Country's Health System

Drawing on what you have learned about health systems, apply that knowledge to research, describe and analyze the health system in your country.
Your submission should be a short research paper of 800-900 words (please double space your paper and include your name on it!). You should include proper APA citations (in-text parenthetical citations, plus a bibliography). Minimum of 3 academic journal articles, and at least 5 reliable and trustworthy sources total. Please read the grading rubric below.
Instructions
Describe the overall health system (including organization, financing, coverage and model). After you’ve given this overview, analyze the key sector issues. You’ll need to be concise as you will only have a paragraph or less for each of the key sector issues. At a minimum, your paper should address:
• Organization: Is it a coordinated system run by the Ministry of Health or is it more fragmented and relies primarily on market forces or NGOs? Is there a linked system of primary care, hospital care, and tertiary care?
• Financing: Is it publicly funded, privately funded, supported by foreign donors, or a mix? Is the funding level sufficient to meet the needs of the population? If it has public funding, is it from taxes or insurance premiums? What percent of healthcare costs are paid by the government (versus individuals)?
• Coverage: Is there insurance? How does insurance work (who pays for it, what % of people are insured)? What costs are incurred by citizens (insurance premiums/cost of care)? Any recent significant changes in the system?
• Key Sector Issues: Analyze the ability of your country’s health system to tackle its health issues by researching and describing each of the following issues discussed in class (a few sentences for each issue, or a short paragraph on each, is sufficient):
o Demographic and epidemiological changes important to undestanding the context
o Health workforce concerns (human resources)
o Access and equity