Introduce the concept of a healthcare system. What are the four major types of healthcare systems? and the impact that a nation’s health system has on the overall health of the population.
Background on your country: Geographic location, population, type of government, environment, economic factors, etc.
How is the country’s healthcare system ranked globally; and in comparison to other countries in the region or countries with similar economic or developed/developing status?
Discuss Health Indicators: Birth rate, maternal mortality rate, life expectancy, mortality rate .
Describe the healthcare system of the country. Is it similar to one of the four major international health care systems. Is there a universal healthcare program? How is healthcare financed and delivered? What types of health insurance available if any?
Include an overview of access to healthcare, cost of healthcare and quality of care under this system.
Compare this country and the United States on the basis of important aspects of a health care, health care delivery, including major challenges faced by the US healthcare system, etc.
Identify a major health problem that is facing the country you are researching; and discuss in some detail whether this problem is global, affecting other nations, or specific to this country alone. Discuss the extent of the health problem and present any relevant factors that you think contributed to the problem in this country.
Discuss how the healthcare system of your project country is equipped in solving this problem. What are the efforts to resolve or ameliorate the problem?
Explain types and levels of threat posed to foreign countries or neighbors by the health problem faced by this country. In other words, in the context of global health, why should the USA or any other nation be concerned about the health issue you described?
Suggestions/Recommendations that might help improve health outcomes in the country you studied. You may propose healthcare system changes that will aid in improving the quality of care and prevention of this health problem.
