HEALTH STATUS OF THE SYRIAN PEOPLE DURING 1990 - 2008 – COMPARISON TO ROMANIA
Abstract:
The present paper is part of a moreextensive approach of assessment of the effectiveness of the health systems in Romania and Syria. A descriptiveanalysis of the health status of the two populations was done based on information available in international databases for the period of 1990 – 2008. Syria is facing a constant growth of the population and a very low percent of people over 65 years old (3%). Romania has a decreasing population which is also in a continuous ageing process. However, the burden of non-communicable diseases in Syria is similar to that in Romania, considering the disability adjusted life years (DALY) per 100000 inhabitants and the mortality rates by cause. These facts indicate the need for primary prevention strategies targeted on young adults and children that should control the determinants of non-communicable diseases. These strategies of primary prevention are also necessary in Romania, but they have to be completed with strategies for secondary and tertiary prevention, according to the real need of health services of the population.
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