HPPM 611 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SYSTEMS
Credits:
2
This course provides a foundation to the components, actors and inter-relationships of the health system; core principles of systems thinking and analysis as a platform for health systems analysis. It will explain the context of health system, the components, the characteristics of a functioning health system and their principles. It also covers health systems framework, complexity of health system and the fact that people are at the heart of their complexity. The context of health system in Africa and the organizational arrangements [centralized, decentralized and organizational levels] will be explained.