Question

Describe at least three differences between the three main health systems: National Health Service, National Insurance System, and Pluralistic? How is each different from each other?

Which are the three goals for every health system according to the World Health Organization?

What is the effect of the increase number of non-communicable diseases on the healthcare costs of middle/low income countries? Why is this a growing problem?

Which are the five actors in the supply chain for medicines?

What is the relationship between higher income countries-less out of pocket expenditures among their citizens vs. middle/lower income countries-more out of pocket expenditures among their citizens?

Answer 1

National Health Service: In the United Kingdom there are four health servicesThe National Health Service (NHS) is one of them. It was founded in 1948. Although most of UK residents are not charged for treatment, NHS charity has four national health service standards charge in the UK. In addition, although some patients in England have to pay the charge for prescription although there are mostly discounts.

National Insurence System :

It is the payment system of taxes which are paid by workers and employers in the United Kingdom for the benifits of the workers.It was initiated for the system of insurence against illness.

The three goals for every health system according to the World Health Organization are as follows :

• Health,both the absolute level across the entire population and equity across socio economic groups .
• social and financial risk protection in health.
• responsiveness and people-centredness

People of all ages, groups, and countries are affected by the NCD. These conditions are often associated with the elderly, but evidence shows that about 15 million deaths occurred in the NCD, between 30 and 69 years. In this "premature" death, it is estimated that in less than 80% and in middle-income countries.