The world health report 2000 - Health systems: improving performance

This report examines and compares aspects of health systems around the world. It provides conceptual insights into the complex factors that explain how health systems perform, and offers practical advice on how to assess performance and achieve improvements with available resources.

• World health report 2000 press kit

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FULL REPORT

• Full report
  pdf, 1.73Mb

REPORT BY CHAPTERS

• Director General's Message
  pdf, 623kb
• Chapter 1: Why do health systems matter?
  pdf, 160kb
• Chapter 2: How well do health systems perform?
  pdf, 221kb
• Chapter 3: Health services: well chosen, well organized?
  pdf, 188kb
• Chapter 4: What resources are needed?
  pdf, 183kb
• Chapter 5: Who pays health systems?
  pdf, 187kb
• Chapter 6: How is the public interest protected?
  pdf, 200kb
• Annexe statistique
  pdf, 378kb

THE WORLD HEALTH REPORT IN ARABIC

• Full report
  pdf, 42.28Mb
• Director General's Message
  pdf, 3.10Mb
• Chapter 1: Why do health systems matter?
  pdf, 3.61Mb
• Chapter 2: How well do health systems perform?
  pdf, 5.03Mb
• Chapter 3: Health services: well chosen, well organized?
  pdf, 4.17Mb
• Chapter 4: What resources are needed?
  pdf, 4.28Mb
• Chapter 5: Who pays health systems?
  pdf, 4.40Mb
• Chapter 6: How is the public interest protected?
  pdf, 6.00Mb
• Annexe statistique
  pdf, 12.00Mb

THE WORLD HEALTH REPORT IN CHINESE

• Full report
  pdf, 94.68Mb
• Chapter 1: Why do health systems matter?
  pdf, 7.82Mb
• Chapter 2: How well do health systems perform?
  pdf, 11.45Mb
• Chapter 3: Health services: well chosen, well organized?
  pdf, 11.18Mb
• Chapter 4: What resources are needed?
  pdf, 9.13Mb
• Chapter 5: Who pays health systems?
  pdf, 11.54Mb
• Chapter 6: How is the public interest protected?
  pdf, 11.79Mb
• Annexe statistique
  pdf, 27.17Mb

THE WORLD HEALTH REPORT IN Russian

• Full report
  pdf, 50.05Mb
• Director General's Message
  pdf, 4.14Mb
• Chapter 1: Why do health systems matter?
  pdf, 4.83Mb
• Chapter 2: How well do health systems perform?
  pdf, 6.71Mb
• Chapter 3: Health services: well chosen, well organized?
  pdf, 5.52Mb
• Chapter 4: What resources are needed?
  pdf, 5.26Mb
• Chapter 5: Who pays health systems?
  pdf, 7.79Mb
• Chapter 6: How is the public interest protected?
  pdf, 7.79Mb
• Annexe statistique
  pdf, 10.76Mb