7233MED: Global Health Systems- Comparing Health Systems- Report Writing Assignment

Internal Code: 4BJE

Report Writing Assignment:

Task: For this task you need to: 1. using your group literature summary as a starting point write a report that compares the health systems of the two countries your group chose. 2. provide a short reflection of the process and key learnings for Assessment 2 (both literature summary 2a and final report 2b). In your reflection include your individual thoughts on group selection, country selection, challenges of the task, group dynamics and processes and the task of writing your final report. Also include a paragraph on a key learning about health systems. Groupwork: You may continue to work in groups for this project and help each other with research, identify country system similarities and differences together Your structured report should include 1. An abstract, introduction and discussion and conclusion. The introduction should include a brief country profile to provide context for the health system analysis. 2. The main report body that includes a section on each of the components of the health system (using each of the WHO building blocks to help you structure) and a comparison of the systems between your two chosen countries. 3. A discussion that identifies challenges and discusses how public health services are integrated into the health systems. 4. A REFLECTION section (2-3 paragraphs) on the assessment process and what you have learnt about health systems from the task.