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It is here presented a short note on the foundat ion of the School of Tropical Medicine in 1902 and its evolut ion, and a historical synthesis on t he t eaching of t he Biomedical Sciences in t he ”Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical – Lisboa”.; É aqui apresentada uma nota breve sobre a fundação da Escola de Medicina Tropical, em 1902, e sua evolução, bem como uma síntese hist órica sobre o ensino das Ciên...
This art icle presents a summary descript ion of the long t radition and evolut ion of Public Health educat ion at the Inst ituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT) that has emerged from an integrated act ivity of the teaching offer at the School of Tropical Medicine and at the subsequent inst itutes. That collaborat ive offer remained for over a century and resulted in a teaching act ivity grounded in a st ...
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The present paper discusses the impact of restrictive policies dictated by Troika on Greece’s health care system. The majority of the measures introduced during the first wave of reforms (2010-2014), were fiscal consolidation measures resulting in increasing barriers to access to health services and a deterioration of the health of the population. Policies likely to promote health care system goals such as univ...
Ireland’s health care system is a weak Beveridgean system with no entitlement to free care and substantial acute waiting lists. Just under half the population has voluntary private health insurance and there is a two-tier access to acute care with dual practice consultants. Ireland experienced a multifaceted and severe economic crisis from 2008. From late 2010 until late 2013, the government was fo...
In 2011, Portugal signed a financial rescue plan that included a Memorandum of Understanding to reduce the deficit and the public debt, and contain the growth of public spending. Health sector policies included changes in the financing of the NHS and public sub-systems, pharmaceutical market and pharmacies, prescription and monitoring of prescription, centralization of purchasing and public hiring, primar...