Un sistema de salud y asistencia sanitaria, sistema sanitario o sistema de salud es una organización y el método por el cual se provee la asistencia sanitaria. Los sistemas sanitarios son producto de la historia y de la cultura de las sociedades en que se desarrollan, y expresan los valores predominantes en las mismas. Estos sistemas se dedican a la prestación de servicios sanitarios, principalmente a la prevención y a la atención clínica.

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A health system, also sometimes referred to as health care system or as healthcare system, is the organization of people, institutions, and resources that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health systems around the world, with as many histories and organizational structures as there are nations. Implicitly, nations must design and develop health systems in accordance with their needs and resources, although common elements in virtually all health systems are primary healthcare and public health measures. In some countries, health system planning is distributed among market participants. In others, there is a concerted effort among governments, trade unions, charities, religious organizations, or other co-ordinated bodies to deliver planned health care services targeted to the populations they serve. However, health care planning has been described as often evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

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