Public Health in Finland


Finland public health has the highest satisfaction rankings in Europe and maybe in the world. The country has 5 million people so compare to countries as Spain that has a public system with 47 million people we could think that is easier to mantain. However, In Finland the health is global like Spain but they have to pay very low fees compared to Spain you don´t have to pay additional fees only in some regions to purchase some medicines, but this fees are low and limited, also lots of proffesional in Spain demand to create this "fees" in order to prevent the abuse of the system, that is systematically implanted in my country.
 I realised in my practical trainings that public health in Finland is really and example for all the world because they have brilliant proffesionals and they don´t have too many waiting list. The hospital where I am doing practical trainings "Turku University Hospital" is the best example of how this system works.
As they said, Finnish prevent medicine prolongs live, thanks to Finland’s globally acclaimed disease prevention and health promotion activities, life expectancy rates have risen markedly, especially over the last few decades. Combined with rapid access to life-saving care for cancer and acute cardiovascular diseases, these outreach policies have helped to ensure that Finnish people live longer. In addition, nationwide quality improvement programmes have hugely improved patient outcomes in the case of chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes.
 Besides, Finland it´s the best country in life of mothers as the ONG save the children said “maternal deaths affect less than one in 12,000 women, and the probability of a child dying before the age of five is one in 345.” Finland is also known for its so-called maternity package, in which the state sends every expectant mother clothes and other necessities such as quilts, nappies, towels and clothing for newborns. They said that it´s like a view of equality and rights.

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