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Healthsystems
Healthsystems:keyexpectedresults
WHOadvisesandassistscountriestodevelopresponsiveandresilient
healthsystemsthatarecentredonpeoplesneedsandcircumstances.
Awellfunctioninghealthsystemworkinginharmonyisbuiltonhaving
trainedandmotivatedhealthworkers,awellmaintainedinfrastructure,
andareliablesupplyofmedicinesandtechnologies,backedby
adequatefunding,stronghealthplansandevidencebasedpolicies.At
thesametime,becauseoftheinterconnectednessofourglobalised
world,healthsystemsneedtohavethecapacitytocontrolandaddress
globalpublichealththreatssuchasepidemicdiseasesandother
severeevents.

Ourgoals
Enoughhealthworkersaretrainedandmotivatedtomeetcountries
needs
Allcountrieshaveafunctioningcivilregistrationandvitalstatistics
system
Essentialmedicinesandotherhealthtechnologiesaresafe,
effectiveandaffordable
Countrieshavesolidnationalhealthplansthatmakeoptimaluseof
available
ResourcesPatientsareprotectedfromhospitalacquiredinfection
andotherharmwhentheyseekcare
Healthsystemsareresilientandresponsivetomeetneedsin
outbreaksandotheremergencies

Ourpriority
Advanceuniversalhealthcoveragetoensureallpeoplehaveaccessto
qualityhealthserviceswithoutfacingfinancialhardship.

Keyexpectedresults

115national
health
strategies
115Countrieswithcomprehensivenationalhealth
strategies.Nationalhealthpolicies,strategies,andplans
playanessentialroleindefiningacountry'svision,
priorities,budgetarydecisionsandcourseofactionfor
improvingandmaintainingthehealthofitspeople.

25reviewed
25Countrieswiththeirnationalhealthstrategyreviewed.
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Mostcountrieshavebeenusingthedevelopmentof
nationalhealthpolicies,strategies,andplansfor
decadestogivedirectionandcoherencetotheirefforts
toimprovehealth.

100
prequalified
100Newmedicinesandotherhealthtechnologies
prequalified.Theprequalificationprocessiscomplexand
involvesthoroughreviewofgoodmanufacturing
practicesandqualityassurance.Thevalidityofthe
prequalificationstatusofaproductisreassessedin
regularintervalsandiscontinuouslyupdated.

159policies
updated
159Countrieswithnationalmedicineandhealth
technologypoliciesupdated.WHOsupportsMember
Statesincountry/intercountry,regionaleffortsto
develop,implementandmonitortheeffectivenessof
nationalmedicinesandhealthtechnologypolicies,
guidelines,strategiesandplansthatensurethe
availability,affordabilityandrationaluseofmedicines
andtechnologythataresafe,effectiveandofgood
quality.

35investment
plans
Countrieswithaninvestmentplanforincreasingthe
numberofskilledhealthworkers.Astronghuman
infrastructureisfundamentaltoclosingtodaysgap
betweenhealthpromiseandhealthreality,and
anticipatingthehealthchallengesofthe21stcentury.

Moreworkisneeded

50%ofbirths
unregistered
Almosthalfofallbirthsandtwothirdsofalldeathsgo
unregisteredeveryyear.

statisticsin
only34
countries
Only34countriessubmithighqualitycauseofdeath
statistics.

4million
health

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health
workers
needed
Theworldfacesashortfallofmorethan4millionhealth
workersand57countries,mostlyinAfricaandAsia,
haveinsufficientworkerstoprovideminimumstandards
ofcare.

health<15%
ofbudget
Only6of53AfricancountriesmeettheAbuja
commitmentofallocatingatleast15%oftheirdomestic
budgetstohealth.

recruitment:
32countries
Threeyearsafteritsadoption,only32countrieshave
takenstepstoimplementWHOsGlobalcodeofpractice
ontheinternationalrecruitmentofhealthpersonnel,and
themajorityoftheseareintheEuropeanRegion.

16timesmore
formedicines
Somepeopleareforcedtopayupto16timesmorefor
theirmedicinesintheprivatesectorbecauseofa
scarcityofmedicinesinthepublicsector.

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