Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 3 1 2014 06 01 Core Attributes of Stewardship; Foundation of Sound Health System 5 6 2848 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.52 EN Neelesh Kapoor Sub Regional Team Leader (NPSP-WHO), II Floor, Maternity Home, Peli Colony, Aishbagh, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), India Dewesh Kumar Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni-II, Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India Nivedita Thakur Apollo Hospital, Sector-26, Noida (Uttar Pradesh), India Journal Article 2014 03 25 Stewardship is not a new concept for public policy, but has not been used to its optimum by the health policy-makers. Although it is being practiced in most successful models of health system, but the onus to this function is still due till date. Lately, few experts in World Health Organization (WHO) have realized its importance and have been raising the issue at different platforms to pursue the most important function of the health system i.e. stewardship. These core attributes of stewardship need to be understood in totality for better understanding of the concept. The core attributes required for hassle free functioning of a health system include responsible manager, political will, normative dimension, balanced interventionist and proponents of good governance. https://www.ijhpm.com/article_2848_652ef609551e287a9c451eddf98c6b76.pdf