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The report takes account of the roles people have as providers and consumers of health services, as financial contributors to health systems, as workers within them, and as citizens engaged in the responsible management of them. It also looks at how well or how badly systems address inequalities, how they respond to people1s expectations, and how much or how little they respect people1s dignity, rights and freedoms. The report also breaks new ground in presenting for the first time an index of national health systems1 performance in trying to achieve three overall goals: good health, responsiveness to the expectations of the population, and fairness of financial contribution. Charts and tables.