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Health Systems

A health system comprises all the organisations, institutions, people, and resources whose primary purpose is to promote, restore, or maintain health within a population. It includes the financing, governance, workforce, information systems, medical products and technologies, and service delivery arrangements that t…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 14× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2693-1176 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

A health system comprises all the organisations, institutions, people, and resources whose primary purpose is to promote, restore, or maintain health within a population. It includes the financing, governance, workforce, information systems, medical products and technologies, and service delivery arrangements that together determine how care is provided and to whom. The performance of a health system is judged by its ability to improve population health, respond to people's legitimate expectations, and offer financial protection, and by the equity, quality, efficiency, and resilience with which it does so. Health systems vary widely between developed and developing countries, and their effectiveness depends on adequate financing, sound policy and management, a capable and supported workforce, reliable supply chains, and the quality of information used for decision-making. Strengthening efforts address gaps in access and coverage, the integration of maternal and child health and other services into national structures, the use of geographic and data systems to improve planning and quality, and collaborative arrangements such as shared blood-management and referral networks. Determinants of health-system performance also include governance, economic conditions, and the integrity of institutions. Research relevant to this topic examines health-system structure and financing, service integration and quality, workforce and data challenges, and interventions to strengthen the delivery of care across diverse and resource-constrained settings.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Health Systems of Underdeveloped and Developing Countries

Mango LucioCorresponding author
Head for Higher Education in Healthcare, University of International Studies (UNINT) – Rome, Italy
Exact topic International Journal of Global Health Cited by 3 doi:10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-20-3489

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 14 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Health Systems, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Global Health (ISSN 2693-1176).

Journal editorial board
Andrew Hall · United Kingdom Richard Bright · Australia Zhiqiang Feng · United Kingdom

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