12 Countries with Finest Health Infrastructure
Italy
Italy like most countries provides the blend of private and public healthcare system, covering the insurance part. The National Health Service called the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN) is the public part run by the Ministry of Health and managed on a regional basis. The hospitalization and surgeries offered by public hospitals are absolutely free of cost for everyone, irrespective of their income. However the waiting period for surgeries can go up to months. Italy is on the sixth place with 37 beds, 42 physicians and 65 nurses for every 10,000 persons.
South Africa
Taking the eight place is South Africa. Even though South Africa has made it to the list of the best health care facilities, the situation is quite bleak. South Africa like most countries has the private and public health care system. While the public sector provides medical assistance to the large majority of the population, it is severely understaffed and underfunded.
The private system stands as a contrast to the public counterpart with better facilities, where the majority of the wealthy population gets their treatment. With 28 beds, 8 physicians and 41 nurses per 10,000 persons South Africa needs to gear up its medical infrastructure.
