The Public Versus The World Health Organization On Health System Performance

http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/20/3/10.pdf

This paper compares the World Health Organization (WHO) rankings for seventeen industrialized countries with the perceptions of their citizens. The results show little relationship between WHO rankings and the satisfaction of the citizens who experience these health systems. The health systems of some top WHO performers are rated poorly by their citizens, including the low-income and elderly. The two rated most highly by the public rank at the bottom of the WHO ratings. These findings suggest that both public and expert views should be considered in international rankings.

Author(s): Blendon, Robert J., Kim, Minah, Benson, John M. Originator(s): Health Affairs/The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere
Resource added in: 09/05/2001
Available languages: English
Health Systems, Health Services, Indicators of Health Services, Measuring, Methods and Indicators, Equity, Health Services Accessibility^util
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