Ang kaalaman ay ang pundasyon ng mga sistemang pangkalusugan na may mahusay na pagganap, matagumpay na mga patakaran, at pagkamit ng mga pambansa at panrehiyong layunin sa kalusugan. Kaalaman management has a big role to play, by encouraging continuous learning and sharing—and the application of that knowledge to services—leading to health systems that are responsive to patient and population needs.

In practice, knowledge management can take many forms. It includes activities that:

• help information flow between people, organizations, and countries so that they can share experiences and expertise,
• present information in ways that are easy for people to access, understand and apply to their context,
• nurture lasting practices of learning and sharing that are authentic to where people are.

Kapag ang mga miyembro ng pandaigdigang health workforce ay nagbabahagi ng kanilang nalalaman, at nahanap nila ang kanilang kailangan, naaabot ng mga programa ang kanilang buong potensyal at maiwasan ang mga paulit-ulit na magastos na pagkakamali. Nangangahulugan ito ng mas mahusay na mga resulta para sa mga indibidwal, komunidad, at mga sistema ng kalusugan. 

Knowledge management can take on different forms depending on people’s needs and the challenges you’re trying to solve.  

• Pinagsasama-sama ang mga tao sa magtanong questions and elicit tacit knowledge — or the know-how in people’s heads
• Paghahatid ng kaalaman (o nagsasabi ito) sa mga tinukoy na grupo ng mga tao
• Paglalathala at naghahanap diskarte upang ibahagi ang tahasang kaalaman at payagan ang mga tao na makuha ang impormasyong kailangan nila, kapag kailangan nila ito

When implemented successfully, knowledge management has lasting impact. Resources are optimized when countries and partners can practice evidence-based decision-making, learning, and adaptation. Public health programs that often have ambitious goals, but possess limited time, money, and human resources to execute the work, can rapidly learn what works and what does not and adapt their work.