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发表于 2010-11-24 10:21
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[Homework]SENEWS-2010-11-24
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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
The World Health Organization says the rising cost of health care is a struggle for people and governments around the world. The problem is greatest in countries where people must often pay directly for services. A new report says this cost pushes 100,000,000 people into poverty each year.
Aging populations are one reason why health cost are rising. Also, more people are getting chronic diseases, like diabetes and heart disease that require long-term treatment. And new treatments for health conditions are more costly than old ones.
This year's World Health Report offers guidelines to strengthen health financing systems and make health services available to more people. The report says about 1,000,000,000 people do not get the care they need because it costs too much or it is unavailable. W.H.O. director general M.C. says no one has to risk financial ruin to take care of their health. David A. agrees. He is the director of health system's financing for the W.H.O., which is p of the United Nations.
Though other reports said it's just not acceptable, but it's not necessary, something could be done about it, and something can be done about it now!
The report says one thing governments can do is provide more money for health care. For example, ten years ago, African leaders agreed to spend 16% of government funds on health. So far, only Liberia, Rwanda and Tanzania have met that goal. The report says governments could also raise money more fairly and spend it more wisely. David A. says several countries are doing this.
G. is a low-income country, it's introducing the tax on financial transactions, and that is going to health. If G. can do something like that, other countries can do it. In terms of financial risk protection, Thailand has introduced a health insurance for everyone, and that health insurance taxes funded particularly for the poor. So that what happens is being in insurance now by the cost the people would have paid previously added to their pockets.
The W.H.O. says smarter spending could reduce health care cost between twenty and forty percent. The report identifies ten areas where better policies and practices could make health systems more efficient. One area is in the purchase of medicine. The report says higher-priced drugs are often chosen even when lower-priced medicines of the same quality are available. Also, medicines can go to waste simply because the right storage is not available.
And that's the VOA Special English Health Report. I'm Shirly G.
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