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MT14 – BB[1/3] Health system is the way in which all health services are provided. From how they are financed to the workforce, facilities and supplies available, a strong health system will ensure that everyone is able to access high-quality healthcare without financial difficulty (Health Systems, n.d.). WHO’s work in Health System Governance aims at empowering actors and increasing accountability, transparency and responsiveness of health systems through actions focused on Support development of comprehensive and costed national health policies, strengthen and reform health institutions, promote empowerment, work with parliamentarians, institutionalize whole-of-government approaches, develop norms and standards for monitoring, harmonize and align national action plans (Health Systems Governance, n.d.).
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Health systems. (n.d.). Health Poverty Action. Retrieved February 20, 2023, from https://www.healthpovertyaction.org/how-poverty-is-created/health-systems/Health Systems Governance. (n.d.). World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved February 20, 2023, from https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-systems-governance#tab=tab_2
What is a Health System? – YouTubeA health system is the basis of improving health in any society or community. This video will give you a very basic introduction to how they work.
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The strength of a nation’s health system depends on how well its government is able to protect and prioritize the health and well-being of its people. The fact that more than one third of the world’s population lacks access to high-quality healthcare is extremely concerning since it restricts their capacity to live fulfilling lives. Because poverty is wreaking such widespread destruction, people are unable to live up to their full potential. In order to enjoy a good life and gain freedom in this world, money is necessary. Yet this merely makes it more challenging to genuinely live an honest and upright life. It feeds greed and makes the powerful blind.
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[2/3] Philippine health system – Although the facilities may not be as remarkable as those found in upscale American or European hospitals, the medical team in the Philippines is well trained (An Introduction to the Healthcare System in the Philippines, 2022). There should be minimal language obstacles stopping foreigners from receiving healthcare in the Philippines because English is widely spoken there. Although public healthcare in the Philippines is generally of high quality because of state funding, the standard of care in rural regions lags well behind that of hospitals in major cities. The private healthcare institutions often offer more consistent treatment and have better equipment than public ones (Healthcare in the Philippines | Philippines Health Insurance | Allianz, n.d.).
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Healthcare in the Philippines | Philippines Health Insurance | Allianz. (n.d.). Allianz Care. Retrieved February 20, 2023, from https://www.allianzcare.com/en/support/health-and-wellness/national-healthcare-systems/healthcare-in-philippines.html
An introduction to the healthcare system in the Philippines. (2022, April 22). FutureLearn. Retrieved February 20, 2023, from https://www.futurelearn.com/info/futurelearn-international/an-introduction-to-the-healthcare-system-in-the-philippines
Video: https://youtu.be/bnL7eGgssZE
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This video speaks volumes about the situation in the Philippines. Money is the lifeblood of everything. The poor are left to fend for themselves. Only those who can afford to pay receive assistance. It’s very upsetting since I’ve been through it myself. It is difficult to obtain admission to a hospital if there are no ties tied or money to be given. It is tragic that in our world, life has less worth than money. It causes a chasm between our values and our ability to survive. As a future healthcare practitioner, I don’t want to live in a society where patients’ fundamental survival rights are denied. That is not the essence of a man who works in the medical profession. People’s lives should take precedence over anything else.