Health Systems and Policy
Module Code: MN7439
This module explores the relationship between health care provision, health systems and policy. Taking national and global perspectives, you will critically evaluate the key components of health systems and their contribution to equitable, efficient, responsive and sustainable health care. This will include evaluation of challenges associated with health systems improvement and health policy implementation. The relationships between global health governance and national policy making will be debated and the question of whether a ‘perfect’ health system can be achieved.
Topics covered:
- Key concepts of health systems and policy
- Components of health systems
- Health systems improvement and implementing policy
- Impact of health systems on the development of health policy
- Health governance
- Role of the healthcare manager/leader and government oversight in health systems and policy
- Comparative health systems
- Population health and health systems
- Global health governance and health policy
- Health systems of low, middle and high income countries