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Finland's journey to a welfare state has been long, from a very modest start. The history of modern medicine in Finland can be considered to have begun at 1640 when the first university of Finland, The Royal Academy of Turku, was established. At the time Finland was a part of the Swedish Empire. As the field of medicine did not enjoy very high ...
In Finland, it is required that employers offer healthcare services to their workers. [5] Organised and comprehensive disease prevention and health promotion is one of the key factors for a well-functioning system and the health outcomes are good. Finland has high-quality specialised medical care, which is usually provided at hospitals.
Early medicine in France was defined by, and administered by, the Catholic church. Medicine and care were one of the many charitable ventures of the church. During the era of the French Revolution, new ideas took hold within the world of medicine and medicine was made more scientific and the hospitals were made more medical.
In 2017, France spent 11.3% of GDP on health care, or US$5,370 per capita, [2] a figure higher than the average spent by rich countries (OECD average is 8.8%, 2017), though similar to Germany (10.6%) and Canada (10%), but much less than in the US (17.1%, 2018). Approximately 77% of health expenditures are covered by government-funded agencies.
In its 2000 assessment of world health systems, the World Health Organization found that France provided the "best overall health care" in the world. [132] In 2005, France spent 11.2% of GDP on health care, or US$3,926 per capita. Of that, approximately 80% was government expenditure. [64]
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Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Brussels (1834) [7] Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp – Antwerp (1972) [8] Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University – Hasselt (1971) [9] Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Mons – Mons (2009) [10]
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