The healthcare industry is set to take a step in the right side. What we have now is great, but it is just not enough. Almost 80% of the world’s population does not have access to health care on demand. And all this has to change.

Let us take a look at the worlds most advanced healthcare system. The national health service of the United Kingdom is the first of its kind on the face of the planet. It provides free and complete health care for all residents of that nation. And it was implemented more than 50 years back. It also covers the countries of Scotland, Wales and the Northern Ireland.

The United States of America is a bit lacking when it comes to healthcare. We are yet to see a comprehensive government funded health care system. But things look to be taking a turn for the best. Just a few days back, a bill was passed by congress which will eventually pave the way for health care reform. The bill states that no insurance company can abruptly halt payments due to the onset of a serious medical condition. And also it makes it very clear that women cannot be discriminated upon just because of them being women. In clear words it was said by the senator that being a woman is no longer a disease. All this will surely go a long way in beating down the opportunistic ideals of the insurance companies in America.

The European Union is mulling proposals to implement basic healthcare at various levels. If done, this would benefit a large population of people who really do need access to free health care. This is more so in the eastern European regions. However, there are a few other European countries where health care is free. For example the Scandinavian countries like Norway, Sweden and Finland provide government assisted or completely free health care based on caps. The developed European nations of France and Germany also have comprehensive public healthcare in place.

For the rest of the world, access to free and comprehensive healthcare is far from being a reality. Although there are a few countries promising free healthcare, it rarely is accessible to a vast majority of the population and remains a symbolic gesture. For example Kazakhstan and Singapore also claim to offer free healthcare.

But in due course of time, with development and aid being pumped into the furthest corners of the planet, we can hope to see change.

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