Social Issue: public health

 

 Hello everyone, this time I will talk about public health in Chile. This topic is a big problem present in the actual society and it is very important. I think that Chile is a country that lacks development, there are several problems in the population that need to be heard in order to someday improve public health. The health system of Chile  is made up of a mixed care system integrated by Fonasa, which is the insurance of the national health fund and a private system called Isapre. Generally, the health system causes social unrest due to big reasons that can be observed day by day in the endless waiting lists, people who die waiting for an operation, lack of supplies in publics hospitals,  huge hospital debts, a list that does not have end and that with the pandemic is has clearly been affected. If you take care of yourself in a public health establishment in some cases you can observe a great difference in terms of private health due to the treatment of personnel or in terms of the provision of supplies and technology,  bad experiences cause that citizens do not feel adequately protected  with public health and many times they have to get debt or save money for them to go to a private establishment where they will feel more secure. However not everyone can choose this option due to the great inequality present in the country.