4 HEALTH CARE IN THAILAND
In many western countries there are long waiting times and high cost in medical treatment what has led more people to seek medical carea abroad. Thailand is one of the world's most popular destinations for medical-treatment holidays as it offers high quality care and service from internationally trained doctors as well as lower prices than western countries. Many of Thailand's international hospitals have facilities catering specifically to the medical tourist, with Bangkok offering more medical facilities of international standard than in any other part of the country. Doctors in Thailand often speak some English, but usually the nursing staff speaks only Thai. A foreigner can use government hospitals, but getting …show more content…
In U.S. the number was 76 and 81 and in Thailand only 71/79. (WHO 2014b.) I was thinking that is the life expectancy lower in America than in Finland because of that people do not get treatment as easily as in Finland? In Finland if people get`s sick with cancer, Kela pays the most part of the medicines. Without that, cancer medicines could cost thousands and thousands to people themselves. Apparently in America they don`t have that kind of benefits? So how on earth can people afford to treatments? Or are the salaries so much bigger there, that people can pay those kind of bills, or are the medicines much cheaper there? I didn`t find that out from my sources. And ofcourse when are talking about developing country, where is poverty, population is huge and number of diseases are big, life expectancy cannot be as high as in developed country. Well-being is not as good shape as in developed …show more content…
I for example do that. Maybe that`s why i thought that in U.S. health care would be much better and high-qualited than in Finland. Apparently there are a lot of high-quality specialists, but getting treatment is harder because of costs.
Comparing U.S. to Thailand the health care system seemd to have many similarities, which again differs from Finland`s. In both of those countries, people need to have an insurance or money to buy health services and medicines. In Finland all of the people are justifiable by having health care services either free or with a small payment. It depends on what service is
In many western countries there are long waiting times and high cost in medical treatment what has led more people to seek medical carea abroad. Thailand is one of the world's most popular destinations for medical-treatment holidays as it offers high quality care and service from internationally trained doctors as well as lower prices than western countries. Many of Thailand's international hospitals have facilities catering specifically to the medical tourist, with Bangkok offering more medical facilities of international standard than in any other part of the country. Doctors in Thailand often speak some English, but usually the nursing staff speaks only Thai. A foreigner can use government hospitals, but getting …show more content…
In U.S. the number was 76 and 81 and in Thailand only 71/79. (WHO 2014b.) I was thinking that is the life expectancy lower in America than in Finland because of that people do not get treatment as easily as in Finland? In Finland if people get`s sick with cancer, Kela pays the most part of the medicines. Without that, cancer medicines could cost thousands and thousands to people themselves. Apparently in America they don`t have that kind of benefits? So how on earth can people afford to treatments? Or are the salaries so much bigger there, that people can pay those kind of bills, or are the medicines much cheaper there? I didn`t find that out from my sources. And ofcourse when are talking about developing country, where is poverty, population is huge and number of diseases are big, life expectancy cannot be as high as in developed country. Well-being is not as good shape as in developed …show more content…
I for example do that. Maybe that`s why i thought that in U.S. health care would be much better and high-qualited than in Finland. Apparently there are a lot of high-quality specialists, but getting treatment is harder because of costs.
Comparing U.S. to Thailand the health care system seemd to have many similarities, which again differs from Finland`s. In both of those countries, people need to have an insurance or money to buy health services and medicines. In Finland all of the people are justifiable by having health care services either free or with a small payment. It depends on what service is