Health Systems Governance Principles | Description |
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Strategic vision | There needs to be clear understanding of policy objectives and long term vision |
Participation and consensus orientation | Participation is necessary among all stakeholders and there should be clarity on how decisions are finalized. |
Equity & inclusiveness | The allocation of public sector resources needs to be equitable and address financial barriers of the poor. |
Rule of law | Policies need to be translated to laws or rules which need to be enforced. |
Transparency | There needs to be transparency in decision making and allocation of resources. |
Responsiveness to patient health needs | Policies need to be responsive to the needs of the population. |
Effectiveness and efficiency | The human resource systems and communication processes from leadership need to be effective. |
Accountability | Mechanisms for overseeing adherence to financial, administrative rules need to be in place. |
Intelligence and information | There needs to be adequate health systems information and it should be accessible and reliable so that it can be used for decision making. |
Ethics | Importance needs to be attached to ethics in research and services. |