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[The World Health Organization Report 2000: a politically incorrect computer game]
Gaceta Sanitaria
|December 6, 2001
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) 2000 report advocates for universal healthcare access and government leadership, alongside financial risk-sharing and public-private partnerships. Critiques highlight its controversial methodology for ranking global health systems.
Area of Science:
- Health Policy and Systems Research
- Global Health Governance
Context:
- The World Health Organization (WHO) Report 2000 aimed to guide evidence-based development of global healthcare systems.
- The report initiated significant political and academic discourse on health policy and system performance.
- It marked a strategic shift in WHO's traditional stance on healthcare provision and management.
Purpose:
- To review the WHO Report's contribution to contemporary health policy.
- To analyze and comment on major published critiques of the report.
- To examine global healthcare reforms over the preceding fifteen years.
Summary:
- The WHO Report 2000 promotes universal healthcare access and a strong governmental role, coupled with financial risk-sharing and public-private collaboration.
- It introduces deregulation in the public management of healthcare institutions.
- The report controversially ranks 191 countries by healthcare system performance using a criticized methodology.
Impact:
- The report has spurred debate on healthcare system development and policy.
- Critiques have challenged the validity and transparency of the WHO's country-ranking methodology.
- Despite opposition, WHO remains committed to its ranking initiative with minimal methodological changes.