Naslov
IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING AS AN ELEMENT OF ALLEVIETING POVERTY

Autori
Grgić, Mato ; Bilas, Vlatka ; Franc, Sanja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Global Conference on Business and Finance Proceedings / - Honolulu (HI) : The Institute for Business and Finance Research, 2014, 407-412

Skup
Global Conference on Business and Finance

Mjesto i datum
Honolulu (HI), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 06.01.2014. - 09.01.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
global; poverty; health; health care; economic development

Sažetak
Since the early beginnings of the civilization, people, in order to live and act normally, have been fighting illnesses, diseases and other threats to health. Despite decades of progress globally there is still an unacceptable level of preventable illness and death, and millions of people are denied their basic right to health. In many low-income countries health status indicators have either deteriorated or failed to improve. The principal cause is poverty and the poor bear the highest burden of sickness and ill health and have the least access to health services. Poor governance and weak capacity in the health sector have also hampered efforts to improve health. In this paper different factors that affect health, health care system functioning and economic wellbeing, that is, poverty around the world are studied as well as potential strategies of improving health care and mitigating poverty. By analyzing contemporary challenges facing global health care systems potential reform steps are presented. The conclusion of the analysis is that in order to fight poverty and improve health it is vital to include and connect different organizational, social, economic and legal elements and to provide adequate health services available to all.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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