SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM FROM THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Abstract:
Only few decades ago, theSyrian health system was based mostly on public providers, but the profound reforms from the last years turned it into a mixed public – private system, with more and more private providers, more focused on improving the performance and the access to health care. This article is an analysis of the Syrian health system based on a literature review. The organization of the system is described at macro level (the Syrian Ministry of Health having the coordination) and at micro level, by different types of health services providers. The three main financing flows within the system are presented and analyzed, also discussing the health expenditure per inhabitant and by source. The human resources availability and different methods of providers’ payment are considered. Further reforming measures, especially at macro level are still necessary to attaint the strategic goal of improving the health status of the Syrian citizens.
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