Required reading
• Andrew Green: An introduction to Health Planning for Developing Health Systems, Oxford University Press, 3. ed. 2007. ISBN 0192629840 (385 pages)
• Backman G, Hunt P, Jaramillo-Strauss C, et al. Health systems and the right to health: an assessment of 194 countries. Lancet 2008; 372: 2047- 2085 (39 pages)
• Future Health Systems: Why future? Why now? Social Science & Medicine 2008;66(10):2067-2075 (9 pages)
• Dussault G. The health professions and the performance of future health systems in low-income countries: Support of Obstacle? Social Science & Medicine 2008;66(10):2088-2095 (8 pages)
• Lucas H. Information and communications technology for future health systems in developing countries. Social Sciences & Medicine 2008;66(10):2122-2132 (11 pages)
• Nishtar S. Public – private 'partnerships' in health – a global call to action. Health Research Policy and Systems 2004, 2:5. (7 pages)
• Working for Health. An introduction to WHO. WHO 2007. ISBN 92 4 156313 5 (26 pages)
• Global Health Watch 2005-2006. Part E3 The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (8 pages)
• UN in brief. Introduction. United Nations Department of Public Information, New York, 2005. (10 pages)
Additional reading
• Strengthened health systems save more lives. An insight into WHO’s European Health Systems’ Strategy. World Health Organization 2005 (14 pages):
• Ståhl T, Wismar M, Ollila E, Lahtinen E, Leppo K. (ed) Health in All Policies. Prospects and potentials. Ministry of social affairs and health, Finland. 2006 (Part 1, pages 3-38).
• Saltman B, Bankauskaite V, Vrangbaek K.(ed) Decentralization in Health Care. Strategies and Outcomes. An overview. Open University Press 2007. (38 pages)
• Gottret P, Schieber G. Health Financing Revisited. A practioner’s guide. Overview. The World Bank 2006. ISBN 0-8213-6585-1 (32 pages)
• Bunton R. and Macdonald G. Health Promotion. Disciplines, diversity, and developments pages 1-120, eds, 2nd edition, Routledge 2002
• Creese A. User fees. They don’t reduce costs, and they increase inequity. Editorials. BMJ 1997;315:202-203 (26 July) (2 pages)
• Deacon B, Ollila E, Koivusalo M, Stubbs P. Global Social Governance.Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 2003.ISBN 951-724-399-5.
• Kruk M, Freedman L. Assessing health system performance in developing countries: A review of the literature. Health Policy 2007 Oct 9;17931736 (14 pages)
• Gertler P, Hammer J. Strategies For Pricing Publicly Provided Health Services. The World Bank 1997. (37 pages)
• Arhin-Tenkorang D. Mobilizing Resources for Health: The Case for User Fees Revisited. CID Working Paper No. 81. December 2001 (21 pages)
• Engaging for health. 11th General Programme of Work. WHO 2006. (56 pages)
• UNICEF at a Glance. The United Nations Children’s Fund, New York 2004 (30
• UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009. Part I: An Overview UNHCR 2007 (57 pages)
• Abbasi K. The World Bank and world health: Changing sides. BMJ 1999;318;865-869
• Abbasi K. The World Bank and world health: Healthcare Strategy. BMJ 1999;318:933-936
• Abbasi K. The World Bank and world health:Under fire. BMJ 1999;318:1003-1006
• Global Health Watch 2005-2006. Part E1, World Health Organization
• WHO: Making Health Systems Work Series:
- Working paper 4. Opportunities for Global Health Initiatives in the Health Systems Action Agenda.
- Working paper 5. Improving health services and strengthening health systems: Adopting and implementing innovative strategies - An exploratory review in twelve countries. WHO 2006.
• United Nations.
- Wikipedia.
- Weiss T. G. et al. The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations, Oxford University Press, July 2007, hardcover, 896 pages, ISBN 9780199279517, ISBN 0199279519
• The Major International organizations.
• Discover the ICRC. ICRC 2005 ref. 0790. p 1-14 and 36-40.