Health Systems: Lessons from Abroad
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International Health has gained significant momentum in the past few years, making it one of the trendiest avenues of medical practice. As the machine of global medicine quickly accelerates toward improving health conditions abroad, domestic healthcare issues must not be allowed to fade from view.
Overcoming international and domestic healthcare obstacles may pose different challenges, but the approaches to overcoming these challenges are not mutually exclusive. Several lessons from attempts to administer health systems in developing countries are applicable to all health systems. It is time to apply the lessons learned abroad to problems faced at home. The following overview of lessons from developing countries is meant to serve two functions: 1: to remind doctors practicing abroad that they have unique expertise which is much needed at home, and 2: to encourage health system administrators to think outside the box – and the borders – when addressing local healthcare issues.
To read more, go to http://www.thelancetstudent.com/2009/04/06/health-systems-lessons-from-abroad/
From Dentist Vallejo on 25 June 2009, 04:13
This is a very interesting post. I agree to the points being said in this article. There's always lesson learned from other countries and be able to integrate it to our own. Health care issues are important and we should do something to improve the system with the help of our law-makers and officials.