I chose to stay with my native country, the Dominican Republic (D.R.)
The Dominican Republic has one of the most advanced healthcare systems in the Caribbean. We have a population of 10.792 million with a growth rate of 3.5 percent. With a life expectancy of 71 for men, and 73.1 for women. Our total GDP being 66.199 billion, with the devotion of around 1% of it to health care, arising as a result in over 50 percent of health costs being funded by people themselves.
D.R.’s health care system possesses an extensive infrastructure of primary, secondary, and tertiary level healthcare facilities. However, the poor quality of healthcare services—especially primary health care— mitigates the benefit offered by such infrastructure. A range of studies show that 85 percent of …show more content…
Currently, most public financing for health is directed to commodities or salaries, with little investment in human resources capital, infrastructure, and maintenance of buildings and equipment. While those who earn less than RD$4,000 (around USD$88.89) per month are also covered automatically. This, however, only covers the covers the worker and not their family: though it includes maternity care for a spouse.
Central to the strength of the health system is the extensive health infrastructure able to cover even the most remote areas of the country. For example, there are over 1,100 primary health care centers throughout the country and 200 hospitals providing secondary and tertiary care.
I don’t believe so, because if the right was to be implemented, the tax percentage would increase while most of the money collected by taxes does not reach its rightful destination, or quantities are being fraudulently written for politics enjoyment. People’s salary wouldn’t be enough because the more the tax rates go up, the more politics think they can subtract quantities off of it and not be
The Dominican Republic has one of the most advanced healthcare systems in the Caribbean. We have a population of 10.792 million with a growth rate of 3.5 percent. With a life expectancy of 71 for men, and 73.1 for women. Our total GDP being 66.199 billion, with the devotion of around 1% of it to health care, arising as a result in over 50 percent of health costs being funded by people themselves.
D.R.’s health care system possesses an extensive infrastructure of primary, secondary, and tertiary level healthcare facilities. However, the poor quality of healthcare services—especially primary health care— mitigates the benefit offered by such infrastructure. A range of studies show that 85 percent of …show more content…
Currently, most public financing for health is directed to commodities or salaries, with little investment in human resources capital, infrastructure, and maintenance of buildings and equipment. While those who earn less than RD$4,000 (around USD$88.89) per month are also covered automatically. This, however, only covers the covers the worker and not their family: though it includes maternity care for a spouse.
Central to the strength of the health system is the extensive health infrastructure able to cover even the most remote areas of the country. For example, there are over 1,100 primary health care centers throughout the country and 200 hospitals providing secondary and tertiary care.
I don’t believe so, because if the right was to be implemented, the tax percentage would increase while most of the money collected by taxes does not reach its rightful destination, or quantities are being fraudulently written for politics enjoyment. People’s salary wouldn’t be enough because the more the tax rates go up, the more politics think they can subtract quantities off of it and not be