This will help you to understand the interdependent relationship between economics, health care and public health, and gain insight into how a country perceives health and well-being by examining where resources are allocated, how efficiently they are managed, and how effective they are at achieving good health care outcomes.Choose one country, other than your own, and research its public health system.Part 1 – 500 words Explain how the public health system is both organised and funded.As part of this, consider: The percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spent upon health. How does this compare with other countries? Financing: Where does the money come from? What proportion is public and what proportion is private, and what services does each source fund? Is any funding set aside for system development? Spending: What are the underlying trends (demographic, changes in treatment, or technology) about where money is being spent (expenditure)? Coverage – is there universal health coverage within this system? If so, how comprehensive is it?Part 2 – 500 words Describe the key elements of building blocks of the health system (as identified by WHO 2007; 2009). In this particular country are there problems with any of these building blocks? o E.g. are there key workforce shortages in a particular profession? How might imbalances be addressed? o E.g. Is the workforce appropriately trained to develop core competencies?Part 3 – 500 wordsWhat is the expenditure for prevention programs and public health services? How is this estimated? What is the relationship between equity (the unfair and preventable differences in health status between groups) and resource allocation? How does this affect the provision of public health programs and services in your chosen country? How might economic factors prevent the delivery of health programs in your chosen country?
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