Topic > Finnish healthcare policies - 2996

As in every country, the aim of healthcare in Finland is to maintain and improve people's health and well-being, social security, work and functional capacity and also to reduce inequalities healthcare. In Finland the healthcare system is based on preventive healthcare and comprehensive, well-managed healthcare services. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is responsible for social and health policy and also for the preparation of legislation on social and health matters. For example, the law requires the status and rights of patients and the timing of access to treatment. The objectives of Finnish health policy are mainly directed at health promotion and disease prevention and everyone has the right to adequate social and health services. When the main responsibility for the preparation and planning of social and health policies and services lies with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, but municipalities are responsible for organizing and financing health care. (Health Services, 2013.) Health spending in Finland was 9% of GDP (gross domestic product) in 2010-2011 (Terveydenhuollon menot ja rahoitus, 2011). Healthcare services are also divided into public healthcare services and private healthcare services, but from another point of view, there are three different healthcare systems in Finland that receive public funding: municipal (public) healthcare, private healthcare and community healthcare. work (private or municipal). Most health services are provided by the municipal health system. (Vuorenkoski, Mladovsky & Moissalos, 2008.) The National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) is nationally responsible for monitoring social and health care in Finland. Valvira monitors public and private social services and...... half of the document ......tem. Here are some examples of the laws that guide the healthcare system in Myanmar: Blood and Blood Products Law (2003), Traditional Medicine Council Law (2000), National Food Law (1997), Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Law (1995) (amended 2011), Nurse and Midwife Act (1990) (amended 2002). (Policies, legislation and health plans, 2013). The one thing that caught my attention is that there is no law that determines the rights of the patient or client. The Myanmar Ministry of Health maintains a fairly comprehensive website that includes much information on the health system, services, law, policy and infrastructure. ture. And I think the Myanmar Ministry of Health websites were much more comprehensive than the Italian sites, perhaps those too would have been comprehensive for a person who has good knowledge of Italian..