No. 26668. Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden on medical treatment for temporary visitors. Signed at Canberra on 14 February 1989

2001 ◽  
pp. 642-647
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
The Government

The First Quarantine: How the Plague Became a Political Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-142
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Composite Object ◽  
The Past ◽  
Moral Assessment ◽  
The Government ◽  
Modern Form

The great plague of 1665-1666 is one of the starting points for the birth of biopolitics in its modern form. The quarantine measures introduced by the government have been considered effective from the medical point of view since the middle of the 18th century. However, many of those contemporary with the plague were convinced that the state was only worsening matters for London’s inhabitants. The author examines why the plague elicited such an ambivalent response in England and how the disease stopped being a composite object and turned into a “comfortable, domesticated” concept. The article investigates why the moral assessment of those measures has become so different over the past hundred years and shows how the quarantine in London influenced the “hygienic revolution.” Apart from its historical interest, this case is a suitable topic for the use of STS methodology because it illustrates the impossibility providing a complete description of the quarantine process and subsequent medical treatment in terms of a conflict between different actors. In order to understand why these measures have subsequently been perceived in this fashion, the author applies the concept of Lovecraftian horror, which offers a way to describe the situation of “collisions” with the plague. By describing how biopolitics released the moral tension built up by the co-existence of different interpretations of the causes of the epidemic, the author reconstructs the retrospective creation of the myth about the success of the quarantine. He contrasts the logic of “multiplicity” with the unifying descriptions and shows the kind of problems a “blurred” ontology can bring on during a crisis in everyday life. This leads to a discussion of the difficulty of holding onto unstable objects that have the potential for liberation from the logic of paternalistic care.

scholarly journals Nurses, Covid-19 Pandemic and Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Aboshaiqah ◽  
Mohammed G Alghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Health Care Delivery System ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Health Care Workforce ◽  
The Government

The Saudi government has undertaken rapid and swift actions, such as suspending Omrah and holding international flights. Such affirmative actions enhanced citizens and residents’ confidence in the government officials’ ability to fight the pandemic. However, there are more than 361,178 reported cases of Covid-19 with 6131 deaths as of December 22, 202. As nurses are the largest component of the health care workforce in Saudi Arabia, it is important that they are trained and have the skills and resources to adapt, whether on the frontline of a crisis or in a clinical environment. Nurses play a key function in fulfilling the needs of medical treatment by being the most important part of the health care delivery system.

scholarly journals Program HIV/AIDS untuk Rakyat

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Nasrin Kodim ◽  
Desy Hiryani
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Aids Patients ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Hiv Aids

Indonesia menghadapi epidemi HIV dan AIDS yang berkembang cepat dan sebagian besar menyerang kelompok usia muda. Epidemi HIV/AIDS muncul dan menyebar melalui perilaku, berupa praktik seks bebas dan penyalahgunaan narkoba menggunakan jarum suntik. Artikel ini bertujuanmembahas masalah HIV/AIDS terkini di Indonesia dan berbagai upaya yang telah dan akan dilakukan untuk mencegah masyarakat dari bencana AIDS. Proporsi penderita AIDS perempuan di Indonesia meningkat pesat, kebanyakan ibu rumah tangga dan penularan terbesar terjadi melalui hubungan seksual. Obat Anti Retroviral yang tersedia mampu menurunkan kematian dan risiko penularan HIV/AIDS dari ibu ke bayi. Pemerintah menyediakan pelayanan, pengobatan, perawatan dan dukungan tanpa diskriminasi. Obat subsidi disediakan secara berkesinambungan dandiberikan secara penuh. PT Kimia Farma memproduksi obat antiretroviral dan menyalurkannya ke rumah sakit yang melayani penderita HIV/AIDS. Upaya pengendalian penularan HIV/AIDS dilakukan melalui peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat tentang penularan secara komprehensif dan tindakan pencegahan.Kata kunci: HIV/AIDS, seks bebas, antiretroviralAbstractIndonesia faces HIV/AIDS epidemy that is now developing tremendously and attacking mostly the young generation. HIV-AIDS has emerged and spread through behavior such as practicing free sex lifestyle and using drugs by sharing needles. The objective of this article is to review the currentHIV/AIDS problems and measures carried out in Indonesia to help protect the people from disaster. The proportion of Indonesian females suffering from HIV/ AIDS had been increasing sharply, whose mostly are household mothers and transmitted sexually. The existing anti retroviral treatmentis able to reduce HIV/AIDS transmission from mother to infant. The Government of Indonesian provides health services, medical treatment, nursing care as well as support without discrimination. Subsidized drugs were provided fully and continuously. PT Kimia Farma produces antiviral and has it distributed to the hospitals that serve HIV/AIDS patients. Measures to control the spread of HIV/AIDS are carried out through strengthening the knowledge of the people about HIV/AIDS and preventive action.Key words: HIV/AIDS, free sex, antiretroviral

BRITISH BARRISTERS FOR NO-FAULT

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-470
Author(s):  
Student
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Negligence ◽  
The World ◽  
Fault Compensation ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
Law Commission

After years of inertia there are now almost daily developments on the issue of compensating those injured by medical treatment. Probably the most important recent development has been the support expressed for no fault compensation by eminent lawyers at the annual bar conference . . . Around the world—and particularly in the United States—lawyers have been one of the main forces obstructing the introduction of such schemes. The support expressed for introducing such a no fault scheme by the chairman of the Law Commission and the judge who made the first£lm award in a case of medical negligence must thus greatly increase the pressure on the government to act.

Making amends or making things worse? Clinical negligence reform and patient redress in England

Legal Studies ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 630-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Maree Farrell ◽  
Sarah Devaney
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Current System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Golden Opportunity ◽  
Financial Interests ◽  
The Government ◽  
Patient Concerns ◽  
Patient Confidence

This paper examines the government’s reform of the current system of clinical negligence litigation in England, focusing on an analysis of the redress scheme for low value claims to be established under the NHS Redress Act 2006. The Act establishes a scheme to provide a package of redress to patients in circumstances where they have suffered harm as a result of negligence during the course of medical treatment provided by the NHS. One of the British Government’s central aims in embarking upon reform in this area was to provide a low cost, quick and genuine alternative to the current clinical negligence litigation system. This paper critically analyses this reform of the current system by reference to an examination of what constitutes a just redress scheme in the circumstances. Such analysis shows that the government has missed a golden opportunity to establish a scheme which truly ‘makes amends’ to patients who have suffered harm through medical treatment in the NHS. Instead, the scheme is likely to operate in practice as an administrative scheme for low value claims that serves the institutional and financial interests of the NHS, and therefore fails to address longstanding patient concerns over the provision of redress arising out of harm suffered through medical treatment. As a result, patient confidence in the scheme is likely to be undermined in the long term.

Malaysia: Improvised Pandemic Policies and Democratic Regression

2021 ◽  
pp. 321-334
Author(s):  
Azmil Tayeb ◽  
Por Heong Hong
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Economic Justice ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
The People ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
The Government ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Democratic Norms

This chapter begins with an overview of the emergence of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, in particular, the clusters that spike up the infection rate. It then considers the regulations, laws, and socio-economic measures implemented by the Malaysian government. The chapter evaluates the effectiveness of these measures and the challenges faced by the government and the people in coping with this crisis, not just in seeking to reduce the number of positive cases but also in the larger context of democratic norms, human rights, and socio-economic justice. Chief among Malaysia’s measures to stem the spread of the pandemic is the Movement Control Order (MCO), which forces people to stay inside except to perform essential services, go out to buy food, or seek medical treatment. The MCO has been successful in some respects, particularly in flattening the curve, but in some areas, such as the rights of marginalized communities, clarity of instructions, and uniformity of enforcement, it has left much to be desired.

Jumping the queue? How a focus on health tourism as benefit fraud misses much of the medical tourism story

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Horsfall ◽  
Ricardo Pagan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Specific Form ◽  
Health Tourism ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Eu Referendum ◽  
The Government

This chapter analyses ‘health tourism’ as a specific form of alleged benefit fraud. Medical tourism takes place when individuals opt to travel overseas with the primary intention of receiving medical treatment. As such, it can be thought of as a type of patient or ‘consumer’ mobility in which individuals travel outside their country of residence for the consumption of health care services. More recently, media coverage of medical tourism has adopted the narrative of benefit fraud or exploitation, with tourists either purposely or unwittingly accessing care they are not entitled to or not paying for that which they are required to pay. This issue has proven particularly incendiary, prompting formal responses from the government. In the lead up to and aftermath of the UK's EU referendum, the issue played a central role in wider discussions around migration and the free movement of individuals across Europe.

scholarly journals Pijat Kendiku: Antara Kearifan Lokal dan Kekecewaan terhadap Pengobatan Medis

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Agustin Putri Wulansari ◽  
Nur Hadi ◽  
Joan Hesti Gita Purwasih
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
The Public ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cultural Features

The current era of modernization has entered every line of human life, including the medical world. However, not all people can reach medical treatment even though the government has provided health service facilities. In line with this, traditional alternative medicine such as massage is still popular to cure ailments among the public. The author tries to raise the reasons why people prefer traditional medicine over medical treatment. This study used qualitative ethnographic methods with data collection techniques that are interviews and observations. The result of the research serves as documentation of cultural features in the health sector that is still developing in society. As an analytical technique, the author used James C. Young's health anthropology perspective. The data analyses used are data collection, data reduction, and data presentation in descriptions. This research showed that people prefer massage as a healing method for many reasons, such as having more affordable prices, being unprepared for the risk of medical treatment, feeling disappointment with medical treatment that does not work, and trusting in personalistic illness

scholarly journals Empirical Investigation on the Characteristics and Perceived Value of Patients in Medical Treatment Seeking: In-Depth Research in Zhejiang Province of China

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hui Qian ◽  
Wu Lu ◽  
Daliang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Patients Satisfaction ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Reforms

Background. Patient Perceived Value (PPV) provides a valuable perspective to explain why the government reforms on health system in terms of functional medical treatment performance improvement did not decrease the crowded waiting line or increased patient satisfaction in China. Methods. Questionnaires comprising seven constructs were sent to patients from seven highly recognized hospitals in Zhejiang Province of China. It was collected via face-by-face in a twelve-month period (2019), and 2586 valid data were collected for SPSS statistic accordingly. Results. Besides the significance of the functional medical treatment values (such as the treatment effectiveness, accurate price, standardization, and normalization), the emotional values (reasonable waiting time, convenient accessibility, communication with doctors/nurses) were significant in patients’ consciousness. Patient medical treatment seeking preferences were affected by patients’ background characteristics and perceived value, which consequently produced differentiated patients’ satisfaction. Patients’ characteristics, which related to the age, gender, illness conditions, educational, and income level, would have different demanding in medical treatment seeking. These young female patients in outpatient or in mild illness conditions with higher educational and income levels tend to be relatively high in timing and convenience demanding. Conclusion. This result would change the policy maker and hospitals to considerate the patients’ emotional value as well as functional value in providing medical treatment. Classified patients’ time arrangement tactics consistent with distinguished characteristics, equipped up with convenient accessibility and interconnected medical treatment environment design, can create valuable patients’ satisfaction in China.

scholarly journals Medical Treatment Behaviour of the Elderly Population in Shanghai: Group Features and Influencing Factor Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4108
Author(s):  
Shangguang Yang ◽  
Danyang Wang ◽  
Chen Li ◽  
Chunlan Wang ◽  
Mark Wang
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Medical Insurance ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Medical Expenditure ◽  
Medical Resources ◽  
Medical Needs ◽  
The Government

Background: While Chinese cities are pursuing economic development, meeting citizen demand for medical treatment has only gradually been put on the agenda. Theoretically, in the second half of a person’s life, demand for medical treatment will rise sharply. Given limited medical resources, the match between demand and supply becomes more difficult. We conducted questionnaires in Shanghai to describe whether there are obvious group differences in the elderly population’s medical treatment options and provide empirical evidence on the determinants. Method: We collected 439 Shanghai Elderly Medical Demand Characteristics Questionnaires, which included five parts: personal information, health status, elderly person’s medical preference and expectation, satisfaction level for hospitals services, and medical insurance. We set up virtual explanatory variables according to the different medical behaviours of the elderly, and control variables composed of individual characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics, medical needs, medical resource availability, and medical expenditure. We used the MLR model to investigate medical treatment behaviour choice. Results: The medical treatment behaviour of the elderly population in Shanghai is affected by multiple factors. When experiencing physical discomfort, most of them choose to go to the hospital (64.69%). Age, income, household registration, and medical insurance reimbursement policy play a role in their decision-making. For general diseases, the proportion choosing specialist hospitals or community clinics is the highest (40.78%). Age, marital status, residential status, physical state, objective distance, medical expenses, and other factors have a significant impact. For severe diseases, they are more inclined (71.07%) to visit general hospitals, with the individual’s physical condition, living status, and accessibility to hospital resources more likely to affect their behaviour. Conclusion: Firstly, the importance of each factor varies depending on the conditions. Secondly, it may be more appropriate for China’s elderly health insurance system to set reimbursement rates based on the patient’s condition and disease type. Thirdly, medical behaviour has a distance friction effect, but the allocation of public service resources shows a strong centripetal concentration. It is necessary for the government to show due care about the regional distribution of the elderly population and to promote the rational distribution of medical resources in Shanghai.

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