Health Canada system

Members : Luis ngel Vera Trujillo

Itzel Ramos Snchez
Nayeli Ruiz Lpez
What is a health system?
As established by the World Health
Organization a health system
encompasses any activity that is intended
to promote, restore or maintain health.
Similarities between Canada and
Mexico health system
There are established by medical initiatives
and in which (although not of high complexity
or invasive) clinical services, can provide
medical clinics and private offices, laboratory
and pharmacy.
It is common that all workers opt to link to
private health insurance, even if they already
have the public system, to access benefits and
ensure specialized care.

Public health systems cover general medical
consultations, diagnoses, treatments, and
costs of hospitalization and surgery of those
proceedings considered to be essential for the
life of the patient.
Differences
Mexico
The health system in Mexico
is divided into three groups:

Social security institutions
Care system aimed at the
open population

Private health system
Canada
The health system is
financed by the
Government and includes
five aspects:
Accessible
Full
Management published
Universal access
It applies inside the country.
Canada
Canada offers free health insurance for all its
citizens and permanent residents.
The federal system covers the panels, such as
the aboriginals, the armed forces and federal
police
Mexico
The functional structure of Mexico consists of
three levels of care

Primary care
Secondary care
Tertiary care
Advantages
Mexico
The health system to
managed:
Increased life expectancy at
birth
Maternal mortality and
infectious diseases have
decreased.
Canada
Health services are the
same for all citizens

It is a free service

Applies inside the country
Disadvantages
Canada
The healthcare in Canada of permanent
residents is free for 'medically necessary'
treatment. However, the majority of the drugs
needed for the treatment require payment.
Mexico
In Mexico there are inequalities in health care

There are problems in relation to funding
public services and forms of organization and
functioning of health systems
Reference
Soto G. General features of the health system in
Mxico.[Internet].[consulted 2014 Jun 10]. available in:
http://www.facmed.unam.mx/deptos/salud/censenanza/plan
unico/spii/antologia2012/15.pdf

De Bold A. The Canadian health system and its context
within Canadian society. .[Internet].[consulted 2014 Jun 10].
available in:
http://www.fac.org.ar/scvc/llave/PDF/debolde.PDF