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Test Bank for Global Health 101 2nd edition by Richard Skolnik Chapter Testbank Global Health 101, 2nd Edition Richard Skolnik According to the WHO, what is a health system? a A system between hospitals and clinics where patients are treated b All actors, institutions, and resources that undertake health actions c A system to connect different levels of healthcare services The primary functions of a health system include the following, EXCEPT: a Carry out basic science research b Provide health services c Raise money that can be spent on health, referred to as “resource generation” Health services generally expected to be included at the primary level in lowincome countries are: a Child health care, maternal health care, treatment of HIV b Emergency obstetric care, maternal health care, child health care c Maternal health care, family planning, diagnosis and treatment of TB The health system of which country comes closest to being a national health service in which the government organizes, manages, and provides health services? a Brazil b United States c Costa Rica In which of the following countries would you expect out-of-pocket expenditure to be the highest share of total health expenditure: a Costa Rica b Cuba c Nepal Which of the following is the only high-income country to have more than 50% of total expenditure in the private sector? a United Kingdom b United States c Switzerland The following are significant challenges with health systems in low- and middleincome countries, EXCEPT: a How to provide health care at an appropriate level of quality b How to deal with an abundance of skilled health care workers c The creation of mechanisms to provide the poor with protection from the costs of health services A key challenge for human resources for health in low-income countries includes: a A concentration of staff in the capital city and large urban areas b How to deal with high staff salaries c How to train more physicians to be physician/scientists Which of the following is an important epidemiological and demographic issue that faces health systems? a The aging of populations and higher burden of communicable diseases b The increase in youth populations and higher burden of communicable diseases c The aging of populations and higher burden of non-communicable diseases 10 The following are steps that can be taken to improve the effectiveness and efficiencyof weaker health systems in low- and middle-income countries, EXCEPT: a Improve the procurement of drugs and supplies b Concentrate more on the provision of specialized surgery c Strengthen emergency obstetric care 11 The components of a health system would include the following, EXCEPT: a Health providers b Public health laboratories c The general tax system 12 According to WHO, the building blocks of a health system include the following, a Human resources for health b Higher education c Health technology, equipment, supplies, and materials 13 Which of the following health services are generally expected to be included at the primary level in low-income countries? a Child health, maternal health, and basic surgery b Maternal health, child health, and TB control c Advanced emergency care, TB control and the control of malaria 14 In which country would you expect out-of-pocket expenditure to be a higher share of total health expenditure? a France b Costa Rica c Pakistan 15 The health system of which country comes closest to being a national health service in which the government organizes, manages, and provides health services? a Argentina b Cuba c Germany