What An Eye Opener! WHO best health care list:
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made a list of all countries, from best to worst in health care. Though USA believes it's the best, it is not even in the top 35! Canada is #30! No wonder the biggest tourism industry is now "Medical Tourism", where state-of-the-art hospitals in various countries offer faster, cheaper services with top quality doctors and treatment. Here is the WHO list:
There is a sentence you can click on to view the countries alphabetically, also.
So many of the top countries are countries that offer the patient every possible remedy, not just expensive prescriptions. They recommend natural medicine, alternative treatments, nutrition, and they consider the whole body and spirit and mind together, not just dividing it organ by organ like other medical systems do. It's called "Holistic" medicine, where they consider the person as a whole, and everything that is happening in his life, like diet, work, exercise, habits, stresses, environment. I wish USA and Canada would do this more often. In 1900 the American Medical Association decided to bar any Dr. who suggested "quackery", which they defined as natural treatments. In those days a Doctor's bag was likely to contain strychnine, mercury (both very toxic), morphine, and a half dozen other chemicals.
ADEQUATE PAIN CONTROL FOR ALL WHO SINCERELY NEED IT:
While browsing around, I found that there is an online course available to international doctors, to educate them more about adequate pain control in chronic illnesses that can be MORE painful than cancer, and that people live with for many more years than cancer. I wish every Dr. knew about this and would take this 12 hour online course. Doctors seem to know very little or care very little how devastating severe pain is to quality of life, and what a contributor it is to divorce and suicide. The course is created by the University of Wisconsin. If you are interested in suggesting this to your Dr. or clinic, it's at
Oh, my country Poland is in 50.
My best wishes to you dear Sheila!
MARIA said... Sun Jul 27, 07:53:00 pm GMT-6
No matter what we do, 100% healthy body for everybody is impossible.
Reason : We are human.
The message : Enjoy life !
Anonymous said... Mon Jul 28, 05:47:00 am GMT-6
Hi Shiela,
So nice of you to post the list of countries offering the best and the worst medical cares as prepared by WHO. Also, it's very considerate on your part to have stumbled on an online course on pain management and post such notice in your blog. God bless you more for that. I hope you are doing well in your own management of pain. You are always in my prayers my dear friend and guardian angel. Thanks again and God bless you and your loved ones always.
Mel Avila Alarilla said... Mon Jul 28, 06:43:00 pm GMT-6
Congratulations on the 'July 31st' significance, Bluebirdy!
Anonymous said... Wed Jul 30, 07:08:00 pm GMT-6
Thanks Mistipurple! Maybe on the 31st or Aug 1st I will post something about it on my blog. Very kind of you!
Bluebirdy
Bluebirdy said... Wed Jul 30, 08:57:00 pm GMT-6
Just to add to the congratulations and also to say, What a great blog - so much information.
Anonymous said... Thu Jul 31, 09:04:00 pm GMT-6
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