Health System Performance Assessment series - Webinar I
Tuesday, 30 May 2023 (12:00-13:00 CET)
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that public health services are an essential but often neglected part of the health system. However, public health services are organized in myriad different ways.
Strong public health systems have the potential to strengthen societies as a whole and contribute to improvements in the wider determinants of health and the health system’s ultimate goals.
What are the main organizational differences between health systems around the world? How do these organizational differences affect health system performance? Can we use this information to make the case for investing more in prevention? Join us to find out!
KEYNOTE:
Jochen Mierau, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
SPOTLIGHTS:
MODERATORS:
Dheepa Rajan & Matthias Wismar, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Health Systems Performance Assessment Series
Health system strengthening is the principal means to achieving the shared goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). But how can we use health system performance assessment (HSPA) to inform health policies and actions towards UHC?
This spotlight series consists of three webinars covering different aspects of Health Systems Performance Assessment:
- How do differences in organizing public health services affect health system performance?
- How to evaluate participatory governance and its impact on health system performance?
- How can we use health system performance assessment to support pandemic preparedness?
We highlight a diverse range of approaches countries can take or have taken to health system performance assessment globally, to demonstrate how this has contributed to system strengthening and resilience. We review the potential challenges and opportunities of health system performance assessment and consider the influence of the specific organizational features of health systems in different countries. We also explore different approaches to performance assessment to support policy-makers in determining which areas to prioritize and direct resources towards.