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In the last three years, I have traveled to 30 countries within the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia to understand healthcare scenarios in each country. The result is obvious that unequal economy, unequal care, unequal health spending and unequal healthcare services bring nothing but unequal challenges for each country.

On the whole, people are healthier, wealthier and live longer today than 30 years ago. There have been significant improvements in access to water, sanitation, communicable diseases and antenatal care. There have never been more resources available for health than now. However, there are other trends that must not be ignored. First, the substantial progress in health over recent decades has been deeply unequal, with convergence towards improved health in a large part of the world, but at the same time, a considerable number of countries are increasingly lagging behind or losing ground, as reported by the World Health Organization.

The healthcare system worldwide is observing significant issues arising from a shift in diseases, an increase of non-communicable and chronic disorders, Baby Boomers and an aging population, a fragmented healthcare system, commercialization of healthcare and increases in the cost of care while countries are facing a shrinking healthcare budget. Moreover, there is very little anticipation and slow response by authorities to tackle such challenges. Many government bodies are engaged in the management of diseases, and are not at all close to the prevention programs, which presents a major problem.

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Morever, in this guidebook, we have discussed about Healthcare system in 50 countries and quality of healthcare, soon we will put information about healthcare crises in each country.


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Wednesday
Feb092011

Healthcare in Croatia

Excerpts from Dr Prem's Guidebook - Medical Tourism.

Healthcare System in Croatia

The health system in Croatia is based on the concept of accessibility and continuity of care. Similar to other developed countries, Croatia also spends a high percentage of its GDP on healthcare. The healthcare system in Croatia has a very dominant public sector with the state owning hospitals and the governments’ owning medical centers.

The public sector of the healthcare system is funded through the mandatory health insurance from the citizen which ensures access to health services. It is also funded through general taxes from the public.

 

Quality of Healthcare in Croatia

The people of Croatia generally are satisfied with their healthcare system and possess good health—this can be demonstrated by their increasing life expectancy which is three years below the EU average. The quality of services in the private sector and a few public hospitals is comparable to those in Europe, yet at a lower cost.

Since Croatia is still a new-comer in the medical tourism market, they do not have any officially accredited hospitals yet. However, to prove it’s commitment, continuous improvement is observed in the quality level of the facilities. They have contract with the Canadian Society of International Health. This partnership will help implement a national accreditation program that can monitor and improve the quality of services further. 

Do not copy. Content Protected by Smart software. Excerpts from Dr Prem's Guidebook - Global Healthcare. | Note: Medical Tourism is often interchanged with the terms 'Medical Travel' 'Health Travel' 'Healthcare Travel' 'Health Tourism' 'Cross Border Healthcare' 'Wellness Tourism' and 'Global Healthcare'. Read more about these terms in guidebook.

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