ABSTRACT
Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), named a pandemic by the WHO, is the current global health crisis. National and international collaboration are indispensable for combating COVID-19 and other similar potential outbreaks. International efforts to tackle this complex problem have led to remarkable scientific advances. Yet, as a global society, we can and must take additional measures to fight this pandemic. Undoubtedly, our approach toward COVID-19 was not perfect, and testing has not been deployed fast enough to arrest the epidemic early on. It is critical that we revise our approaches to be more prepared for pandemics as a united body by promoting global cooperation and commitment.
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Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity , Civil Defense/organization & administration , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , International Cooperation/legislation & jurisprudence , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Antiviral Agents/chemical synthesis , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Asia/epidemiology , Betacoronavirus/drug effects , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Testing , COVID-19 Vaccines , Clinical Laboratory Techniques/standards , Clinical Laboratory Techniques/statistics & numerical data , Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Europe/epidemiology , Humans , Middle East/epidemiology , Pandemics/prevention & control , Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis , Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy , Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control , SARS-CoV-2 , Viral Vaccines/biosynthesis , Viral Vaccines/therapeutic useABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Introduction: The reform of the health care system, which is taking place in Ukraine today, is aimed at increasing the efficiency of providing timely and quality medical care. The aim of the paper is to provide theoretical and practical study of existing models of organizing the health care system in the leading foreign countries, as well as to substantiate the possibility of implementing the most optimal of them in Ukraine. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: The author of the article has used the methods of analysis and synthesis, as well as comparative and legal method. In particular, the author has carried out the analysis of the experience of different countries in organizing the health care system. RESULTS: Review: The author has studied international experience of legal regulation of the relations in the health care sphere, which use private, state and mixed models of the organization and financing of the health care system. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: The author has emphasized on the necessity of using the latest achievements of the leading foreign countries in the sphere of the organization of the health care system and the establishment of additional guarantees for the financially disadvantaged groups of citizens, through the development and financing of social programs for the availability of medical care (based on the model of existing Medicare and Medicade programs in the USA); the application of marginal maximum prices for health services provided by private health care facilities (Japan); introduction of compulsory payment to the insurance fund from the income of legal entities employing hired labor (Germany), etc.
