universal healthcare in ireland: what can ireland learn from malawi and rwanda? maegan mcconnell...
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Universal Healthcare in Ireland: What can Ireland
learn from Malawi and Rwanda?Maegan McConnell
Travis LyonDr. Enida Friel
Dr. Susan Murphy
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Overview
1. Study Rationale
2. Research Question
3. Methods
4. Ireland’s Healthcare System
5. Malawi’s Healthcare System
6. Rwanda’s Healthcare System
7. Suggestions to Ireland moving forward
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Research Questions and Methodology
• Do access inequalities exisit in
the Irish healthcare system?
• What lessons can Ireland learn
from Malawi and Rwanda on
the path to UHC?
56 documents
Literature Review
Content Analysis
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Inequalities in the Irish Healthcare System
• IMO has stated that the current two-tiered healthcare
system has contributed towards historical inequalities
• Austerity mandated harsh cuts to health budgets;
Ireland had the worst cut of any OECD country.
• As the health budget shrunk, public demand and
subsidization via medical cards increased while the
number of privately insured decreased.
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Inequalities in the Irish Healthcare System
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Inequalities in the Irish Healthcare System
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Future of the Irish System• 2014 White Paper proposing Universal Health
Insurance for a one tier system.• Competing private insurance companies would be
forced to provide a basic service basket. • Reducing healthcare workers and worker wages to
reduce costs. • Plans dictate healthcare providers.
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Malawian Healthcare System• Strong movement towards UHC• Creation of an Essential Health Package focused
on primary and preventative care. • Recent Health Sector Strategic Plan aims to
increase healthcare workers and service quality. • Continued monitoring and evaluation• Increased health budget: Taxes & Services• Right to health in Malawian constitution
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The Rwandan Healthcare System• Big changes since 1995
• Mutuelle de Santé healthcare system
• Community based health insurance (CBHI)
• Focus on primary and preventative care; strong political will, leadership, cross ministerial collaboration
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Suggestions to Ireland• Social Health Insurance, not Private Health Insurance• Creation of a standard care package for all• Investing in healthcare workers, not reducing• Focus on primary and preventative care to reduce long
term healthcare costs • Continuous evaluation of UHC packages introduced,
services and outcomes. • Political will, leadership, cross ministerial collaboration,
transparency and accountability• Introduction of Right to Health Care in Irish
Constitution
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Thank You. Questions?