Question

Using your own words, define and describe the following terms:

Health system

NGO

Pluralistic health system

National health service

National health insurance

Answer 1

A health system, also known as health care system or a healthcare system, is the organization of people, institutions, and resources delivering the health care services for meeting the health needs of target populations.

NGO is a non-profit organization operating independently of any government, typically having the purpose of addressing a social or political issue.

Pluralistic health system uses both the conventional and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for health and illness.

The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly funded national healthcare system in the United Kingdom. The organization, funded primarily by taxation, provides free or low-cost healthcare to all residents of the U.K. who are legal. Medications are subsidized as well and prescriptions may be free when situations warrant.

National health insurance (NHI) – sometimes called statutory health insurance(SHI) – is a system of health insurance that insures a national population against the costs of health care. It may be administered by the public sector, the private sector, or a combination of both.