title: [Critique of conventional wisdom. The World Health Organization's report «WHO Health Systems: improving performance» and its relevance in Spain].
abstract: This article provides a critical review of the World Health Organization's (WHO) report, WHO Health Systems: improving performance. The political context in which the report was presented, the ideological suppositions underlying the report's evaluation of the efficiency and efficacy of the health systems, their degree of responsiveness to users and the progressiveness of their funding are analyzed. Finally, the possible relevance of the report in Spain is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Catedrático y Director del Programa de Políticas Públicas. Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Barcelona. The Johns Hopkins University.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D000847:Annual Reports as Topic; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013030:Spain; D014944:World Health Organization