Managing health is not an easy job. It is not something that can be done by one person, in a short period of time or without maintainance. Thus, a good system is needed to realize its goal. It is an overgoing process, handled by commited profesionals in many multidisciplinary levels.
A health system is the sum total of all the organizations, institutions and resources whose primary purpose is to improve health – WHO
It is not about physicians alone, but also includes health infrastructure, funds, health worker staffing, logistics, transport, communications, tracking progress, effective financing. health commodities (such as equipment and medicines) and even providing best services to patients.
There are few things that had been stressed out by WHO in implementing well functioning health system. It includes a balanced between population’s need and expectation with these few ways:
- improving health status of individuals, families and communties
- defending the population against what threatens its health
- protecting people against the financial consequences of ill-health
- providing equitable access to people-centered care
- making it possible for people to participate in decisions affecting their health and health system. (people don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care! Show your professionalism by guiding their choices, and not instructing them to do this and that without giving any reasoning.)
