Health sector structures: The case of Poland

Magdalena Sokolowska and Bozena Moskalewicz

Social Science & Medicine, 1987, vol. 24, issue 9, 763-775

Abstract: A 'portrait' of the health system in Poland is presented in the context of Polish historical, political, cultural and socio-economical developments. As a sensitive indicator of overall societal functioning, the health system suffers from the grave systemic pathologies which are reflected in petrified, rigid structures, a continuous underfinancing and underinvestment, and a lack of adequate information. It is argued that: (1) several problems of the Polish health system are characteristic of industrialized countries; (2) the National Health Care in Poland bears more responsibilities than the National Health Care in Britain; (3) the Polish health system deserves special appreciation for its desperate coping in the most difficult situation.

Date: 1987
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