providing universal coverage.

Preface; Acknowledgements; List of case studies; List of abbreviations; 1. An introduction to health systems David McCoy and Pascale Allotey; 2. Systems thinking for health system improvement Barry Newell, David T. Tan and Katrina Proust; 3. Malaysia's health and socio-economic transformation Jo. M. Martins; 4. Health service delivery: primary health care Shiang Cheng Lim, Indra Pathmanathan and Safurah Jafaar; 5. Health service delivery: secondary and tertiary care Indra Pathmanathan, Milton Lum and Anuar Zaini; 6. Health service delivery: disease prevention and control Shiang Cheng Lim; 7. Health service delivery: environmental health services Mukundan Sugunan Pillay and Debbie Siru; 8. Health workforce Indra Pathmanathan; 9. Financing health care Chiu-Wan Ng; 10. Health information Nuraidah M. Marzuki, Fazilah S. Allaudin, Supathiratheavy Rasiah and Jo. M. Martins; 11. Medical products Thomas Paraidathathu and Chee Han Lim; 12. Leadership and governance Jo. M. Martins and Indra Pathmanathan; 13. Lessons from a health system in evolution David McCoy, Indra Pathmanathan, David T. Tan, Jo. M. Martins and Shiang Cheng Lim; 14. Toward a systems thinking theory for health systems David T. Tan; Appendix ¿ detailed acknowledgements; Index.