Medical Tourism and the Libyan National Health Services

Taguri, Adel El

doi:10.3402/ljm.v2i3.4705

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“…This, in turn, has resulted in tremendous personal loss and suffering. Destinations include Tunisia, Turkey, Jordan, Italy, Germany, Malta, and even USA (Taguri, 2007). …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Many unqualified individuals are placed in leadership and management positions, resulting in inefficiently run and poorly organized systems. The Libyan population lacks confidence in the current system because of the lack of government oversight and regulation, lack of qualified staff, resources, and even basic supplies (Taguri, 2007). Overwhelming demand and ineffective management have hampered trust in government-owned hospitals as the main service providers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is somewhat the system currently in place; however, the poor management and funding have rendered it nonfunctioning. Given the economic, social, and political environment (Taguri, 2007), this would be the best way to protect the most vulnerable segment of the population and ensure both breadth of coverage (the number of people protected) and reasonable depth of coverage. And with the limited ability of many households to pay for healthcare directly, progress toward improved financial protection is urgently needed.…”

Section: Recommendations Suggested Health System Model For Libya: Nhs...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is no doubt a popular desire for change. The situation is critical; not only is the weak and dire current status of the health system, which results in poor care and health of the population, the consequential medical tourism among the affluent population to seek treatment abroad is bankrupting households and the government (Taguri, 2007). Furthermore, there is no official quality tracking for these treatments abroad, no continuity of care or follow‐up, and even some anecdotal reports of possible fraud and abuse of personal and government funds (Alharathy, 2021; Taguri, 2007).…”

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A call for strengthening the current Libyan national health system by focusing on quality of care: A policy brief

Eddib

2023

World Med & Health Policy

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The Libyan health system is in a dire state, and after security, strengthening the health system is a top national priority. The initial effort should focus on capacity building using the existing healthcare system as a foundation, and not try to design a new health system that is not appropriate for the situation on the ground. Many new health systems that have been successfully designed and implemented in the last two decades, such as in Taiwan, have built on the experiences and best practices from different countries. These however, were already stable countries that possess the requisite cross‐sector infrastructure to build upon. Libya is different: it not only lacks a robust functioning health system, it lacks many of the infrastructure requirements to carry on most other basic functions. Furthermore, unlike many other countries, Libya is unique in that the financing of healthcare in the long run should not be an issue due to the relatively small population size and potential revenue. Efforts should focus on identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the current national health system and see what needs to be changed to align it along a model of patient‐centered quality care. The current main issue appears to be that of governance and management, which should be redesigned and strengthened to achieve the key strategic objectives of quality and patient safety. For Libya to start to do this, it should try to model an existing single‐payer government model to help improve outcomes.

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“…This, in turn, has resulted in tremendous personal loss and suffering. Destinations include Tunisia, Turkey, Jordan, Italy, Germany, Malta, and even USA (Taguri, 2007). …”

Section: Preexisting Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Swot Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recommendations Suggested Health System Model For Libya: Nhs...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A call for strengthening the current Libyan national health system by focusing on quality of care: A policy brief

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Unsettled borders of care: medical tourism as a new dimension in america's health care crisis

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Research in the Sociology of Health Care

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Ethical issues associated with medical tourism in Africa

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Mupara

Tsoka-Gwegweni

2017

Journal of Market Access & Health Policy

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Global disparities in medical technologies, laws, economic inequities, and social–cultural differences drive medical tourism (MT), the practice of travelling to consume healthcare that is either too delayed, unavailable, unaffordable or legally proscribed at home. Africa is simultaneously a source and destination for MT. MT however, presents a new and challenging health ethics frontier, being largely unregulated and characterized by policy contradictions, minority discrimination and conflict of interest among role-players. This article assesses the level of knowledge of MT and its associated ethical issues in Africa; it also identifies critical research gaps on the subject in the region. Exploratory design guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) framework was used. Key search terms and prior determined exclusion/inclusion criteria were used to identify relevant literature sources. Fifty-seven articles met the inclusion criteria. Distributive justice, healthcare resource allocation, experimental treatments and organ transplant were the most common ethical issues of medical tourism in Africa. The dearth of robust engagement of MT and healthcare ethics, as identified through this review, calls for more rigorous research on this subject. Although the bulk of the medical tourism industry is driven by global legal disparities based on ethical considerations, little attention has been given to this subject.

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Medical Tourism and the Libyan National Health Services

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A call for strengthening the current Libyan national health system by focusing on quality of care: A policy brief

A call for strengthening the current Libyan national health system by focusing on quality of care: A policy brief

Unsettled borders of care: medical tourism as a new dimension in america's health care crisis

Ethical issues associated with medical tourism in Africa

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