Conclusion: Putting It All Together

Abstract

“Achieving better health outcomes for all.” This is a noble endeavor, and in an increasingly interdependent world this goal can no longer be accomplished by only those who work in public health nor through more traditional avenues of increasing access to primary health care or augmenting health budgets. To address the major health crises of today and to prevent or mitigate them in the future requires all of us to seek collective agreement and actions within and across countries. As we have demonstrated throughout this guide, effective collective action is achieved by developing and implementing comprehensive negotiation strategies. And these actions must be taken both within and outside of the health sector by a range of actors, not simply health policy-makers.