Introduction
One of the most important aspect of industrial and technological advancement across the globe is the enhancement of the healthcare industry. In the Middle East, the health systems and practices are undoing fast growth and rapid change. In fact, the increasing burden of chronic diseases and the ever rising cost of health care services have forced the Government to conduct a comprehensive review of the entire system (Kronfol, 1999). As the various countries of the Middle East examine their health care policies and infrastructure, the number of issues and their complexities keep on growing. In this report, the health care system of UAE would be compared to that of Jordan in terms of financing of health care, governance in health and quality and access of health services.
Health Care System in UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), is amongst the most advanced countries of the Middle East and has also witnessed striking progress in the quality and accessibility of health care services provided. Over the past five years, the government has actively shown an interest in improving the state of health in UAE and correspondingly announced several health strategies (Salem, 2013). The government of UAE has taken these measures because it believes that its citizens are its primary resource. Presently, the UAE boasts of a government funded comprehensive health care system along with rapidly advancing private health sector (Kronfol, 1999).
The most striking and important feature of UAE’s health care system is the role played by the Ministry of Health. The Health Ministry has been pivotal in evolving and developing a comprehensive system which is, in present time, at par with one of the most developed health care systems...
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...parison of the healthcare system of UAE and Jordan has revealed that though the government in both the countries is taking many steps to improve the quality of healthcare, the UAE is ahead of Jordan in terms of accessibility and availability of services to the poor and the uninsured. The World Health Organization Ranks UAE at the 27th position and Jordan at the 83rd position in the overall ranking of world’s health care systems (EMRO, 2006). However, it is also to be noted that the private sector in UAE faces more challenges and is more unregulated than the private sector of healthcare services in Jordan. In terms of healthcare infrastructure and policies, both the countries seem to have equal state of healthcare services. In addition, it also to be noted that both the countries face some general issues in healthcare systems in terms efficiency and cost-containment.
Despite the established health care facilities in the United States, most citizens do not have access to proper medical care. We must appreciate from the very onset that a healthy and strong nation must have a proper health care system. Such a health system should be available and affordable to all. The cost of health services is high. In fact, the ...
A health care system that provides free health care services to its entire citizen can be termed as universal health care. This is a situation where all citizens are protected from financial costs in health care. It is recognized around the globe as it provides a specific package of benefits to all citizens in the entire nation. For instance, free health care can result to improved health outcomes. In addition, it provides financial risk protection and an improved access to health services. There is an increasing debate on how citizen should be provided with free medical services. Although United State does not permit free health care services it should have free health care for all citizens. This is due to the fact that healthcare is the largest industry in United State. Due to the fact that United State is a rich country, it should have a healthcare system that provides free services such as treatment for its entire citizen. This will play a significant role, as it will stop medical bankruptcies in...
Underlying mean of the health problems in our country, are poverty and poor education. Differences in socioeconomic status are seen for most conditions, diseases and sick factors in this country. The social distribution of health and social causes, which most effect health, must be understood and addressed. Total public and private health expenditure in Pakistan represents 2-3 %of the gross domestic product. (GDP). In 1990, less then 1% of GDP was allocated to public health care with private expenditure accounting for the rest. This is well below international standards because of the low levels of expending; it becomes critical to evaluate the impact of government policies of people’s health. In addition to direct provision of various governments influence health delivery in indirect ways through their policies towards medical education and regulations.
A country’s health care system refers to all the institutions, programs, personnel, procedures, and the resources that are used to meet the health needs of its population. Health care systems vary from one country to another, depending on government policies and the health needs of the population. Besides, health care programs are flexible in the sense that they are tailored to meet health needs as they arise. Among the stakeholders in the formulation of a country’s health care system are governments, religious groups, non-governmental organizations, charity organizations, trade/labor unions, and interested individuals (Duckett, 2008). These entities formulate, implement, evaluate, and reform health services according to the needs of the sections of the population they target.
In today’s healthcare system, there are many characteristics and forces that make up the complex structure. Health care delivery is a complex system that involves many people that navigate it with hopes of a better outcome to the residents of the United States. Many factors affect the system starting from global influences, social values and culture. Further factors include economic conditions, physical environment, technology development, economic conditions, political climate and population characteristics. Furthermore the main characteristics of the Unites States healthcare system includes: no agency governs the whole system, access to healthcare is restricted based on the coverage and third party agencies exist. Unfortunately many people are in power of the healthcare system involving multiple payers. Physicians are pressured to order unnecessary tests to avoid potential legal risks. Quality of care is a major component; therefore it creates a demand for new technology. A more close investigation will review two main characteristics and two external forces that currently affect the healthcare delivery system. Furthermore, what will be the impact of one of the characteristics and one of the external forces in review with the new affordable care act 2010? The review will demonstrate the implications to the healthcare delivery system and the impact on the affordable care act 2010.
The U.S. healthcare system is very complex in structure hence it can be appraised with diverse perspectives. From one viewpoint it is described as the most unparalleled health care system in the world, what with the cutting-edge medical technology, the high quality human resources, and the constantly-modernized facilities that are symbolic of the system. This is in addition to the proliferation of innovations aimed at increasing life expectancy and enhancing the quality of life as well as diagnostic and treatment options. At the other extreme are the fair criticisms of the system as being fragmented, inefficient and costly. What are the problems with the U.S. healthcare system? These are the questions this opinion paper tries to propound.
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To achieve vision 2030, health sector is a key pillar through provision of accessible, quality and relevant health services to have a healthy workforce. Increasing allocation of resources, improvement in health personnel and facilities, better health management are among the strides made. However, challenges still exist due to infrastructural constraints, inadequate human resources, increasing cost of medical care, financial constraints, HIV/AIDS Pandemic, increasing non communicable diseases and high poverty levels.
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Frist thing, some doctors cheating with their licensed. In general, most of doctors who practice medical treatment from other nationality from around the world. When doctors come to Saudi, most of them they do not have enough experiences. They come with contract jobs. After those doctors been in Saudi hospital maybe one or two years, they put in really hard causes and they cannot find problems with patients.
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