| > | | | | and disease primarily, but also to treat and protect |
| Cerebal palsy will affect the muscle tone, movement | | | | the long expression health of their patients. |
| and motor skills. | | | | Worldwide, over recent decades, there has been a |
| The expression health-care is the provision of medical | | | | huge growth in the sum of money spent on |
| facilities plus the general prevention and management | | | | healthcare and it is now one of the fastest growing |
| of illness using paid medical resources. Although The | | | | sectors in every developed country with an average |
| WHO would like to see the term extended to include | | | | cost of 10 percent of the gross domestic product. |
| all individuals whether an individual or whole | | | | The United States has seen some of the biggest |
| populations. Jointly, this provision of medical facilities | | | | rises and the figures in 2006 are expected to be the |
| would be known as a health care system. | | | | same as 2003 with over 15 percent of GDP - it is |
| Before the term health-care became commonplace, | | | | presently the largest in the world but the increase by |
| English-speakers referred to medicine or to the health | | | | 2016 is anticipated to be almost 20 percent. |
| sector and spoke of the intervention and prevention | | | | In The United States there are 180 million Americans |
| of illness and disease. Around the world today, most | | | | who want health care and a recent study showed |
| countries have a system in place to ensure that | | | | that it was the number one concern of those |
| everyone receives health care irrespective of their | | | | seeking employment. Numerous large companies in |
| social standing or financial situation. Established in | | | | The United States are feeling the effects of these |
| 1948, The National Health Service in the United | | | | rises in healthcare provision and an extreme case |
| Kingdom was the world's first universal health care | | | | was where the car giant General Motors was |
| system provided by government. | | | | seriously considering bankruptcy because of it. In this |
| Instead a system of compulsory administration | | | | example some hard Union negotiations, compromises |
| funded health insurance with nominal fees can be | | | | and the closing down of their finance arm GMAC |
| provided, as with Italy, which, according to The | | | | meant this action wasn’t necessary. |
| WHO, has the second-best health system in the | | | | Workers in The United States place this as their |
| world. Canada and Australia have both started similar | | | | number one priority when looking for a potential |
| systems and have been running since almost twenty | | | | employer and often will move to a lower paid |
| and the 1970’s respectively both going by the | | | | position just to improve their medical care. Maybe the |
| name of Medicare. universal health care contrasts to | | | | situation needs to be looked at from a different |
| the systems like healthcare in America or South | | | | angle, one in which individuals are encouraged to stay |
| Africa, though South Africa is one of the many | | | | fit and healthy as societies in general see a decline in |
| nations attempting healthcare reform. health care | | | | the health of its populations. |
| professionals are dedicated to preventing sickness | | | | |