Health Systems

The public health and global health community talk about strengthening health systems. In this video, Dr Greg Martin provides a brief overview of what health systems are and how it is that the building blocks of health systems fit together. Health systems are made up of 1) leadership, management and governance, 2) health finance, 3) human resources, 4) inventory, 5) infrastructure and 6) health intelligence. If the public health community is going to make improvements to health systems in poorer countries then we need to have a clear understanding of what they are. To improve health systems we need to apply what we understand about epidemiology and health economics to national programmes. This video was sponsored by the University of Maryland’s Graduate Institute: http://graduate.umaryland.edu/global/ OTHER VIDEOS TO WATCH: Check out my channel :    / drgregmartin   PLAYLISTS Epidemiology:    • Epidemiology and research methods   Jobs in Global Health:    • Working in Global Health   Health systems:    • Health Systems   LETS CONNECT: Follow me on Twitter: @drgregmartin SUPPORT: Support this channel:   / drgregmartin