Healthcare systems

Cristina Peña, Camila Sampayo and Natalia Piñeres.

COUNTRIES COVERAGE COSTS ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES RECIPIENT

It has a high quality Public healthcare is It is available to PUBLIC NATIONALS AND EX-
healthcare system mostly free of charge anyone living or INSTITUTIONS PATS
that guarantees to anyone living and working in Spain. If you are a resident,
universal coverage working in the However in some Only public hospitals pensioner, employed
for all residents of country. Residents Spanish Islands provide free person in Spain and
SPAIN the country. The
healthcare system is
only need to pay a
small amount,
sometimes you have
to travel to find a
treatment. Some
hospitals offer both,
you contribute with
the social security
funded by social Spanish income tax healthcare provider private and state you will have access
security payments so and social security and as it is healthcare services. to healthcare. For
most residents don’t pays that funds the decentralized you When you go to a foreigners there are
require private system. And you have to check what hospital you need to countries that pay
insurance to access need to pay if you are the conditions specify what service Spain to provide
healthcare. It has require certain and requirements in you require and show healthcare to their
private and public medical specialist. your zone. your proof, the social citizens who are in
healthcare. Private health security card or Spain for a short
insurance usually private insurance. time.
cost around E50 to
E200 a month. KIDS
Children have free
healthcare coverage
under their guardians
insurance. This
includes odontology
and podiatry until the
age of 15
 YOUNG ADULTS

MIDDLE AGE

ELDERLY
EU and UK
immigrants in
retirement age are
automatically eligible
for SNS coverage.
However they come
from other country
they have to pay
health insurance
coverage. It doesn’t
cover every medical
procedure.
HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE GOVERNMENT PRIVATE SPECIAL CARE
WORKERS ADMINISTRATION PLANS INSTITUTIONS
Doctors work either Health centres are The government of If anyone is not
in public health located in every Spain will work eligible for public In case of
centers or private region with during the next years healthcare they have emergencies people
institutions, they multidisciplinary to improve the to pay a private can go to their
offer both so you teams. It has been capacities of the healthcare insurance nearest casual
have to specify which decentralized since National health or pay all medical department or
type you want. If you 2002 which gave the System and provide it costs. There are “urgencies” and
want to be seen by a regional authorities with characteristics institutions that under Spanish law in
specialist you have to the autonomy to plan that answer the provide both public an emergency
wait long times so it and improve the demands of the and private situation any
is faster with private system in terms of present society to healthcare services. It organization is
insurance. Health infrastructure and create a health is mainly used to required to attend
centers have a technology, it helped system that balances avoid the large list of and hospitals
 variety of medical to provide a better healthcare and waiting to see Special care is
workers, and equal access to preventive activities specialist in the provided in specialist
paediatricians, the system in every to promote health. public system. care centres
nurses, part of the country.
gynaecologists, and
physiotherapist etc.

COVERAGE COSTS ACCESSIBILITY PUBLIC NATIONALS AND EX-

SAUDI INSTITUTIONS PATS
ARABIA It is recommended
not to enter the
G. Públic cost (M.$)
28.220,3
Among the main
achievements of the Currently, the KIDS
country without valid MOH, we can Ministry of Health
medical insurance mention (MOH) is the main YOUNG ADULTS
and with a concert improvements in provider and funder
with hospitals health indicators in of health services in MIDDLE AGE
located in the the areas of the country and is
Kingdom of Saudi immunization, committed to the ELDERLY
Arabia. Medical maternal and child provision of health
services will not health (reduction in care at all levels, the The government
attend to any mortality rates), and promotion of general provides citizens and
personal emergency a decrease in health, and the expatriates working
without the vaccine-preventable prevention of within the public
corresponding health diseases, as well as disease, in addition sector with full and
coverage. the eradication of to developing laws free access to all
polio nationwide. The and legislation public health
number of hospitals, services.
doctors, and nursing
staff has also As a result, the
increased. health of the
population has
 improved
considerably in
recent decades.
However, several
issues still pose
challenges to the
health system, such
as: th shortage of
Saudi health
professionals, limited
financial resources,
changing disease
patterns, high
demand as a result of
free services,
absence of a national
policy of crisis
management, poor
accessibility to some
health centers, lack
of a national health
information system,
among others.
HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE GOVERNMENT PRIVATE SPECIAL CARE
WORKERS ADMINISTRATION PLANS INSTITUTIONS
In Arabia, the woman
they treat him as if Have not a sure extension of hospital Arab teenagers are and young person
they were not human service of health and and health system for better educated than have special care
beings and their care they need more help all of people previous generations,
is very little, like not for attended all and this has created
null illnesses people a cultural gap as well
as new opportunities.
 But there are many
adolescents who do
not attend secondary
school, 15 million in
the Arab League
statistics.

Due to the fact that Despite the country's Access to the health PUBLIC NATIONALS AND EX-
MALI the country is in a economic difficulties, system is complex, INSTITUTIONS PATS
serious situation of the World Bank in since there is no The health service is
order due to a coup partnership with health system that In Mali, the only limited for locals;
d'état, health UNICEF has created regulates services, public hospitals were foreigners are not in
coverage is null, the contingency plans to there are no those in Gao, Kidal the country's health
inhabitants of the make health costs hospitals or clinics (North) and its plan.
national territory do more accessible, so specialized in medical capital: Bamako.
not have a health that the population care, and there is no However, due to the KIDS
system that covers can receive decent high-tech equipment armed conflict Children's health is a
medical emergencies care. Children are the for critical emergency resulting from a priority for Unicef.
priority, since they care. coup, these hospitals
are more exposed to have become victims
diseases and severe of abandonment and YOUNG ADULTS
malnutrition. embezzlement. They receive very
These hospital limited health
centres have been services from the
taken over by groups ICRC and Doctors
such as the ICRC Without Borders.
(International MIDDLE AGE
 Committee of the ELDERLY
Red Cross), Doctors They receive very
Without Borders and limited health
the UN (United services from the
Nations ICRC and Doctors
Organization), which, Without Borders
being neutral
organizations, allow
the inhabitants to
acquire minimal
access to Health.
There are very few
cases where firearm
injuries are treated
due to the few
resources available
to these medical
centres.

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WORKERS ADMINISTRATION PLANS INSTITUTIONS
Currently, there are Despite the Government plans
no doctors from the difficulties, have not yet been
region who provide organizations such as presented, since There are no private There is no special
health in this nation. the World Bank and power is held by the services, since few health care in Mali.
Due to the brutal UNICEF have made military and they are hospitals exist in the This country makes
repression by the investments in order carrying out a country. daily efforts to
military and Jihadist to regulate the transitional Organizations such as mitigate malaria
cells, the existing medical government, calling the ICRC, Doctors diseases,
doctors have administration in elections to elect a Without Borders and malnutrition and a
gradually Mali, millionaire president who is the UN, in agreement low immunization
 disappeared. Due to investments have related to their with aid from the rate. Medical
their neutral been made in ideals, who serves World Bank and authorities try to
position, doctors hospital centres such the people and is UNICEF, are contain the spread of
from the ICRC as the one in committed to responsible for diseases such as
(International Bamako, in order to alleviating the ills providing very basic HIV/AIDS,
Committee of the mitigate the deficit that plague the services in hospitals considerably
Red Cross), Doctors for care of critical country. in Bamako, Gao and lowering the
Without Borders and cases such as those Kidal. mortality rate
the UN (United injured by firearms in
Nations the bloody war that
Organization) are the nation is
responsible for experiencing
providing health in
the nation, facing the
risks that this implies