WHAT DOES THE 'TOP-RANKED' ITALIAN HEALTHCARE LACK?

The European country’s healthcare system is applauded all over the world. Being one of the best in the list, it’s really scary for people all over the world to see it breaking its back over the present Coronarvirus pandemic. Italy has a centralised health care system. The healthcare system in Italy is a regionally based national health service known as Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN). It provides universal coverage to citizens and residents, with public healthcare largely free of charge. 

With independent practice by doctors not being a very popular option, the national health service is what the Italians have. Though it’s efficiency is not in question here, it’s ability to cope with the current situation is.

When a centralised organisation is battling a pandemic, it’s course of action is dictated, monitored and evaluated continuously. This may seem like the feasible approach but it’s simply not enough. Doctors in Italy say the lack of primary healthcare is proving to be very expensive.

While doctors can’t or will not make home visits and are switching to remotely delivered medical treatment, there are numerous cases of unreported deaths in italy where the kins of the victims have stated medical negligence as the cause of death. while victims are being prescribed painkilers and wide range antibiotics over the phone, it poses a real question on the death toll being announced by the government of Italy.

European countries have enhanced the scope of private provision within their health care systems. Privatizing services have been suggested as a means to improve access, quality, and efficiency in health care. This raises questions about the relative performance of private hospitals compared with public hospitals. Most systematic reviews that scrutinize the performance of the private hospitals originate from the United States. A systematic overview for Europe is nonexisting. 

India has a wide network of private healthcare establishments with private doctors just depending on their own directions and ability to treat patients. This acts like a second safety net the government can fall onto. While the national organisation would focus on combating the problem at a national stage, communities can still be continued to be served by its own primary healthcare individuals having their own private practice and through India's very reliable private health institutions.