Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I : The Americas
Chapter 1 : Argentina : Achieving Universal Coverage
Chapter 2 : Brazil : Patient Safety : Distance-Learning Contribution
Chapter 3 : Canada : The Future of Health Systems : Personalization
Chapter 4 : Chile : The Struggle for an Integrated Health Insurance System
Chapter 5 : Guyana : Paradigm Shift : From Institutional Care to Community-Based Mental Health Services
Chapter 6 : Mexico : Leveraging Conditional Cash Transfers and Universal Health Coverage to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases
Chapter 7 : Trinidad and Tobago : Nurse Training : A Competency-Based Approach
Chapter 8 : The United States of America : The U.S. Healthcare System : A Vision for the Future
Chapter 9 : Venezuela : Learning from Failure and Leveraging Technology : Innovations for Better Care

Part II : Africa
Chapter 10 : Namibia : Lessons from Patient Involvement in HIV Care : A Paradigm for Patient Activation and Involvement across Health Systems
Chapter 11 : Nigeria : Doing More with Less : Lean Thinking in the Health System
Chapter 12 : South Africa : Regulated Standards : Implementation and Compliance
Chapter 13 : Rwanda : Embracing One Health as a Strategy to Emerging Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control
Chapter 14 : Africa : Equity for All : A Global Health Perspective for the Continent

Part III : Europe
Chapter 15 : Austria : Primary Healthcare Centers : A Silver Bullet?
Chapter 16 : Denmark : Patient-Reported Outcomes : Putting the Patient First
Chapter 17 : England : Getting Personal? Personal Health Budgets
Chapter 18 : Estonia : e-Consultation Services : Cooperation between Family Doctors and Hospital Specialists
Chapter 19 : Finland : A Real-Life Experiment in Precision Medicine
Chapter 20 : France : Horizon 2030 : Adopting a Global-Local Approach to Patient Safety
Chapter 21 : Germany : Health Services Research and Future Planning in Pediatric Care
Chapter 22 : Greenland : Everyday Life with Chronic Illness : Developing a Democratic and Culture-Sensitive Healthcare Practice
Chapter 23 : Italy : The Introduction of New Medical Devices in an Era of Economic Constraints
Chapter 24 : Malta : The National Cancer Plan : Strengthening the System
Chapter 25 : The Netherlands : Reform of Long-Term Care
Chapter 26 : Northern Ireland : Developing a Framework to Support Building Improvement Capacity across a System
Chapter 27 : Norway : Bridging the Gap : Opportunities for Hospital Clinical
Chapter 28 : Portugal : Prevention of Antimicrobial Resistance through Antimicrobial Stewardship : A Nationwide Approach
Chapter 29 : Russia : The Future of Physicians’ Specialization
Chapter 30 : Scotland : Deliberative Engagement : Giving Citizen Involvement Meaning and Impact
Chapter 31 : Spain : How Can Patient Involvement and a Person-Centered Approach Improve Quality in Healthcare? The Patients’ University and Other Lessons from Spain
Chapter 32 : Sweden : The Learning Health System
Chapter 33 : Switzerland : Teamwork and Simulation
Chapter 34 : Turkey : Moving Quality in Healthcare Beyond Hospitals : The Turkish Accreditation Model
Chapter 35 : Wales : Realizing a Data-Driven Healthcare Improvement Agenda : A Manifesto for World-Class Patient Safety
Chapter 36 : Central and Eastern Europe : Strengthening Community-Based Family Care and Improving Health Equities
Chapter 37 : Central Asia : From Russia with Love : Health Reform in the Stans of Central Asia

Part IV : Eastern Mediterranean
Chapter 38 : Iran : Hospital Accreditation : Future Directions
Chapter 39 : Jordan : Improving Quality of Care by Developing a National Human Resources for Health Strategy
Chapter 40 : Lebanon : m-Health for Healthcare Delivery Reform : Prospects for Lebanese and Refugee Communities
Chapter 41 : Oman : Paradigm Change : Healthy Villages to Meet Tomorrow’s Health Needs
Chapter 42 : Pakistan : The Way Forward
Chapter 43 : Qatar : Hospice Palliative Care
Chapter 44 : The United Arab Emirates : Improving Healthcare through a National Unified Medical Record
Chapter 45 : Yemen : Integrating Public Health and Primary Care : A Strategy for the Health System of the Future
Chapter 46 : Middle East and North Africa (MENA) : Health Systems in Transition

Part V : South-East Asia and the Western Pacific
Chapter 47 : Australia : The Silver Tsunami : The Impact of the Aging Population on Healthcare
Chapter 48 : China : Integrated Stratified Healthcare System
Chapter 49 : Hong Kong : Integrated Health Services : A Person-Centered Approach
Chapter 50 : India : How to Build a First-World Health System on a Third- World Budget
Chapter 51 : Japan : Toward a Community-Friendly Dementia Strategy
Chapter 52 : Malaysia : The Future Malaysian Antenatal Care System : Building upon the Old
Chapter 53 : Mongolia : Health System Financing
Chapter 54 : New Zealand : Strengthening Primary Healthcare
Chapter 55 : Papua New Guinea : Strengthening the Collection, Analysis, and Use of Health Data through eHealth Solutions
Chapter 56 : Taiwan : "My Data, My Decision" : Taiwan’s Health Improvement Journey from Big Data to Open Data
Chapter 57 : South-East Asia : Taming Communicable Diseases