THE ORIGINS OF CANADA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND KEY PRINCIPLES FOR ITS EFFECTIVENESS Cover Image

ІСТОРІЯ ФОРМУВАННЯ ТА ПРИНЦИПИ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ КАНАДСЬКОЇ СИСТЕМИ ОХОРОНИ ЗДОРОВ’Я
THE ORIGINS OF CANADA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND KEY PRINCIPLES FOR ITS EFFECTIVENESS

Author(s): Ivanna Makuch-Fedorkova
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Welfare systems, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Видавництво ВДНЗ України « Буковинський державний медичний університет »
Keywords: Canada’s Healthcare System; medical institutions and organizations; free medical treatment and medicine; health insurance system; Medicare; national healthcare system; medical care;

Summary/Abstract: This article describes the origins and key principles for Canada’s healthcare system effectiveness. The focus revolves around the general principles of the sphere of medical care; namely, the orderly process of defining health problems, identifying unmet needs and surveying the resources to meet them, establishing priority goals that are realistic and feasible, and projecting administrative action, concerned with the adequacy, efficacy and efficiency of health services in Canada. The author outlines the dominant principle of the Canadian healthcare system; while complying with the international standards, it provides a highlyqualified medical care, furthermore, both high life expectancy and low infant mortality rates testify to this reality. Noteworthy, the bases of social organization and healthcare system in Canada were grounded in late twentieth century. The fact that the Second World War hardly ever devastated both country’s economy and the nation testifies to the public health system, being established in quite favorable conditions.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 100-104
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Ukrainian