Abstract
Vietnam's health system continues to make great progress in improving its capacities and performance. However, despite the many significant achievements that have been made, this paper summaries 11 health system research papers from different perspectives with the aim of providing scientific evidence for policy actions in Vietnam. Health system research is ultimately concerned with improving the health of people and communities, by enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the health system as an integral part of the overall process of socioeconomic development, with full involvement of all actors. We hope the findings from this cluster of papers provide some insights into issues of importance for the continued advancement and strengthening of the health system in Vietnam and can be considered a valid and reliable resource to inform planning, management and policy-making decisions.
Acknowledgements
We wish to thank the Center for Health System Research, Hanoi Medical University for coordinating and funding this supplement. We acknowledge the financial supports from The STAR Partnership (Grant no. R24HD056691 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) and Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage. We are grateful to Professor Richard Packer and Emily Vasquez for their technical and managerial contributions to the preparation of this cluster. We deeply appreciate the continued efforts by the authors, mentors and reviewers who have made these papers possible.
Funding
We acknowledge the financial supports from The STAR Partnership (grant number R24HD056691 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) and Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage.