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Health Systems

Health systems are the organized arrangements of people, institutions, resources, and processes through which a population's health needs are met, encompassing the delivery of services, financing, governance, the health workforce, information systems, and access to medicines and technologies. Their performance is ju…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 56× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2997-1969 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Health systems are the organized arrangements of people, institutions, resources, and processes through which a population's health needs are met, encompassing the delivery of services, financing, governance, the health workforce, information systems, and access to medicines and technologies. Their performance is judged by the degree to which they provide equitable, safe, effective, and affordable care while strengthening population health. Research in this area examines health systems in underdeveloped and developing countries, the integration of traditional maternal and child healthcare with national systems, and the determinants of data quality in health facilities that underpin planning and decision-making. Studies also address health-system strengthening through geographic information systems, collaborative blood-management infrastructure, and quality indicators for maternal and newborn care. Workforce and access concerns feature prominently, including barriers to care among older populations from the perspective of managers and providers, and the management of chronic disease and frail patients in general practice. The resilience of health systems is explored through responses to infectious-disease threats, vaccine delivery, antimicrobial resistance, and pandemic-era adaptations such as school reopening and infection control. Drawing on health-services research, health policy, and implementation science, the field analyzes how system structures and processes shape service delivery, and how they can be designed and reformed to ensure quality, equity, and cost-effective care for entire populations.

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 56 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 Health Statistics (ISSN 2997-1969).

Journal editorial board
Mairead Bermingham · United Kingdom Naghmeh Mirhosseini · Canada Nunzia Nappo · Italy

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