Connecting Sectors and Systems for Health Results

Strengthening public health, that is, improving the health of whole populations through action across all relevant sectors is at the heart of the World Bank's mission. This policy note takes stock of the global progress in public health over t...

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Main Authors: Pierre-Louis, Anne Maryse, El-Saharty, Sameh, Stanciole, Anderson, Jonas, Olga, Pascual, F. Brian, Oelrichs, Robert, Lorenzo, Montserrat Meiro, Villafana, Tonya, Lavadenz, Fernando, Rock, Marcia
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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topic ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
AGING
AIDS RELIEF
ALCOHOL ABUSE
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
BABY
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC NEEDS
BURNS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CAUSE OF DISABILITY
CERVICAL CANCER
CHILD CARE
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORBIDITY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILDBIRTH
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CITIZENS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMPLICATIONS
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIABETES
DIET
DIPHTHERIA
DISABILITIES
DISABILITY
DISASTERS
DISSEMINATION
DRUGS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY DETECTION
EARTHQUAKE
ECONOMIC CHANGE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECOSYSTEM
EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
EFFECTIVE POLICIES
EMERGENCIES
EMERGENCY PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
EPIDEMIC
EQUITABLE ACCESS
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
FAMILIES
FERTILITY RATES
FERTILITY SURVEY
FLU PANDEMIC
FOOD SECURITY
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL EFFORT
GLOBAL HEALTH
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEALTH CONSEQUENCES
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH IMPACT
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH INITIATIVES
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH INVESTMENTS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH PROBLEMS
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH REGULATIONS
HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH RESULTS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTH-SECTOR
HEALTHY CITIES
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN HEALTH
HUMAN POPULATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
HYGIENE
ILL HEALTH
ILLITERACY
ILLNESS
ILLNESSES
IMMUNIZATION
IMPACT ON HEALTH
IMPORTANCE OF POPULATION
IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INFANT
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INFLUENZA
INJURIES
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
INTERVENTION
ISOLATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR SUPPLY
LAWS
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
LEADING CAUSES
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH
LEVELS OF FERTILITY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIMITED RESOURCES
LIVE BIRTHS
MALARIA
MARKETING
MATERNAL DEATHS
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
MEASLES
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MEDICINES
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
MORTALITY RISK
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
NATIONAL LEVELS
NEW INFECTIONS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY
PANDEMIC
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY MAKERS
POLIO
POLLUTION
POOR HEALTH
POOR NUTRITION
PREMATURE DEATH
PREVENTABLE DISEASE
PREVENTABLE DISEASES
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRODUCTIVE YEARS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES
PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
QUALITY CARE
QUALITY CONTROL
RABIES
RATE OF GROWTH
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RISK FACTORS
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SCARCE RESOURCES
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVISION
SEX
SEX WITH MEN
SMOKING
SOCIAL CHANGE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
SURVIVAL OF CHILDREN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TETANUS
TRANSPORTATION
TUBERCULOSIS
TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY
UNFPA
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
URBAN AREAS
URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
VACCINATION
VACCINES
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
WHOOPING COUGH
WORKERS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG PEOPLE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
AGING
AIDS RELIEF
ALCOHOL ABUSE
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
BABY
BASIC EDUCATION
BASIC NEEDS
BURNS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CAUSE OF DISABILITY
CERVICAL CANCER
CHILD CARE
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORBIDITY
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILDBIRTH
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION
CITIZENS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMPLICATIONS
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIABETES
DIET
DIPHTHERIA
DISABILITIES
DISABILITY
DISASTERS
DISSEMINATION
DRUGS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY DETECTION
EARTHQUAKE
ECONOMIC CHANGE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ECOSYSTEM
EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
EFFECTIVE POLICIES
EMERGENCIES
EMERGENCY PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
EPIDEMIC
EQUITABLE ACCESS
ESSENTIAL MEDICINES
FAMILIES
FERTILITY RATES
FERTILITY SURVEY
FLU PANDEMIC
FOOD SECURITY
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GLOBAL EFFORT
GLOBAL HEALTH
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GOVERNMENT CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HEALTH CONSEQUENCES
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH IMPACT
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH INITIATIVES
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH INVESTMENTS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH POLICIES
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH PROBLEMS
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH REFORM
HEALTH REGULATIONS
HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH RESULTS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTH-SECTOR
HEALTHY CITIES
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN HEALTH
HUMAN POPULATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
HYGIENE
ILL HEALTH
ILLITERACY
ILLNESS
ILLNESSES
IMMUNIZATION
IMPACT ON HEALTH
IMPORTANCE OF POPULATION
IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
INFANT
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INFLUENZA
INJURIES
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
INTERVENTION
ISOLATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR SUPPLY
LAWS
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
LEADING CAUSES
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH
LEVELS OF FERTILITY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIMITED RESOURCES
LIVE BIRTHS
MALARIA
MARKETING
MATERNAL DEATHS
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
MEASLES
MEDICAL TREATMENT
MEDICINES
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
MORTALITY RISK
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
NATIONAL LEVELS
NEW INFECTIONS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY
PANDEMIC
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY MAKERS
POLIO
POLLUTION
POOR HEALTH
POOR NUTRITION
PREMATURE DEATH
PREVENTABLE DISEASE
PREVENTABLE DISEASES
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRODUCTIVE YEARS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES
PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
QUALITY CARE
QUALITY CONTROL
RABIES
RATE OF GROWTH
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RISK FACTORS
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SCARCE RESOURCES
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVISION
SEX
SEX WITH MEN
SMOKING
SOCIAL CHANGE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
SURVIVAL OF CHILDREN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TETANUS
TRANSPORTATION
TUBERCULOSIS
TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY
UNFPA
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
URBAN AREAS
URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
URBAN POPULATION
URBANIZATION
VACCINATION
VACCINES
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
WHOOPING COUGH
WORKERS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG PEOPLE
Pierre-Louis, Anne Maryse
El-Saharty, Sameh
Stanciole, Anderson
Jonas, Olga
Pascual, F. Brian
Oelrichs, Robert
Lorenzo, Montserrat Meiro
Villafana, Tonya
Lavadenz, Fernando
Rock, Marcia
Connecting Sectors and Systems for Health Results
description Strengthening public health, that is, improving the health of whole populations through action across all relevant sectors is at the heart of the World Bank's mission. This policy note takes stock of the global progress in public health over the past decade; lays out the challenges that must be addressed for this progress to be sustained and accelerated; and proposes an approach for the Bank to maximize its contribution to public health in the years ahead. This note comes at a critical juncture, given the important gains made in public health over the past decade. Key global indicators, including life expectancy at birth, under-five mortality and maternal mortality, have shown steady improvement, while initiatives such as the scale-up of polio vaccination and the distribution of bed nets to combat malaria have saved millions of lives. The Bank is proud to have worked with countries and development partners to contribute to these achievements. The note emphasizes that the Bank will need to root its future public health efforts in its areas of comparative advantage, including its capacity to analyze the economic and development impact of health investments, and its extensive experience in working across sectors for health results. The Bank finances investments in all the sectors that impact health, including education, social protection, infrastructure, water and sanitation and transportation, to name a few, and is well placed to help mobilize such sectors through coordinated, population-based interventions to improve health and accelerate development. Given its analytic capability, the Bank has a potentially critical role to play in focusing finite budgets on the most cost-effective actions, particularly in prevention and health promotion.
format Policy Note
author Pierre-Louis, Anne Maryse
El-Saharty, Sameh
Stanciole, Anderson
Jonas, Olga
Pascual, F. Brian
Oelrichs, Robert
Lorenzo, Montserrat Meiro
Villafana, Tonya
Lavadenz, Fernando
Rock, Marcia
author_facet Pierre-Louis, Anne Maryse
El-Saharty, Sameh
Stanciole, Anderson
Jonas, Olga
Pascual, F. Brian
Oelrichs, Robert
Lorenzo, Montserrat Meiro
Villafana, Tonya
Lavadenz, Fernando
Rock, Marcia
author_sort Pierre-Louis, Anne Maryse
title Connecting Sectors and Systems for Health Results
title_short Connecting Sectors and Systems for Health Results
title_full Connecting Sectors and Systems for Health Results
title_fullStr Connecting Sectors and Systems for Health Results
title_full_unstemmed Connecting Sectors and Systems for Health Results
title_sort connecting sectors and systems for health results
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/999031468325227625/Connecting-sectors-and-systems-for-health-results
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26806
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spelling okr-10986-268062021-04-23T14:04:37Z Connecting Sectors and Systems for Health Results Pierre-Louis, Anne Maryse El-Saharty, Sameh Stanciole, Anderson Jonas, Olga Pascual, F. Brian Oelrichs, Robert Lorenzo, Montserrat Meiro Villafana, Tonya Lavadenz, Fernando Rock, Marcia ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AGING AIDS RELIEF ALCOHOL ABUSE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BABY BASIC EDUCATION BASIC NEEDS BURNS CAPACITY BUILDING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CAUSE OF DISABILITY CERVICAL CANCER CHILD CARE CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORBIDITY CHILD MORTALITY CHILDBIRTH CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CITIZENS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPLICATIONS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIABETES DIET DIPHTHERIA DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISASTERS DISSEMINATION DRUGS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY DETECTION EARTHQUAKE ECONOMIC CHANGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECOSYSTEM EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE EFFECTIVE POLICIES EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION EPIDEMIC EQUITABLE ACCESS ESSENTIAL MEDICINES FAMILIES FERTILITY RATES FERTILITY SURVEY FLU PANDEMIC FOOD SECURITY FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL EFFORT GLOBAL HEALTH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEALTH CONSEQUENCES HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INITIATIVES HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH INVESTMENTS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH REFORM HEALTH REGULATIONS HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH RESULTS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH-SECTOR HEALTHY CITIES HEALTHY LIFESTYLES HOUSEHOLD ASSETS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN HEALTH HUMAN POPULATION HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE ILL HEALTH ILLITERACY ILLNESS ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION IMPACT ON HEALTH IMPORTANCE OF POPULATION IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH INDOOR AIR POLLUTION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INFANT INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFLUENZA INJURIES INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS INTERVENTION ISOLATION LABOR FORCE LABOR SUPPLY LAWS LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH LEADING CAUSES LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH LEVELS OF FERTILITY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED RESOURCES LIVE BIRTHS MALARIA MARKETING MATERNAL DEATHS MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO MEASLES MEDICAL TREATMENT MEDICINES MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MORTALITY RISK MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL LEVELS NEW INFECTIONS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY PANDEMIC POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY MAKERS POLIO POLLUTION POOR HEALTH POOR NUTRITION PREMATURE DEATH PREVENTABLE DISEASE PREVENTABLE DISEASES PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRODUCTIVE YEARS PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS QUALITY CARE QUALITY CONTROL RABIES RATE OF GROWTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESPIRATORY DISEASES RISK FACTORS SAFE DRINKING WATER SAFE WATER SANITATION SCARCE RESOURCES SECONDARY SCHOOLING SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SEX SEX WITH MEN SMOKING SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PARTICIPATION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SURVIVAL OF CHILDREN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TETANUS TRANSPORTATION TUBERCULOSIS TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY UNFPA UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND URBAN AREAS URBAN ENVIRONMENTS URBAN POPULATION URBANIZATION VACCINATION VACCINES VICTIMS VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY WHOOPING COUGH WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG PEOPLE Strengthening public health, that is, improving the health of whole populations through action across all relevant sectors is at the heart of the World Bank's mission. This policy note takes stock of the global progress in public health over the past decade; lays out the challenges that must be addressed for this progress to be sustained and accelerated; and proposes an approach for the Bank to maximize its contribution to public health in the years ahead. This note comes at a critical juncture, given the important gains made in public health over the past decade. Key global indicators, including life expectancy at birth, under-five mortality and maternal mortality, have shown steady improvement, while initiatives such as the scale-up of polio vaccination and the distribution of bed nets to combat malaria have saved millions of lives. The Bank is proud to have worked with countries and development partners to contribute to these achievements. The note emphasizes that the Bank will need to root its future public health efforts in its areas of comparative advantage, including its capacity to analyze the economic and development impact of health investments, and its extensive experience in working across sectors for health results. The Bank finances investments in all the sectors that impact health, including education, social protection, infrastructure, water and sanitation and transportation, to name a few, and is well placed to help mobilize such sectors through coordinated, population-based interventions to improve health and accelerate development. Given its analytic capability, the Bank has a potentially critical role to play in focusing finite budgets on the most cost-effective actions, particularly in prevention and health promotion. 2017-05-31T19:36:57Z 2017-05-31T19:36:57Z 2012-12 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/999031468325227625/Connecting-sectors-and-systems-for-health-results http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26806 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work