Tag: health care

Dentistry, midwifery, nursing, medicine, optometry, audiology, pharmacy, psychology, occupational therapy, physical therapy and other health professions are all part of health care.

Access to health care may vary across countries, communities, and individuals, largely influenced by social and economic conditions as well as health policies.

According to the World Health Organization , a well-functioning health care system requires a financing mechanism, a well-trained and adequately paid workforce, reliable information on which to base decisions and policies, and well maintained health facilities to deliver quality medicines and technologies.



Health care is conventionally regarded as an important determinant in promoting the general physical and mental health and well-being of people around the world.An example of this was the worldwide eradication of smallpox in 1980, declared by the WHO as the first disease in human history to be completely eliminated by deliberate health care interventions.