Health systems, particularly those in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), need stronger management and leadership capacities. Management and leadership are not synonymous, yet should be considered together as there can be too much of one and not enough of the other. In complex adaptive health systems, the multiple interactions and relationships between people and elements of the system me...

This new framework lays out 12 common mHealth applications used as health systems strengthening innovations across the reproductive health continuum.

BACKGROUND The impact of unmet eye care needs in sub-Saharan Africa is compounded by barriers to accessing eye care, limited engagement with communities, a shortage of appropriately skilled health personnel, and inadequate support from health systems. The renewed focus on primary health care has led to support for greater integration of eye health into national health systems. The aim of this p...

Borghi J, Chalabi Z. BMJ Glob Health 2017;2:e000406. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000406 To function effectively, health systems require adequate financing; an effective workforce; reliable information for decision making; good governance; and available medicines and health technologies to deliver quality services to their populations. In low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), health systems...

health systems, particularly those in low- and middle-income countries (lmics), need stronger management and leadership capacities. management and leadership are not synonymous, yet should be considered together as there can be too much of one and not enough of the other. in complex adaptive health systems, the multiple interactions and relationships between people and elements of the system me...

Climate change is a social justice as well as an environmental issue. The magnitude and pattern of changes in weather and climate variables are creating differential exposures, vulnerabilities, and health risks that increase stress on health systems while exacerbating existing and creating new health inequities. Examples from national and local health adaptation projects highlight that developi...

the authors of “management matters: a leverage point for health systems strengthening in global health,” raise a crucial issue. because more effective management can contribute to better performing health systems, attempts to strengthen health systems require attention to management. as a guide toward management capacity building, the authors outline a comprehensive set of core management compe...