This book on strategic leadership and management of health systems, aims to convey a critical understanding on the importance of proper leadership and management of health systems so that challenges are identified and solved in real time, and to eliminate steps or processes that do not add value. In that context, critical perspectives of the usefulness and limitations of modern managerial methods, health systems management and delivery of health services within them, will be presented. The ultimate goal is to ensure that public health goals and objectives are achieved through effective, efficient, equitable, relevant, responsive, resilient, strengthened, and sustainable health systems, for better health for all.

The discussions are a searching and enlightening freshly packaged critical perspectives on the development, design, delivery, strengths and limitations of modern managerial methods, and evaluation of health systems within various international settings. This book will be of value to leaders, managers, policymakers, healthcare professionals, academic staff, students, and any other person who wants to learn more about effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of health systems, organisational health, and strategic leadership. Topics covered in this book include: understanding health systems, comparison of health systems, nature and scope of health management, evaluation of health systems and health systems management, organisation and financing of health systems, organisational and management processes within health systems, strategy and strategic thinking, strategic leadership, implementation theory and practice.