Comparative Health Systems

This course uses comparative analysis of health care systems to gain a better understanding of health care systems in several high-income, middle-income and low-income countries. One focus of analysis in this course will therefore be to develop a better knowledge of these health care systems. A second focus will be to use to this analysis to gain a better understanding of the health care system in the United States. This analysis is relevant for those who are directly interested in the United St

• Identify WHO building blocks for analyzing healthcare systems
• Apply WHO framework to assess strengths and weaknesses of national healthcare systems
• Understand the influence of national history on healthcare delivery approaches
• Analyze country priorities in healthcare for population health improvement