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According to the 2024 edition of the CEOWORLD magazine Health Care Index, Taiwan has been ranked as the country with the best healthcare system in the world. This index ranks 110 countries based on various factors that contribute to overall health. Two other Asian countries, South Korea (second place) and Israel (tenth place) were also among the top 10. In addition, five European countries made it to the top ten: Sweden (5th place), Ireland (6th place), the Netherlands (7th place), Germany (8th place), and Norway (9th place).
CEOWORLD magazine. Countries With The Best Health Care Systems, 2024
A summary of global vaccination coverage in 2023 follows: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Hepatitis B, Human papillomavirus (HPV), Bacterial meningitis, Measles, Mumps, Pneumococcal diseases, Polio, Rotaviruses, Rubella, Tetanus, and Yellow fever.
The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget supports the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) mission to promote the health and well-being of all Americans. HHS proposes $130.7 billion in discretionary and $1.7 trillion in mandatory proposed budget authority for FY 2025.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Fiscal Year 2025: Budget in Brief. 2024
A scoping review of 69 longitudinal and repeated cross-sectional studies found that mental health problems among children and adolescents increased globally in the first 17 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to pre-pandemic data. It was found that the mental health problems of children and adolescents are positively related to the intensity of the pandemic situation (eg infection rate, number of deaths) and the severity of protective measures, such as confinement and quarantine. Among many other factors, female gender, adolescent age, socioeconomic disadvantage, parental psychopathology, dysfunctional family environment, social isolation and loneliness, loss of routine and structure, and the experience of distressing emotions due to health concerns and uncertainty of the pandemic situation have been identified as increasing the chance of suffering negative consequences. for mental health.
Estonia has become a digital health powerhouse, regarded by many as having the best digital infrastructures in the world. Its pioneering approach to growth through innovation has positioned Estonia among global leaders in core next-generation technologies.
Michelle O’Brien. Estonia leads the way in digital health reform. Health Servises Daily. 2023
The success of Cuban healthcare system largely depends upon its strong primary health care system, proper immunization, robust public health policies, treating all the population classes equally providing them with free healthcare services. The control of infection spread and non-communicable diseases also contributes to the success of Cuban Healthcare system.
- Developing pragmatic tools, technical guidance, and strategic approaches that facilitate transformative health systems actions and reforms for UHC;
- strengthening knowledge, evidence, and communication to inform actions and investments towards UHC;
- providing robust platforms and mechanisms for advocacy and joint works to expand collaboration with countries, partners and experts
World Health Organization. Universal Health Coverage: Moving Towards Better Health. 2019
As a result of renewed family practitioner training and incentive structures, Turkey successfully added 111 000 healthcare providers to the workforce (including a 20% increase in family doctors), which contributed to a reduction in socioeconomic and geographical inequities in access to primary care, although some isolated rural areas may remain underserved. By the late 2000s, Turkey had achieved near-universal health insurance coverage, and by 2012 it had reduced out-of-pocket expenditures to 15% of total health expenditures.
The Dutch system is, in conceptual terms, a very good idea, because it combines solidarity (every citizen has access to healthcare) with competition. Delegations from all over the world visit the Dutch Healthcare Authority to learn about Dutch system. The main problem in the Netherlands (as in most countries) is the lack of information about the outcomes of healthcare interventions. This lack of information is a problem because patients are not able to choose the providers that achieve the best outcomes. If patients were able to choose on the basis of such information, doctors would have a greater incentive to learn from each other and improve. Information about the outcome of healthcare interventions may also make patients more willing to travel to receive care, and this could reinforce competition between providers.
Misja Mikkers. The Dutch healthcare system in international perspective. Tilburg University. 2016
Euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide can be legally practiced in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Colombia, and Canada (Quebec since 2014, nationally as of June 2016). Physician-assisted suicide, excluding euthanasia, is legal in 5 US states (Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont, and California) and Switzerland. Public support for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the United States has plateaued since the 1990s (range, 47%-69%). In Western Europe, an increasing and strong public support for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide has been reported; in Central and Eastern Europe, support is decreasing.