Health Systems in Action: an eHandbook for Leaders and Managers

was the last person to review the publication from start to finish, and we benefited greatly
from her combination of broad technical grasp and attention to detail.
Alison Ellis, Karen Johnson Lassner, and Ashley Stephens managed the development of
the handbook, and were joined in the later stages of production by Meghann Lindholm.
Production of a publication is a major piece of work, and they each did an outstanding job.
Joseph Dwyer, Director of the LMS Program at MSH, provided inspired leadership, firm
guidance, and steadfast support in the effort to distill the best of our experience for this
handbook.
Finally, we thank Marguerite Farrell, USAID Cognizant Technical Officer for the LMS
Program for her commitment to this handbook and her ongoing encouragement and support.
We greatly appreciate the continued investment of USAID in improving the leadership
and management capacity of health programs so that managers of public, private, and
nonprofit organizations around the world can realize their vision of high-quality, accessible,
and sustainable health services for all.
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