Definition of Health System
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, on Jun. 2011
The sanitary system It is composed of all those organizations that are in charge of providing health-related services, including hospitals, specialized health professionals such as doctors, nurses, Among others, officials, health care centers and public health services and also by those other actors, such is the case of networks, sectors, ministries, specialized institutions and organizations that have a concrete and specific role and influence in the area of health of a nation.
Groups of organizations and actors that provide health services in a nation and that are responsible for the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health in that place
The primary mission that the health system of a nation fulfills, regardless of by whom it is managed, managed or administered, is the promotion, maintenance and restoring the health of your country.
This type of system has wide differences whether you are in one country or another.
Health systems depending on whether it is a developed or underdeveloped economy
For example, at the request of a country with little development and growth at all levels, underdeveloped, the health system will surely present serious deficiencies when it comes to solving the problems. health problems of its inhabitants, and also will not be able to offer them neither promotion nor much less treatments, because of course, what fails most in these scenarios is the absence of appliances intended for diagnosis and to treatment as well as seasoned health professionals, and there is also a lack of supplies and medicines.
Another point that cannot be ignored in this regard is the poor building conditions that many public hospitals have, with elevators that do not work, absence of beds, and of course the lack of maintenance that generates that the structure is coming to less.
Let's think about what is happening today in Venezuela, the tremendous economic crisis, politicsThe social and social situation that this Caribbean country is going through has decreased health care to a critical level.
We not only hear and see Venezuelans complain about the lack of supplies in hospitals but also about the care they receive in health centers. Many are even traveling to other countries in the region to be treated for their conditions.
A totally different face is the one that appears in developed countries, which allocate large budgetary items to the health area.
Obviously money that is well applied and that reaches the places and hands that should be done so that the health system is good and can respond in all aspects to the demands of the patients.
System financing classes
There are several ways to financing and management of health systems and although they should be compared and differentiated according to political approach that each one presents, they are usually differentiated around the financing that present, private, public, mixed, that is, a mixture of public and private interests or by non-profit entities.
Meanwhile, health systems are also made up of various sub-systems such as: financial, administration from human Resources, political and structural.
Although in some countries, unfortunately, this situation is not fulfilled, the idea is that all the systems of health care, whatever its policy and funding, practice and strive for principles such as the accessibility, solidarity, efficiency, universality, effectiveness and ethics.
In most developed countries and even those that are in the process of doing so, health care is provided to all individuals, without distinction, regarding their ability to pay or not, although, in any case, it turns out to be a common and unfortunate reality, especially in underdeveloped countries, which also a private health care system coexists as a result of the lack of efficiency of the public health system, something that we have already discussed at length lines above.
Private health
Thus, prepaid health systems are born in these places to counteract the deficiency presented by the health system regulated and financed by the state.
In return, the member must pay a monthly fee to be able to obtain that rather personalized, fast attention, and in centers that offer greater comfort than public hospitals, which, as we indicated, in countries with problems in this area are certainly devastated and lacking maintenance.