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Role of governance in healthcare system functioning

According to WHO Europe's study, governance  for  health  is  defined  as  the  attempts  of  governments  or  other actors  to steer  communities,  countries  or groups  of countries   in  the pursuit  of health  as integral to  well-being  through  both  whole-of-government  and  whole-of-society  approaches.  For a smooth functioning of health system,  a   synergistic approach integrating all the building blocks of health is required. This will happen by diffusion  of  governance,  from  a  state-centred  model  to  a  collaborative one,  in  which  governance  is co-produced  by a wide range of  actors  at the level of  the  state,  society, media, foundations and so on. So, what is expected out of a good governance in health system...