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Health Systems in Low and Middle income Countries

Provides an overview of health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and approaches to improve their performance, focusing on enhancing equity and access for the poor. Emphasizes frameworks, tools, skills, and strategies to understand, influence, and evaluate health systems, identifying key institutions, functions, and performance issues at national and local levels. Analyzes, plans, implements, and evaluates health system changes across varying demographic and economic settings through frameworks, tools, and in-depth case studies. Addresses major debates, including monitoring system performance, the role of the public sector, challenges in unregulated private markets, linking priority health programs with health systems, and enhancing accountability.