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Health care in Egypt
Introduction:
A healthcare system can sometimes be self occurring and can sometimes be planned and directed by the legislative authorities in Egypt. Either way, a healthcare system is supposed to serve two purposes: first, it should provide adequate healthcare opportunities for all the citizens residing in a country. There should be an equal chance for any person in need for treatment to receive one, basically provide good health. Second, a healthcare system has to be responsive to the expectations of the population, meaning that it should be able to remedy any injured or ill person and measure up to the population’s expectations while doing so. People should not be given anything less than what they expect, in order for a healthcare system to be effective.
Literature Review:
History
The idea of a healthcare system has existed in Egypt over 4,000 years ago, during the Pharonic era. Back then, it was based on religion and beliefs which appeared to be logical. Actual medications were restricted to the elites only. This is where the current Egyptian healthcare inherits its policies, reserving the proper treatment and medications for the rich while leaving the poor to sort out their healthcare issues using their own measures which do actually include some religious beliefs and cultural remedies. The Pharonic era even suffered from death by treatment because of the unavailable resources for peasants and farmers, which is exactly the case in Egypt currently. Also, during the British occupation, Egypt had a healthcare system that attended to the needs of the British army and their hierarchy only while leaving the Egyptian population helpless, despite the fact that many healthcare facilities were being established and supported by both the Egyptian and British governments, with a few still existing until today(Baker,1978,Passim). The problem is that not only was the healthcare system damaged in many of its aspects, but also that the sickness
Introduction:
A healthcare system can sometimes be self occurring and can sometimes be planned and directed by the legislative authorities in Egypt. Either way, a healthcare system is supposed to serve two purposes: first, it should provide adequate healthcare opportunities for all the citizens residing in a country. There should be an equal chance for any person in need for treatment to receive one, basically provide good health. Second, a healthcare system has to be responsive to the expectations of the population, meaning that it should be able to remedy any injured or ill person and measure up to the population’s expectations while doing so. People should not be given anything less than what they expect, in order for a healthcare system to be effective.
Literature Review:
History
The idea of a healthcare system has existed in Egypt over 4,000 years ago, during the Pharonic era. Back then, it was based on religion and beliefs which appeared to be logical. Actual medications were restricted to the elites only. This is where the current Egyptian healthcare inherits its policies, reserving the proper treatment and medications for the rich while leaving the poor to sort out their healthcare issues using their own measures which do actually include some religious beliefs and cultural remedies. The Pharonic era even suffered from death by treatment because of the unavailable resources for peasants and farmers, which is exactly the case in Egypt currently. Also, during the British occupation, Egypt had a healthcare system that attended to the needs of the British army and their hierarchy only while leaving the Egyptian population helpless, despite the fact that many healthcare facilities were being established and supported by both the Egyptian and British governments, with a few still existing until today(Baker,1978,Passim). The problem is that not only was the healthcare system damaged in many of its aspects, but also that the sickness
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